Staff Reports
There were big setbacks for two Democratic candidates in Virginia who lost recent elections, and their acts probably played a part in their losses. Jessica Anderson was the Democratic candidate for the 71st District of Virginia's House of Delegates. She got a lot of bad press when she taped herself urinating in the snow and posted it on TikTok. People were worried about how serious she was acting, which could have hurt her campaign.
Urine Trouble: Dem Candidates Linked To On-Camera Urination Both Lost Their Races
I must really be dumb because I just don't understand the campaign strategy of making a video of yourself peeing in public.
WOW, from the toilet bowl to the rabbit hole…… pic.twitter.com/ycTBXSR0K6
— judy morris (@judymorris3) November 8, 2023
It was no surprise that Anderson's strange behavior did not appeal to voters, as she only got 48% of the vote. Amanda Batten, a Republican, on the other hand, won with 52% of the vote. It serves as a reminder that Anderson should talk about her ideas more than doing other things during future campaigns.
In spite of this, Anderson wasn't the only Democratic candidate with a questionable past. Susanna Gibson, the Democratic candidate for the 57th District of Virginia's House of Delegates, was found to be an amateur pornographer. Gibson put up racy videos of herself and her husband doing sexual acts on the adult website Chaturbate. What made things even worse was that she asked people for money while telling them to watch her urinate, which was clearly not a normal thing for a political candidate to do.
Even with these embarrassing findings, Democrats in Virginia were able to win back control of both houses of the Virginia General Assembly in the most recent elections. It's possible that these shocking stories took voters' attention away from the real problems. In any case, there are now 21 Democrats and 18 Republicans in the Virginia State Senate and 51 Democrats and 48 Republicans in the Virginia House of Delegates. Let's hope that these elected leaders can put aside their personal problems and deal with the important issues that affect the people of Virginia.
