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Ohio Joe

(21,755 posts)
Wed Mar 2, 2022, 09:27 PM Mar 2022

Texas Republican quits U.S. House race, admits affair with former ISIS war bride

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two-term U.S. Representative Van Taylor on Wednesday withdrew from a Republican primary run-off race, ending his reelection bid after admitting he had an extra-marital affair with the widow of an American who joined the Islamic State, according to media reports.

Taylor, who represents a northeast Texas district, last year voted for the creation of a special congressional panel to investigate the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol, earning the ire of former President Donald Trump, whose supporters mounted the deadly attack.

Taylor's withdrawal came one day after he led a pack of five Republicans in a primary race with 48.7% of the vote, just shy of the 50% needed to win his party's nomination.

With his withdrawal, a former Texas county judge, Keith Self, became the Republican nominee who will run in the Nov. 8 general election for the seat representing an area north of Dallas, including Plano.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/texas-republican-quits-u-s-house-race-admits-affair-with-former-isis-war-bride/ar-AAUwW1O?ocid=msedgntp

Ummm... I'm not even sure what to say

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Texas Republican quits U.S. House race, admits affair with former ISIS war bride (Original Post) Ohio Joe Mar 2022 OP
"Ummm... I'm not even sure what to say " . . . . . Stinky The Clown Mar 2022 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author LizBeth Mar 2022 #2
My Congresscreature... District has moved towards purple JCMach1 Mar 2022 #3

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JCMach1

(27,556 posts)
3. My Congresscreature... District has moved towards purple
Thu Mar 3, 2022, 01:54 AM
Mar 2022

But still R +5-6% which means we will get the troglodyte who was runner-up in the Primary most likely.

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