As the rule of law bears down on Benedict Donald — and as Elise "Elsie" Stefanik doubles down on her support of him — a woman from Saratoga County has announced that she's running against Stefanik in 2024.
As a Republican. In the primary.
And no, we checked: She's not a nutcase going after Elsie from the right. Jill Lochner says she's a moderate and a "true Republican."
"The Republican Party in general, it’s become disappointing to me," she says. "The loudest, angriest voices get all the attention, and it gives a bad impression."
Okay. So, that's not the worst thing about today's GOP. We'd vote for authoritarianism, anti-Semitism and white supremacy. And there are plenty of other things we'd fight with Lochner on, tooth and claw, like gun control. But she's pro-choice because — get this! — she's had infertility issues and doesn't like the idea of the government telling her what to do on that. Imagine!
Lochner may very well get clobbered in the primary the way our impressive Democratic candidate, Matt Castelli, did in the 2022 general. But she'll make Stefanik spend some money — and sometimes, it takes more than one try to unseat an incumbent. Anything that contributes to an Elsie "air of inevitability" is good by us. We cats PURR.
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