The Republican challenger to sitting Dem Virginia state Delegate Michelle Maldonado in the 20th District dropped out of the race Monday to take a job out of the state after having been DOGEd from his federal contractor position needlessly by convicted felon President Trump’s regime a few months ago, the Prince William Times reports on elections having consequences on other elections.
Truth be told GOP nominee Chris Stone was a longshot for the seat in a district – one that former Vice President Kamala Harris won with 55 percent of the vote last year – given the current popularity of the Reich in the Northern Virginia suburbs. But it wasn’t an absolute impossibility.
Until it was. “I pressed ahead with the campaign, expecting it to be a short-term issue,” Stone said in an email to the Times. “But now that our family budget is tight due to no income, I have to do what’s best for my family and take the job I’m offered,” Stone continued and damn that’s gotta be freaking frustrating as hell for whoever donated to his campaign and put up signs and shit, lol. It’s too late to remove Stone from the ballot but, per the Times, voters will be informed that he’s dropped out via some unspecified notice and the GOP can still promote a write-in candidate… if they can find one.