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Rep. Peter Meijer beaten by Dem-funded, far-right challenger John Gibbs |
2022-08-04 |
[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 ![]() 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 |
#3 Happily, there are no Meijer's stores where I live. I'd hate to get busted for public defecation on their sidewalk. |
Posted by: M. Murcek 2022-08-04 13:03 |
#2 Meijer spent $4 million of his own money on his campaign. The $450k from the dems is not chicken scratch but it isn't the push over the top either. And it's money they don't have now to spend elsewhere. |
Posted by: M. Murcek 2022-08-04 13:01 |
#1 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. Anybody remember Rush Limbaugh's operation chaos to back Obama over Hillary? |
Posted by: Procopius2k 2022-08-04 12:55 |