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We had a weird candidate for county commissioner. People on FB are bitching about their property taxes going up, and this spider-throwing lady is showing up in the comments to say that people should've voted for her.

Here's a news article about the spider throwing:

https://www.eplocalnews.org/2024/07/19/spider-toss-case-takes-new-turn/

And a news segment:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYDUeI72Eik

She's so crazy even Republicans wouldn't endorse her:

Late last month, the 3rd Congressional District Republican Party withdrew their previous recommendation for Simonetti in the special election race, stating in a press release that Simonetti, who had not sought a recommendation for the Nov. 5 election, “does not reflect our values.”

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[–] m_f@midwest.social 3 points 8 months ago

Blaming constituents is a great campaign strategy, can't believe you lost 🙄

[–] m_f@midwest.social 2 points 8 months ago

Maybe her plan was to raise money with OnlyFans instead of property taxes:

https://www.eplocalnews.org/2024/07/29/candidate-known-for-spider-incident-confirms-onlyfans-account/

Hi, I’m Marisa Simonetti. I’m running for Hennepin County commissioner, and I’m a professional whore.