On Friday, the Washington State Republican Party's convention in Spokane erupted with moments of booing, chanting obscenities, and people turning their backs to the party's own candidates.
  • YtA4QCam2A9j7EfTgHrH@infosec.pub
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    8 months ago

    ““Civility has kind of disappeared,” she said. “Even in our party, and that’s sad.””

    Lady, you realize your party did a fucking coup? Fuck off.

    • Optional@lemmy.world
      13·
      8 months ago

      Division among the state’s Republican Party was evident earlier in the day, when Jaime Herrera Beutler spoke as a candidate for public lands commissioner, a position that runs Washington’s Department of Natural Resources. Members of the crowd booed the candidate. Some stood up and turned their backs on her.

      A former representative for Washington’s 3rd Congressional District, Herrera Beutler notably voted to impeach President Donald Trump. It was a move that split GOP voters in her district. She lost the following primary in 2022, and in turn, her elected position in Congress.

      The coupers bouped.