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In reply to the discussion: Republican Greg Gianforte wins Montana special election [View all]melm00se
(4,989 posts)55. I was about to say that
according to one report 259,558 of 357,596 absentee ballots had been returned as of Wednesday night so those votes were already in before Candidate (now Congressman) Chucklehead had his melt down.
This begs the question: Do the benefits of early voting offset the advantages of observing the candidate during the most stressful aspect of the campaign (the last few days of the campaign when all the chips are on the table and everything is on the line)?
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The news story has gone national, it's baffling that he's willing to appear in public
Rhiannon12866
May 2017
#11
How anyone can countenance having voted for this violent nut job is beyond me
Rhiannon12866
May 2017
#19
Let's face it: to many Republicans, ruffians and pirates are aspirational figures.
sandensea
May 2017
#21
We once had heroes in this country, elected officials who inspired us to be better
Rhiannon12866
May 2017
#26
Not only did they vote for him he raised quite a bit of money overnight. They're proud.
onecaliberal
May 2017
#40
Bullies, cads, and crooks are aspirational figures for many of our fellow Americans.
sandensea
May 2017
#8
Quist was not a bad candidate. It was a low turnout special election in a red state.
SunSeeker
May 2017
#23
Remember Susan McDougal went to prison for contempt of court, wore leg irons,
Judi Lynn
May 2017
#22
Great. They now have a thug congressman to go along with their sexual predator president.
BlueStater
May 2017
#35