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Texas Dem who called for Zionists to be imprisoned, castrated loses primary

By Andrew Bernard

(JNS) — Sex therapist Maureen Galindo lost her bid to be the Democratic nominee in the primary runoff on Tuesday for Texas’s 35th Congressional district after she was denounced by leaders of her own party for making incendiary comments about Jews.

The Associated Press called the race for Johnny Garcia, a Bexar County sheriff’s deputy, after polls closed. At press time, Garcia had about 62 percent of the vote to Galindo’s 38 percent with 74 percent of votes counted.

The race to represent the 35th district, which includes parts of San Antonio and is expected to favor the Republ...

 
 

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