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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFL-21: Anti-Muslim Activist Laura Loomer Is About to Get a Little Closer to Congress
Anti-Muslim activist and fringe Trumpworld personality Laura Loomer is poised to move one step closer to the halls of Congress in two weeksunless a little-known engineering professor can stop her.
Loomer is notorious, among other things, for chaining herself to Twitters front door, for being permanently booted from Uber Eats after calling for an Uber without Muslim drivers, and for calling Islam a cancer on society.
Shes tried to restyle herself this cycle as a less obviously hateful Republican candidate for her congressional bid in Floridas 21st District, a seat now held by Rep. Lois Frankel (D-FL), trading social media stunts for mundane fundraisers.
Loomer isnt the only Trump internet personality to make a long-shot House bid this year. But unlike most of her compatriots who went on to primary defeat, Loomer has raised a ton of money ahead of her Aug. 18 primary, pulling in more than $1.1 million as of a Thursday FEC filing. Loomer also hired Karen Giorno, a well-connected Trump ally and former Florida campaign chief, for her campaign.
Plenty of Republican donors, it seems, want Loomer to bring Loomeringthe trademark tactic where she yells at Democrats on camerato Congress. But Loomer has also benefited from a weak primary field.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/right-richter-laura-loomer-is-about-to-get-a-little-closer-to-congress
Celerity
(43,419 posts)obamanut2012
(26,081 posts)This is stupid clickbait. This is a very blue district.
Celerity
(43,419 posts)congress like a river of shit, there is going to be violent conflict, and possibly on the floor. It has happened before.
ck4829
(35,077 posts)In the latest one, she attacks Rep. Frankel for... bringing money to the schools and infrastructure in her district.
obamanut2012
(26,081 posts)This is ridiculous clickbait.
We are very happy with Frankel. FL-21 is a very blue district.