Rep. Scott DesJarlais has officially won his primary, barely squeaking past state Sen. Jim Tracy, who conceded Monday after more than two tense weeks following Tennessee’s Republican primary in the 4th District. ***You just can't make this shit up.
DesJarlais was among the most vulnerable House incumbents this cycle, thanks to personal scandal that dried up his fundraising ability and made him a pariah among some of his peers in the Tennessee delegation. Proceedings from a 2001 divorce arose in October of 2012, revealing that the anti-abortion lawmaker had encouraged an ex-wife and former mistress to have multiple abortions.
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Monday, August 25, 2014
Abortion Lover Wins GOP Primary In Tennessee
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As general trends go, there seems lately to be a large amount of news where the reporter has to clarify "this is not from The Onion."
Sign of the end times?
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