Cross-Post: GOP QAnon, J6 Insurrectionist Jo Rae Perkins in lead to take on Ron Wyden in Oregon

[barbaraann]

The results are not final due to outstanding mail-in ballots and a delay caused by ballot printing issues in Clackamas County, but as of now a "perennial" candidate who took the Q Pledge, attended the Jan 6 insurrection, and is endorsed by Mike Nearman is in the lead for the Republican nomination to run for the US Senate against Sen. Ron Wyden. (Mike Nearman was a member of the Oregon legislature who was expelled for his role in the 2020 insurrection at the state capitol.) Jo Rae Perkins is also of course anti-choice and pro-gun.

https://perkinsforussenate.vote/
https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/22/politics/jo-rae-perkins-qanon-oregon-senate-race/index.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo_Rae_Perkins
https://www.koin.com/news/ex-senate-candidate-jo-rae-perkins-among-trump-supporters-in-dc/

From Wikipedia:
In 2019, Perkins filed again to run for the Republican nomination in Oregon Congressional District 4.[34] However, she dropped out of the 4th District race when she filed instead to run for the U.S. Republican Senate primary, saying she was inspired by what she described as incumbent Democratic Senator Jeff Merkley's focus on "sham impeachment trials."[22][35] Between entering the race and March 2020, Perkins raised over $25,000 in publicly declared campaign funds, with many donations on WinRed, the official Republican National Convention fundraising platform.[35] Perkins later received an endorsement and $5000 in donations from former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee's political action committee.[36][37] Perkins won the primary on May 19, 2020, and opposed the Democratic incumbent Senator Jeff Merkley in November for the general election. She finished with nearly fifty percent of the vote in the primary, well ahead of her three challengers.[3][4]

Perkins spoke at the "Cruise for Trump Campaign Kickoff Rally" alongside Kim Thatcher, a Republican challenger for Secretary of State. Perkins denounced the use of masks, garnering applause.[38] Perkins ran an underdog campaign to unseat Merkley, and her efforts were supported by party leaders.[39][40] In late 2020, Perkins sued to remove the Libertarian candidate Gary Dye from the ballot. Her legal argument asserted that a 2011 ruling by the secretary of state allowed improper voting behaviors supporting one libertarian faction, and that she would be the main candidate who would otherwise have received the votes that would go to Dye. A judge dismissed the lawsuit in mid-September.[41][42]

Perkins lost against Merkley, garnering 39% of the vote to Merkley's 57%. She won 24 less populous counties out of the 36 in the state, her wins largely in the rural Southern and Eastern parts of the state. Though Perkins received less institutional support from the GOP and donors, she received votes comparable to other Republican candidates in the election.[43]
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I wonder how many of these extreme right-wing candidates there are out there.

[calimary]

1. Well let's always refer to her properly.

“GOP QAnon, J6 Insurrectionist Jo Rae Perkins.”

Make sure that “QAnon January 6th Insurrectionist Jo Rae Perkins” is how we refer to her. EVERY TIME.

But don’t use “J6”. Nobody will get that. Needs to be spelled out so there’s NO mistake. “January 6th”. Always.

REMEMBER: we’re most often dealing with the Short-Attenion-Span Theater crowd.

[barbaraann]

2. Okie dokie--that's a good idea.

I was just trying to fit everything into the subject line.

[Fiendish Thingy]

3. She won't stand a chance against Wyden. Nt

[barbaraann]

4. QAnon January 6th Insurrectionist Jo Rae Perkins won't stand a chance to win but she will be able to

spread her evil ideas and strengthen MAGA networks all over the state. I wonder if she will start "swag grifting."