Condemning Social Media Posts, NC Dems Drop Support for House Candidate in Competitive District

NC Dems reject candidate calling for violence against Republicans, comparing herself to Jesus

Democrats are quickly distancing themselves from a North Carolina House candidate who, it appears, is out of her fragernackle mind. Shelly Headen, who’s running against incumbent Rep. […]

NC Dems reject candidate calling for violence against Republicans, comparing herself to Jesus · American Wire News

Democrats are quickly distancing themselves from a North Carolina House candidate who, it appears, is out of her fragernackle mind. Shelly Headen, who’s running against incumbent Rep. John Blust, evidently wants to imprison and kill her fellow Americans. Case in point: Sometime last year, Headen responded to a group chat post from someone who’d written that America needs to be “put in its place” by calling for “stupid” Americans to be killed, ac…

Shelly Headen and the Ghosts of Internets Past

Shelly Headen's controversial social media posts spark party backlash in NC House District 62 race.

Condemning social media posts, NC Dems drop support for House candidate in competitive district

The North Carolina House Democratic Caucus says it won’t support Shelly Headen’s candidacy in a competitive Guilford County district. The Guilford County Democratic Party is also withdrawing financial, operational and organizational support.

Democrats pull support from Guilford House candidate over posts

“I’m so excited! Ready for the MAGAs to die off!," Shelly Headen wrote in one post.

‘Attack on US soil’ comment sparks backlash for NC House candidate

Shelly Headen, running in House District 62, wrote that the country’s “only hope” was an attack on US soil in a resurfaced comment.