NC Democrats Drop Shelly Headen After Nazi, MAGA Comparison
- Shelly Headen, a Democratic candidate for North Carolina House District 62, faced criticism over posts attributed to her that called for an attack on U.S. soil and compared Donald Trump with Adolf Hitler.
- The North Carolina House Democratic Caucus condemned the posts and withdrew its support, while the Guilford County Democratic Party ended its financial and organizational backing.
- Headen remains on the ballot against Republican John Blust because the Aug. 20 withdrawal deadline had passed before ballots were finalized and mailed.
- Headen apologized to people hurt by the posts and described them as a few angry moments.
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A North Carolina Democratic candidate who called for an attack on U.S. soil targeting red states and compared MAGA supporters to Nazis will remain on the November ballot after her own party cut all ties, too late to remove her name. Shelly Headen, a certified public accountant running for North Carolina House District 62 in […]
NC Democrats Drop Shelly Headen After Nazi, MAGA Comparison
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Dems abandon candidate who said MAGA is ‘more destructive’ than Nazis — but she’s stuck on ballot
A Democrat running for the state legislature in battleground North Carolina remains on the ballot despite her party publicly abandoning her after inflammatory social media posts she made resurfaced.
N.C. Dem stays on ballot despite party's disavowal over Nazi comparisons
A North Carolina Democrat running for a competitive state House seat, Shelly Headen, remains on the November ballot even after her own party publicly cut ties with her over a string of inflammatory social media posts, including one calling for an attack on U.S. soil. In one post, she wrote that the "MAGA cult may be more destructive and evil than the Nazis."
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