Fearing for her life, Iowa Democrat abandons race to unseat GOP Rep. Steve King

[jazzcat23]

75. Actually, no...

why is it offensive? I speak the plain truth. We cannot keep running away from these people, who want to try to intimidate us. There's a reason we have protections in place, (police?) and candidates also have plenty of back-up if they want or need it. Besides, they should already be aware of what may happen because they are putting themselves out there for scrutiny and whatever comes with that. And Hekate, I've already been there...up close and personal. I've lost a family member to violence. I deal with threats every day. Wanna know how that feels? It's scary, true, but I am not going to become a prisoner in my home because 'someone might get me', I'm not going to run away to a "safer" place...there's nowhere that's really safe anymore. I'm not giving up my life out of fear of what may happen (or not) at any given time. We can't do that or we seriously lose our future. You keep your head in the sand if you like, but I'm going to fight.