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Chelsea Manning Seeks U.S. Senate Seat for Maryland

posted by Fnord666 on Monday January 15 2018, @01:56AM   Printer-friendly
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takyon writes:

Chelsea Manning eyes U.S. Senate seat for Maryland

Chelsea Manning, the transgender U.S. Army soldier who served seven years in military prison for leaking classified data, is seeking the Democratic Party's nomination for the U.S. Senate seat from Maryland, according to Federal election filings seen on Saturday.

[...] Democratic Senator Ben Cardin was elected in 2006 to that seat and is expected to run for re-election this year. He is the senior Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Cardin was easily re-elected in 2012, beating his Republican challenger by 30 points in the heavily-Democratic state.

Previously: Chelsea Manning Released from Prison, Remains on Active Duty Pending Appeal
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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 15 2018, @09:32AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 15 2018, @09:32AM (#622501)

    Our voting system works wonders for celebrities as there are only votes for, not against. Hence no such thing as negative publicity.

    Now when it comes to Chelsea, I'd certainly vote for her. She has something most politicians lack, a spine.