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One of the Leading VA GOP Governor Candidates, Pete Snyder, Was Just Endorsed By “Conservative Warrior,” “Fringe Conspiracy Theories” Spreader Ginni Thomas

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How extreme and deranged is the Virginia GOP at this point? Check out who just endorsed one of its leading candidates for governor, Pete Snyder. That’s right, this person:

“On Wednesday morning, Ginni Thomas—wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas—endorsed the rally in Washington demanding that Congress overturn the election. She then sent her “LOVE” to the demonstrators, who violently overtook the Capitol several hours later. Two days later, Thomas amended her post with the addendum: “[Note: written before violence in US Capitol].” By that point, five people involved in the insurrection, including a Capitol Police officer, had died.

Thomas, a conservative lobbyist and zealous supporter of Donald Trump, has fervently defended the president over the last four years. On her Facebook page, she frequently promotes baseless conspiracy theories about a “coup” against Trump led by Jewish philanthropist George Soros, a frequent target of anti-Semitic hate. Thomas draws many of these theories from fringe corners of the internet, including an anti-vax Facebook group that claimed Bill Gates would use the COVID vaccine to kill people. In recent months, she also amplified unsubstantiated corruption claims against Joe Biden while insisting, falsely, that the Obama administration illegally spied on Trump’s 2016 campaign, then tried to rig the election against him.”

See below for more, and as always, consider what this says about the Virginia GOP these days…

P.S. How on earth did Amanda Chase not snag this endorsement, by the way?!?

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