QAnon Leader Ron Watkins Is Running for Congress and It's Not Going Great

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The QAnon influencer vowed to raise “at least a million dollars” and win a House seat in Arizona. So far, he's raised $0.

QAnon Leader Ron Watkins Is Running For Congress and It’s Not Going Great
The QAnon influencer vowed to raise “at least a million dollars” and win a House seat in Arizona. How’s that going?
vice.com
9:20 AM · Nov 18, 2021

https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkpbkv/qanon-ron-watkins-congress-campaign-fundraising

Ron Watkins is a month into his campaign for a Congressional seat, and it’s not going so great. He’s struggling to get the media attention he needs, he has no campaign website, he’s steadily losing followers on Telegram, and his opponents have a huge head start on fundraising.

When Watkins, the QAnon facilitator-turned-MAGA influencer, announced he was running for Congress in Arizona last month, he told VICE News he was pretty confident about his chances.

“Mark my words: I am going to raise at least a million dollars and I'm going to win so that the people have a real voice in Washington, D.C.,” Watkins said.

But it turns out that his Democratic opponent had already reached the $1 million mark before Watkins had even announced his candidacy, according to filings published by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

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[The Magistrate]

1. So Sad When A Grift Does Not Pan Out, Ma'am...

[DeeNice]

9. Who says it's not working out...

Trump ran to pocket campaign cash...Then he effed up and got the job.

[TwilightZone]

10. It's not working out...

because he has raised zero dollars. There's nothing to pocket.

[Hortensis]

2. Well, of course, there's a conspiracy to keep him from winning,

that was understood going in, but his forces are stronger. As for donations, of course he has to hide them from the FEC.

[sinkingfeeling]

3. He was doing better as 'codemonkeyZ' when TFG was retweeting his every word. Or when

he was admin of 8chan or 8kue. Many believe he posted as Q.

[dalton99a]

4. He should tell people he is really JFK Jr.

[Hortensis]

5. You should be running his campaign!

[FSogol]

7. +1 n/t

[FSogol]

6. LOL, so his Mom didn't kick in the $50 she promised?

Try cleaning the basement, Ron.

[Ray Bruns]

8. Well, to be fair to Ron Watkins, people who live in their parent's basement

probably don't have a lot of cash lying around.