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47of74

(18,470 posts)
Tue Jun 2, 2020, 11:09 PM Jun 2020

Ding Ding! The Most Racist Congressman in America Just Got Beat

Source: Mother Jones

Next January, for the first time in years, the most racist man in Congress will be someone other than Steve King. The nine-term Iowa Republican congressman, an anti-immigrant conservative who was stripped of his committee assignments by his own party after defending white nationalism in the New York Times, was defeated by state Sen. Randy Feenstra in Tuesday’s primary.

King’s overt racism made him a notorious figure on Capitol Hill, and was the justification for House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s decision to remove him from the House agriculture and judiciary committees in January of 2019. But his views were never a secret, and as I wrote earlier today, Republicans in Washington never seemed to have much of a problem with him until it looked like he might finally cost them a seat, and Republicans in Iowa stayed on board until he was no longer capable of doing the job:

Read more: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/06/steve-king-lost-racism-bad/



YES!

A bit of good news that racist fuck King will be leaving Congress!
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Ding Ding! The Most Racist Congressman in America Just Got Beat (Original Post) 47of74 Jun 2020 OP
I am dancing a jig and screaming at the moon... pbmus Jun 2020 #1
Over the moon dance for sure! Thekaspervote Jun 2020 #3
strut, Freddie, STRUT!!! CatWoman Jun 2020 #14
Anytime is a good time to watch Freddie tavernier Jun 2020 #16
good. fuck that guy. twice. TeamPooka Jun 2020 #2
Is there a link for live results? Polybius Jun 2020 #4
They hill hasn't called it yet... seems kinda early to jump for joy. link below Ellipsis Jun 2020 #9
Good...now all you good Iowa folks make sure he doesn't slither back into state politics pecosbob Jun 2020 #5
It's a good thing, but we need a Democrat to win that seat & then we can REALLY celebrate. (nt) scarletwoman Jun 2020 #6
True 47of74 Jun 2020 #7
Hell yeah! IronLionZion Jun 2020 #8
bye bye . AllaN01Bear Jun 2020 #10
What county is Feenstra from? Ellipsis Jun 2020 #11
Would have been easier for a Democrat to have beaten King, but glad he is out. tableturner Jun 2020 #12
Rejection by his own party, though. Grokenstein Jun 2020 #13
He's gone. It's official... Hill called it. Ellipsis Jun 2020 #15
fantasticc. we could have been done with shits like this years ago but dem leasdership certainot Jun 2020 #17
Is he really the most racist? Or is he just the most stupidly vocal about it? nt Gore1FL Jun 2020 #18
Meanwhile in Freeperville alp227 Jun 2020 #19
HUZZAH!!!! BumRushDaShow Jun 2020 #20
Can I donate to King so he runs as a 3RD party candidate? maxrandb Jun 2020 #21
Looks like he took it bending over. oldsoftie Jun 2020 #23
Too bad maxrandb Jun 2020 #24
After reading some interviews with Republicans, he never had a chance nt oldsoftie Jun 2020 #22
The World's #1 Horror Author HAS to be Thrilled The Finn Al Analysis Jun 2020 #25
Looking for my tiny violin....where the hell did I leave it?? Bengus81 Jun 2020 #26
It took Iowa 18 years to get rid of this guy FakeNoose Jun 2020 #27
Bye Felicia! SKKY Jun 2020 #28
Feenstra Is No Prize ProfessorGAC Jun 2020 #29

tavernier

(12,322 posts)
16. Anytime is a good time to watch Freddie
Wed Jun 3, 2020, 12:20 AM
Jun 2020

But this time even better!
Brian May follows American politics closely and will be thrilled.

 

47of74

(18,470 posts)
7. True
Tue Jun 2, 2020, 11:17 PM
Jun 2020

Given how Nazified NW Iowa is that's going to be an uphill battle but if that corner of the state's next Rep is a Democrat I will be very happy.

Ellipsis

(9,123 posts)
15. He's gone. It's official... Hill called it.
Wed Jun 3, 2020, 12:14 AM
Jun 2020

Last edited Wed Jun 3, 2020, 07:02 AM - Edit history (1)

Watching the results with 80 some percent in he was only a thousand votes down.

 

certainot

(9,090 posts)
17. fantasticc. we could have been done with shits like this years ago but dem leasdership
Wed Jun 3, 2020, 12:48 AM
Jun 2020

was totally clueless about talk radio

alp227

(31,961 posts)
19. Meanwhile in Freeperville
Wed Jun 3, 2020, 02:32 AM
Jun 2020
https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3851327/posts

King has almost given that seat to the Democrats multiple times now. Better he go down here than in November.


Bush League Republicans are still committed to turning the USA into North Mexico.


King is a staunch conservative with a perfect record. He also said some really stupid things.

This is a safe seat. Feenstra will win the general easily.


[Feenstra] was endorsed by all the wrong people. Time will tell but most likely he will be a typical GOP Chamber of Commerce stooge.


Dems pull their oddball candidates over the line. GOPe prefers progressive Democrats to conservatives like King and destroys them.

ProfessorGAC

(64,425 posts)
29. Feenstra Is No Prize
Wed Jun 3, 2020, 07:11 PM
Jun 2020

Dems have to beat that troglodyte, too!
He got perfect ratings from RtL groups and the NRA during his time in the state senate.
He's a slime, but smart enough not to embarrass the party with public screeching.

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