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Hortensis

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88. God! Yes! Needs some major kicking, and if he loses I hope

Sat Oct 3, 2020, 02:54 PM

Oct 2020

he gets kicked all the way out of politics. Inexcusable and unforgiveable carelessness with so much at stake. He and Katie Hill can trade texts about how unfair it is.

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Cal Cunningham, Democrat US Senate candidate, confirms sexts [View all] MelissaB Oct 2020 OP

Nice going, champ Stinky The Clown Oct 2020 #1

God! Yes! Needs some major kicking, and if he loses I hope Hortensis Oct 2020 #88

I don't agree with that rockfordfile Oct 2020 #93

The opposite is responsible and ethical. Like most Hortensis Oct 2020 #94

Well he's done. There's a seat we won't win in November. Drunken Irishman Oct 2020 #2

So RApist Trump is ok but this guy having a consensual affair means it's over for him and BIden ? JI7 Oct 2020 #9

Yes. That's typically how it works with Democrats, unfortunately. Drunken Irishman Oct 2020 #14

Wikileaks dumped Podesta emails hours following the Access Hollywood Tape JonLP24 Oct 2020 #46

THANK YOU. At this point, given the GOPs outright hypocrisy, Volaris Oct 2020 #56

F! underpants Oct 2020 #3

Did he have a shot? Edit -- Appears he did. Thanks for nothing. Hoyt Oct 2020 #4

Yes, he is currently leading JI7 Oct 2020 #6

Darn. Hoyt Oct 2020 #8

He's been ahead in polls 5 to 10 points for months wishstar Oct 2020 #7

He's one of the most important seats Awsi Dooger Oct 2020 #10

Yawn Proud liberal 80 Oct 2020 #5

finally .. a dem sex plot dweller Oct 2020 #11

Oh damn. Blue_true Oct 2020 #12

No sex? No crime? stillcool Oct 2020 #13

He sexted with an adult woman who was also married? But now that this has been exposed NewDayOranges Oct 2020 #15

If he was a Republican he'd be fine right... Historic NY Oct 2020 #16

Given that Tillis has the Covid, he may still yet have a chance Rstrstx Oct 2020 #17

Democratic, god dammit. nt coti Oct 2020 #18

Exactly. MrsCoffee Oct 2020 #61

GD.. if he's "so nervous about the next Cha Oct 2020 #19

Seems like everything from this idiot was recent Awsi Dooger Oct 2020 #22

TY.. apparently thinking he would never Cha Oct 2020 #26

That's what I'm wondering. cwydro Oct 2020 #47

Why do people that do such shit run for public office. Blue_true Oct 2020 #68

That is sexting? LOL.... no. Not really. SlogginThroughIt Oct 2020 #28

Dammit. crickets Oct 2020 #20

stupid qazplm135 Oct 2020 #21

Who cares? BGBD Oct 2020 #23

+1 Behind the Aegis Oct 2020 #48

Exactly. I give not a single fuck In It to Win It Oct 2020 #78

That may have cost us our chance to control the Senate. DavidDvorkin Oct 2020 #24

That doesn't really qualify as sexting Generic Brad Oct 2020 #25

Yeah my thoughts exactly SlogginThroughIt Oct 2020 #30

It's between him and his wife BannonsLiver Oct 2020 #27

Yep, seems like GOP shenanigans...assisted by a jealous husband who found the texts. Chasing Dreams Oct 2020 #31

Trump changed the rules on this. Yavin4 Oct 2020 #29

We are still allowing personal relationship issues Sunsky Oct 2020 #32

He isn't running in CA, this is NC and this stuff matters there Amishman Oct 2020 #57

Where did I mention CA? Sunsky Oct 2020 #58

Ethics and morality matter to us. Why should we take our lives down into the sewer Blue_true Oct 2020 #69

Yup I missed it nt Sunsky Oct 2020 #72

Well he picked a good day to come clean Sewa Oct 2020 #33

He was confronted with the texts and chose not to lie Amishman Oct 2020 #62

He could have avoided all by not fucking doing what he did. nt Blue_true Oct 2020 #70

Nothing about sex in the texts. texasfiddler Oct 2020 #34

What is wrong with these people? Texting?? So stupid! Boogiemack Oct 2020 #35

That is the big question for me. If he knew that he had those issues, why in the fuck Blue_true Oct 2020 #71

Thank goodness early voting has already begun in NC Wanderlust988 Oct 2020 #36

I live in NC so I can tell you that he still has a Jspur Oct 2020 #38

I didn't know sexting is sending cheesy flirtation Jspur Oct 2020 #37

Just looked up the woman he was having the Jspur Oct 2020 #39

There comes a time in married people's lives when the routine with Blue_true Oct 2020 #76

He was leading too, dammit. cwydro Oct 2020 #40

I guess there was a reason he reminded some of us of John Edwards. LisaL Oct 2020 #42

True dat. cwydro Oct 2020 #45

Well, send him money anyway. We need the seat. UCmeNdc Oct 2020 #41

I guess that's about sums it up. LisaL Oct 2020 #43

I agree rockfordfile Oct 2020 #50

What a dope. BlueStater Oct 2020 #44

You stated my feeling perfectly, without any F bombs. nt Blue_true Oct 2020 #77

Those aren't sexts ibegurpard Oct 2020 #49

This is disappointing but it's not game over, far from it Withywindle Oct 2020 #51

That's some low-key sexting. Codeine Oct 2020 #52

You are not running for public office. That is an important red line for me. Blue_true Oct 2020 #80

If this were a Republican DFW Oct 2020 #53

We have ethics, republicans don't. That matters to me. Blue_true Oct 2020 #82

His judgment is certainly in question, however DFW Oct 2020 #84

You make a good point. Hopefully voters go in with the notion that there is Blue_true Oct 2020 #86

Agreed, and we should hold our own to a higher standard, but as a comparison.... DFW Oct 2020 #87

I know about Scott DesJarais. Blue_true Oct 2020 #91

Oh great, another self-inflicted wound. Captain Stern Oct 2020 #54

I can never understand why these people who run for office do such self-destructive smirkymonkey Oct 2020 #55

I have a guess at about why that happens Captain Stern Oct 2020 #64

I agree with your hypothesis and will Jspur Oct 2020 #96

The thing that has me gnawing my teeth now is his cavalier betrayal of all the people that believed Blue_true Oct 2020 #83

I already voted dsc Oct 2020 #59

Ugh. honest.abe Oct 2020 #60

Well, he certainly shot himself and the possible Democratic Senate sinkingfeeling Oct 2020 #63

Meh. OnDoutside Oct 2020 #65

More embarrassing than disqualifying Mr. Ected Oct 2020 #66

in a sane and rational world...... Takket Oct 2020 #67

There is probably no better than a 50% chance that *any* politician has been ... dawg Oct 2020 #73

Any person, really. Codeine Oct 2020 #81

He just needs to talk about policy like healthcare. Buckeyeblue Oct 2020 #74

Don't care In It to Win It Oct 2020 #75

Won't move the needle in this environment, radius777 Oct 2020 #79

And it shouldn't. It's none of our damned business, and who knows what has happened in the other ... dawg Oct 2020 #85

It's the 21st Century... scardycat Oct 2020 #89

Republican have aleady condoned sexual assault and grabbing them by the p----. WyattKansas Oct 2020 #90

What an absolute IDIOT. budkin Oct 2020 #92

It's time to stop talking about this BGBD Oct 2020 #95

We aren't the only ones talking about it FBaggins Oct 2020 #97