Big loss for Democrat who wanted ‘Zionists’ in camps may still signal big trouble on horizon
Both Republican and Democratic strategists argued that the defeat of Texas Democrat Maureen Galindo — a congressional candidate who said Zionists should be held in ICE detention centers — was...
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Both Republican and Democratic strategists argued that the defeat of Texas Democrat Maureen Galindo — a congressional candidate who said Zionists should be held in ICE detention centers — was not the "course correction" some Democrats claimed, despite efforts to frame the loss as a rejection of far-left extremism. Galindo's suggestion on a podcast that aired just weeks before the runoff election that "billionaire Zionists" should be imprisoned at the Karnes ICE facility in Texas garnered massive blowback from Democrats and Republicans alike, who alleged Galindo's comment was a proposal for internment camps. Congressional Democratic leadership in particular was vocal in their condemnation of Galindo. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., issued a joint statement with Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chair Suzan DelBene calling Galindo's words "vile" and "disqualifying." In response to the backlash, Galindo shared in a statement claiming that she never called for "internment camps," blaming the uproar over a headline by an "unethical journalist." DEMOCRATS VOW TO VOTE 'EVERY SINGLE DAY' TO EXPEL FELLOW DEM FROM CONGRESS IF SHE WINS MIDTERM Galindo lost Tuesday's runoff election , capturing roughly 36% of the vote. Her opponent, Johnny Garcia, who is viewed as a moderate Democrat, won the runoff race with 63.8% of the vote. Back in March, Galindo narrowly won the state's primary with 29.2% of the vote. Garcia was a close second, winning 27% of the vote. "I think no matter how hard the Republican donors pushed this Democratic primary candidate, that the voters looked at her and said, 'Now we don't want a nut case here in the House of Representatives ,'" progressive talk show host Thom Hartmann told Fox News Digital. Just days after Galindo's comments about imprisoning Zionists became public, Lead Left PAC, a mysterious super PAC suspected of having ties to Republican donors, donated half a million dollars to Galindo's campaign. The suspicions stemme…