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Democrats DROP crazed candidate over resurfaced comments calling for political violence — and she offers BIZARRE excuse

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A Democrat candidate in North Carolina is forcing her party to run the other way after she appeared to defend resurfaced comments calling for political violence. The website for Shelly Headen's campaign says she is a mom, a neighbor, and an advocate, but on social media she advocated for a military strike against many of those neighbors. When asked about the extremist insults, Headen compared herself to Jesus Christ. Headen is running for North Carolina's state House District 62 without the support of her party after the comments went public. "I think our only hope is an attack on US Soil … preferably Alabama, Louisiana … where the stupid people live,” Headen wrote in one post, according to the Carolina Journal. Another comment said the "MAGA cult may be more destructive and evil than the Nazis" and also accused President Donald Trump of "getting close to surpassing Hitler." When asked about the extremist insults, Headen compared herself to Jesus Christ. "I’ve sacrificed myself just li

First report: North Carolina Democrats cut ties with candidate who urged anti-GOP violence — washingtonexaminer.com, 4d