Minnesota candidate accused of assault with a live tarantula

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Yes, she's a Republican

[bucolic_frolic]

1. Will voters stop sending MTG clones to Congress?

Or are borderline drama queens the whole idea?

Alarming that to voters these people must pass some normalcy test for what they want in a Congressional Representative.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

2. She's a candidate for Hennepin County commissioner.

[Ocelot II]

3. This goofball is a candidate for county commissioner

not Congress. With any luck her political career will be over at this level - apparently even the local Republicans don’t want anything to do with her. (It helps to read the linked article)

[Martin68]

4. Well that's a dramatic approach, but not very effective.

What a whack job!

[They_Live]

5. The tarantula should file charges

against her and probably the police.

[Ocelot II]

6. I hope it wasn't injured.

[They_Live]

7. me also

[iemanja]

8. Okay, I misread the title

to say "sexual assault with a live tarantula."

[geardaddy]

9. Here's a link to the article

https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/courts-news/county-board-candidate-charged-with-assault-involving-alleged-squatter-marisa-simonetti/89-25edff1d-6e30-483c-9011-6f489efb2753

[geardaddy]

10. Here's an article by Fox 9 saying the MNGOP is not endorsing her

https://www.fox9.com/news/marisa-simonetti-loses-republican-endorsement

She tweeted a response:

The
@GOP

@GOPMNCD3
is not interested in winning candidates who have the kahunas to create real change. They are interested in grifting and wasting time.
This is why CD3 Chair, Randy Sutter, was telling people to take my signs down after we made it through the 4/30 primary.

What an idiot. It's cajones, not kahunas. And I don't think they endorsed county candidates at the 4/30 convention. The primaries aren't until August.