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Rep. Peter Meijer beaten by Dem-funded, far-right challenger John Gibbs
[NYPOST] Rep. Peter Meijer, who ripped Democrats this week for bankrolling his Trump-backed primary opponent, lost his bid for a second House term to challenger John Gibbs in Michigan’s 3rd District Tuesday.Meijer, one of 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach President Donald Trump  ...The tack in the backside of the Democratic Party...over last year’s Capitol riot — and who was targeted for defeat by Trump as a result — conceded early Wednesday with results showing Gibbs ahead by almost 4,000 votes with more than 88% of the expected ballots counted. "This was a hard-fought primary campaign and I want to thank everyone in west Michigan for their support. ... I also want to congratulate my opponent, John Gibbs, on his victory tonight," Meijer said in a statement, according to the bankrupt, increasingly impoverished, reliably Democrat, Detroit ... ruled by Democrats since 1962. A city whose Golden Age included the Purple Gang... Free Press. "I’m proud to have remained true to my principles, even when doing so came at a significant political cost," he added. Posted by: Fred 2022-08-04 |
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