Badass Fighting Broads
Hey Resisters! Sara here again (ShowerCap’s Web Hero and from the podcast Broads You Should Know; telling the stories of the most incredible, badass women to ever walk the face of this planet), and because I just can’t seem to stop thinking about all the awesome BROADS running for office right now I’ve got ANOTHER six-pack for you: BADASS FIGHTING BROADS.
Are you a fan of veterans who bring their fighting spirit and dedication to service to the political ring? Do you dig the chicks who just don’t fuckin’ quit no matter what the tiny-dicked GOP throws at them? Then you found the right page.
This group of BROADS includes a CIA Operative, veterans of the USAF and Navy, a Lt. Col. in US Army Reserves, and two equally tough non-vets, one of whom changes her own snow tires as she crisscrosses Montana, and one whose 11-hour filibuster for women’s abortion rights in the Texas Senate captured the entire world’s attention.
I MEAN HOLY SHIT, RIGHT?! Let’s help these BROADS continue to fight for the people and against the doucheheads who try to steal women’s rights with their every breath. FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT!
Wendy Davis
Wendy Davis was working to turn Texas blue before it was cool, and when it was way, way harder. With her famous 11-hour filibuster for abortion rights on the floor of the Texas Senate, she reminded us to fight like hell, everywhere and all the time. She understands working class folks’ struggle from experience. She listens and she grows and she fights. And check out this platform!
- Visit the official website
- On Twitter as @wendydavis
- Visit Facebook page
Texas
TX-21
Incumbent
Ratings
Cook: Toss-Up
Inside Elections: Tilt Rep
Roll Call: Tilt Rep
Sabato: Toss-Up
The Bad Guy
Chip Roy
Chip Roy used to be Ted Cruz’s chief of staff, and that’s probably enough to make my case, but here are some other ways he sucks, if you need ‘em: he held up a disaster relief bill in one of his wingnut tantrums, he has wet, sticky feelings about drug company profits, and he’s had lots of crazy, racist, dishonest stuff to say about the pandemic. Roy sucks so hard he almost lost this seat in 2018 when nobody really thought it was in play. I’m sure he’ll be happier back on the Zodiac Killer’s staff anyway.
Jackie Gordon
Jackie Gordon’s resume: 29 years in the Army Reserve, attaining the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, with four overseas deployments, plus 32 years as an educator and guidance counselor, with more than a decade on the Babylon Town Council, where she delivered big, especially for veterans. A lifetime of service. A proven, battle-tested fighter. Let’s help Jackie take her fight for Long Island’s working families to Congress.
- Visit the official website
- On Twitter as @VoteJackie4NY
- Visit Facebook page
New York
NY-02
Ratings
Cook: Toss-Up
Inside Elections: Toss-Up
Roll Call: Toss-Up
Sabato: Lean Rep
The Bad Guy
Andrew Garbarino
Andrew Garbarino has been such an obedient little puppet in the New York State Assembly, his donor masters want to send him to Washington to cut their federal taxes for change. Garbarino’s own stated reasons for seeking this seat are full of cold political calculations, and eerily free of constituent concerns. This Dem-trending district was loyal to Peter King for decades, but Pete finally flushed himself off into the sunset, and we can absolutely beat this glorified accountant to plutocrats.
Elaine Luria
Elaine Luria was my favorite candidate in 2018, and now she’s my favorite freshman. A barrier-breaking 20-year Navy veteran, an entrepreneur, and…hell, read her bio yourself, I can’t do any better. Expertise, boldness, and a lifetime of service; this is what all our elected representatives should be like. Luria has a motto: Be Good, Do Good Work. She lives up to it. She looks out for her constituents. She led on impeachment. Let’s keep her around.
- Visit the official website
- On Twitter as @elaineluriava
- Visit Facebook page
Virginia
VA-02
Incumbent
Ratings
Cook: Toss-Up
Inside Elections: Lean Dem
Roll Call: Lean Dem
Sabato: Lean Dem
The Bad Guy
Scott Taylor
So, Scott Taylor is supposed to be a moderate. So “moderate” he voted for the AHCA, knowing it would wreck millions of American lives. He also voted for the GOP tax scam, even as he neglected to pay his own taxes. Scotty’s actually super shady, from his business history to his campaign forging signatures in an attempt to get a vote-splitting independent on the ballot. Coastal Virginia fired this crook two years ago for good reason, and now he wants his old gig back? Hard pass.
Gina Ortiz Jones
Gina Ortiz Jones IS the American Dream, folks. The resumé reads, “service, hard work, excellence, repeat.” A former intelligence officer with a long career in national security, Gina’s got legit chops. She knows her district‘s unique needs. Basically, if you’re putting together a Congress, you want as many Gina Ortiz Joneses as possible. In 2018, she damn near won against a relatively sane moderate, so now the GOP is so scared of losing this seat they’re playing dirty.
- Visit the official website
- On Twitter as @ginaortizjones
- Visit Facebook page
Texas
TX-23
Ratings
Cook: Lean Dem
Inside Elections: Lean Dem
Roll Call: Lean Dem
Sabato: Lean Dem
The Bad Guy
Tony Gonzales
Tony Gonzales just barely squeaked by in a primary as nasty as a truck stop bathroom. From stiffing contractors to illegally having a campaign volunteer pose as a border patrol agent to, ahem, his mom calling the cops on his opponent, Tony is exactly the sort of ethical train wreck you’d expect Conman Don’s GOP to attract, which is why FUCK NO he doesn’t belong in Congress. That he’s running as a crazed Trumpist in this Clinton +4 district shows he’s too fucking dumb for the job, too.
Abigail Spanberger
We knew we’d gotten an ass-kicker when Abigail Spanberger first rose up to challenge Tea Party maniac Dave Brat. The former CIA operative now fights for gun control and health care from a seat the GOP held for 38 years. And her leadership on impeachment showed the world that even our most vulnerable members were willing to risk their careers to protect the nation from Trump’s lawlessness. We should keep her around, is what I’m saying here.
- Visit the official website
- On Twitter as @spanbergerva07
- Visit Facebook page
Virginia
VA-07
Incumbent
Ratings
Cook: Toss-Up
Inside Elections: Tilt Dem
Roll Call: Tilt Dem
Sabato: Lean Dem
The Bad Guy
Nick Freitas
Nick Freitas is a cookie-cutter Rand Rand Paul/Heritage/FreedomWorks jackass who launched himself to wingnut stardom with a deranged, hateful, pro-gun speech on the floor of the House of Delgates that sounds like a bot after being fed 5,000 hours of Fox commentary. Anyway, young Nick is that magic combination of whinging victimhood, regurgitated talking points, and white boy mediocrity that drives Cult45 wild, but holy fuck he has no business writing anybody’s laws.
Kathleen Williams
Kathleen Williams is the best candidate the Midterm Blue Wave (barely) missed, she has everything you could want in a candidate and Congresswoman: experience, excellence, authenticity, expertise, and so much fuckin’ HUSTLE. Williams’ well-earned rep is A) Knowing her shit, and B) Getting shit done. She’s laser-focused on Montana’s economy and outdoor heritage, as well as health care. ELECT THIS WOMAN!
- Visit the official website
- On Twitter as @WilliamsForMT
- Visit Facebook page
Montana
MT-AL
Ratings
Cook: Lean Rep
Inside Elections: Lean Rep
Roll Call: Lean Rep
Sabato: Lean Rep
The Bad Guy
Matt Rosendale
Matt Rosendale didn’t take the hint when Montana voters rejected his plutocrat ass as a Senate candidate in 2018; I guess he thinks folks secretly really want rich white dudes to take their health care away during a pandemic, so he’s taking his faux everyman schtick out for another spin. Matt’s plan to use this seat to serve his Texas oil billionaire partners’ interests is pretty sinister, but what do you expect from a carpetbagging Trump sycophant?