Steven King Defeated In Primary.

[Cheerful Charlie]

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/...imary-despite-coronavirus-civil-unrest-297350
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Rep. Steve King will leave Congress after this year, ending a nearly two-decade-long career that included numerous inflammatory comments on race and immigration.

The Iowa Republican lost his bid for a 10th term on Tuesday, when GOP voters in his northwest Iowa district awarded state Sen. Randy Feenstra with the nomination after a fierce primary battle with King.
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Wheeeeeee! Message to Republicans. Message to Republicans. White supremacy is a political dead end. It is not winning politics.

 

[lpetrich]

He was in IA-04, the 4th Congressional District in Iowa.

The vote, with 100% counted (New York Times):

Randy Feenstra 36,797 45.7%
Steve King* 28,977 36.0
Jeremy Taylor 6,295 7.8
Bret Richards 5,983 7.4
Steven Reeder 2,463 3.1

 

[lpetrich]

Dave Wasserman on Twitter: "I've seen enough. Rep. Steve King (R) has been defeated in #IA04." / Twitter
then
Dave Wasserman on Twitter: "This is a rare election result that delights both parties' House leadership. Dems will view it as a rejection of white nationalism.
But state Sen. Randy Feenstra (R) defeated King by calling him an ineffective ally to Trump after he was stripped of his committee assignments." / Twitter

Name is Bishop on Twitter: "@mkraju Here is IOWA Rep. Steve King (R) with a Confederate flag on his desk.
That ain’t about heritage, that’s about hate. https://t.co/sXJN9wwqhN" / Twitter

He had several small flags on his desk: Confederate, US, Vatican, and Gadsden.

The Gadsden flag is that yellow one showing a rattlesnake ready to strike and captioned "Don't Tread On Me".

The Confederate flag is an odd one for an Iowan to fly, since Iowa was in the Union in the Civil War.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Twitter: "Goodbye, Rep. Steve King. You are certainly not the only white supremacist in federal government, but you were among the most prominent.
It’s a shame Republicans held you up as long as they did.
SEE YA " / Twitter

 

[Deepak]

The Confederate flag is an odd one for an Iowan to fly, since Iowa was in the Union in the Civil War.

That represents his heritage as a racist not as an Iowan

 

[marc]

The Confederate flag is an odd one for an Iowan to fly, since Iowa was in the Union in the Civil War.

That represents his heritage as a racist not as an Iowan

The Lincoln Project, a group of anti-Trump republicans, actually had the guts to call out the confederate flag for what it is.


[YOUTUBE]https://youtu.be/5w7kwtLJtVc[/YOUTUBE]

 

[SimpleDon]

One small step toward what is needed, the Republican party making it clear that they won't tolerate white suprematism and other forms of overt racism that they have supported up to now. Then we have to get them to stop supporting the underlying systemic racism that separates us from what we are now to what we want to be.

 

[Worldtraveller]

One small step toward what is needed, the Republican party making it clear that they won't tolerate white suprematism and other forms of overt racism that they have supported up to now. Then we have to get them to stop supporting the underlying systemic racism that separates us from what we are now to what we want to be.

I wouldn't interpret this result in that way, necessarily. His 'usurper' may wind up being worse.

 

[hurtinbuckaroo]

King lost because he was thrown out of his committee seats, not because he’s a racist piece of shit. People are giving Iowans way too much credit.

 

[Politesse]

King lost because he was thrown out of his committee seats, not because he’s a racist piece of shit. People are giving Iowans way too much credit.

They are, but I hope the national attention puts a bit more pressure on the new guy to be decent.

 

[Keith&Co.]

King lost because he was thrown out of his committee seats, not because he’s a racist piece of shit. People are giving Iowans way too much credit.

They are, but I hope the national attention puts a bit more pressure on the new guy to be decent.

Or at a bare minimum, spell negro with one g, not two.

 

[hurtinbuckaroo]

King lost because he was thrown out of his committee seats, not because he’s a racist piece of shit. People are giving Iowans way too much credit.

They are, but I hope the national attention puts a bit more pressure on the new guy to be decent.

His main argument for getting the job was that King could no longer provide SCROTUS the support he needed in Congress, because King had been gelded.

I hope King runs as an independent and splits the 'R' vote. (I've stopped using the word "Republican"; I'll just use 'R', which may as well stand for 'racist').

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

King lost because he was thrown out of his committee seats, not because he’s a racist piece of shit. People are giving Iowans way too much credit.

They are, but I hope the national attention puts a bit more pressure on the new guy to be decent.

'Decent' for the GOP is a very low bar.

 

[ZiprHead]

The person that beat King lost to him the last time by a very narrow margin. It is said the new winner is a progressive republican, whatever that means.

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

The person that beat King lost to him the last time by a very narrow margin. It is said the new winner is a progressive republican, whatever that means.

I think it means they use lube.

 

[Politesse]

The person that beat King lost to him the last time by a very narrow margin. It is said the new winner is a progressive republican, whatever that means.

I think it means they use lube.

I'd settle for a condom, but that might be beyond hope.

 

[Bronzeage]

He was in IA-04, the 4th Congressional District in Iowa.

The vote, with 100% counted (New York Times):

Randy Feenstra 36,797 45.7%
Steve King* 28,977 36.0
Jeremy Taylor 6,295 7.8
Bret Richards 5,983 7.4
Steven Reeder 2,463 3.1

This is interesting. In Louisiana, this would just be Round 1. King and Feenstra would face each other in a runoff election. It seems the Iowa GOP doesn't mind a candidate who hasn't demonstrated majority support of the party.

 

[laughing dog]

Mr. Feenstra is described by his wife as a conservative Repubican. He attended Dordt college which is a Christian institution. His son is going to attend Dordt college.

I suspect that while Mr. Feenstra may not be a raging racist ass, he is not what one might consider as a "progressive" Republican.

 

[prideandfall]

Mr. Feenstra is described by his wife as a conservative Repubican. He attended Dordt college which is a Christian institution. His son is going to attend Dordt college.

I suspect that while Mr. Feenstra may not be a raging racist ass, he is not what one might consider as a "progressive" Republican.

he won that primary with heavy donations from the national right to life committee and US chamber of commerce, as well as getting vocal support from noted racist piece of absolute shit ben fucking shapiro.

so yeah, this feenstra guy is a real fuckwad. likely iowa traded a nominally secular racist piece of shit for a fundamentalist racist piece of shit forced birther.