Extreme MAGA Candidate Loses MASSIVELY As Voters Abandon Her

MAGA extremist candidate in Missouri, Valentina Gomez, who ran a campaign based on bizarre bigoted attack videos loses her primary election for Secretary of State by an embarrassing amount. John Iadarola and Sharon Reed break it down on The Damage Report.

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"Valentina Gomez, the Missouri Republican who chased anti-LGBTQ+ clout with a campaign ad chiding voters not to be “weak and gay,” has officially lost her bid to become Secretary of State — and in truly embarrassing fashion.

In Tuesday’s state GOP primary, Gomez drew just 7.4% of the vote, finishing with less than 48,000 votes in total. She placed a distant sixth in the primary race, losing to state Sen. Denny Hoskins, who will go on to face Democrat Barbara Phifer in the general election this November.

Of all the reasons Gomez lost her bid for state office, being too quiet about her beliefs was certainly not among them. In May, Gomez received national attention for a video ad on social media in which she told voters they could “be anything [they] want” in the U.S., “so don’t be weak and gay. Stay fucking hard.” But her video didn’t receive the type of reception Gomez was fishing for, partly because of the camp of it all — Gomez, perhaps unintentionally, filmed the video while jogging in St. Louis’ historic Soulard district, a longtime home to LGBTQ+ communities and queer nightlife."

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[GHerna]

Valentina Gomez was a joke and an embarrasment for Missouri. It was great the way she lost.

[jeanmakita]

I'm an immigrant and have been here for over 30 years. I am PROUD to be an American. Watching Americans wake up and remember what brought people like me here has been heart warming. Trump thought fight was his word. It's ours. Kamala/Walz 2024

[bulkvanderhuge]

Gomez doesn't understand that Project 2025 would round her up and try to deport her too.

[davidk]

If I know Republicans, they voted against her because her last name was "Gomez" rather than against her policy proposals.

[midnitekreapa]

Us Hispanics dont claim Valentina Gomez

[grapploct]

As an lgbtq individual living in Missouri right now, I am so, so thankful that she lost.

[SidlyBoDidly]

47, 931 votes for a spiteful hate monger is 47, 931 way too many. Back in your box.

[notmyname]

Missouri has an open primary. I live there. As a Democrat I did my duty, picked up a Republican ballot and voted against her.

[maxpower]

Normal Americans are sick of the trump maga bullshit

[bruno]

You're surprised she lost? Her last name is Gomez and she has a Hispanic accent. She never stood a chance.

[DillAvery]

Imagine that, people not wanting to vote for hateful idiots.

[anonaguy]

No, the big takeaway is that despite her ridiculous and offensive campaign and total lack of qualifications, she got almost 48K votes. 7.4% is way too much. And the winner only got 157K... if the bottom four candidates' voters had all voted for her, she would have won. That is troubling. It's almost as troubling as the fact that Raphael Warnock vs Herschel Walker was a neck and neck race.

[WenD]

Abandoned? She wasn’t even seriously considered.

[thebrokenglasskids]

Note to MAGA - you had a good run, but America is done with weird and rotten. Crawl back under your rocks.

[mattseky]

Unfortunately, it won't be the last we'll hear her name.

[stevem.]

Let’s send MAGA to the dustbin of history. Harris/Walz 2024. Joy over hate.

[Lemonliftedgains]

Those tears in her eyes.🍵
perfection.

[robothunter]

People are just getting tired of this childish insanity.

[eskie]

while she’s bashing everyone, did she ever stop to think, that the rhetoric she spewed, wasn’t the only reason she lost…..check your last name Valentine, your party doesn’t like tanned people who come from Latin heritage…..

[Part-Time-Pope]

Props to Missouri. Send more decent people to Congress, please.