NH repub state rep: Democratic Congresswoman Will Lose Because She's 'Ugly As Sin'

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By Rebecca Kaplan CBS News

October 13, 2014, 2:31 PM
New Hampshire Republican: Rep. Ann McLane Kuster "is as ugly as sin"

Rep. Steve Vaillancourt, left, criticizes the state's gay marriage panel as its chairman, Rep. Tony Soltani, R-Epsom, right, and its clerk Maureen Mooney, R-Merrimack, center, look on prior to a news conference in Concord, N.H., Thursday, Dec. 1, 2005. Vaillancourt was on the minority side of the panel and disagreed with the majority's recommendation that same sex couples in the state be denied legal status. (AP Photo/Jim Cole) JIM COLE

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Last Updated Oct 13, 2014 4:15 PM EDT

New Hampshire State Rep. Steve Vaillancourt wrote a long blog post predicting the outcome of the race in the state's 2nd Congressional District on one factor: incumbent Democratic Rep. Ann McLane Kuster's looks.

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Rep. Ann McLane Kuster
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...........Vaillancourt seemed to realize the post might cause a backlash, because he warned readers at the top that "the subject matter, although very real, may prove uncomfortable for some of my more sensitive readers."

"Thus, to avoid the PC police sending out a warrant for my arrest, I offer an advance warning," he said (with the promise that "I don't plan to say anything really offensive here.&quot .

Garcia released a statement calling the comments "sexist" and saying they "have absolutely no place in political discourse.

"Both Rep. Kuster and I have experienced this unfortunate reality of being a woman in politics. I hope that as time moves forward and more female candidates run for political office around the country, people will focus on the content of our ideas rather than what we wear and how we look," she said.................