• RadimirLenin [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    So did his supporters on social media just not turn out, or are all the people that love him online mostly from outside his state? All jokes aside, a following as big as his should have resulted in more votes than that. This is really weird on top of being embarrassing.

    • HarryLime [any]
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      4 years ago

      He didn't buy any mailers or yard signs. He did nothing to campaign for himself inside the district, it was all online.

    • ClearCelesteSky [she/her]
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      4 years ago

      He didn't want to lay anyone off during/because of covid, he had to choose between paying them (his unusually decent wages) because he was treating them the way he wanted to be treated. He wasn't comfortable leaving friends/teammates without income just so he could buy ads on facebook.

      He also cited not being cut out for political leadership and said the anxiety/depression he picked up during his run stopped him from making good decisions. He definitely wasn't trying to embezzle but I don't think he was really competent enough in the first place.