Battle For Decency: Virginia GOP Defeats Democrat Porn Star

Republican David Owen has secured a spot in the Virginia House of Delegates, defeating Democrat Susanna Gibson.

It was revealed that Gibson engaged in sexual acts with her husband and live-streamed the interaction online.

The scandal primarily did not affect Gibson’s desire to run.

However, it might have cost her the election.

The Washington Examiner covers more on the election:

Republican David Owen defeated Democrat Susanna Gibson, giving Republicans a needed seat in the Virginia House of Delegates.

Owen, a businessman, defeated Gibson, a nurse practitioner, in the Short Pump-based 57th District, chalking up a win in one of the closest races of the cycle.

This Richmond suburb race gained national attention after the revelation that Gibson had performed sex acts with her husband online for money. Owen has not made the scandal a focus of his campaign, telling NBC12, “As far as whether it disqualifies her or not, that will be up to the voters in the district.”

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In the immediate aftermath of the exposure of the pornographic videos, Gibson’s fundraising numbers surged through the roof, but her support plummeted among voters, clocking in at 38.9% to Owen’s 49.5% support.

Democrats in Virginia were vague about their support for Gibson after the scandal broke, maintaining their focus on winning majorities in both chambers. Some, however, were supportive, such as Democratic state Senate President Pro Tempore L. Louise Lucas, who asked supporters to “make this the biggest fundraising day of [Gibson’s] campaign.”

Many online have begun making jokes about Gibson and the election results.

Read some of my favorites here:

https://twitter.com/JoeyMannarinoUS/status/1722210487851757935

BREAKING: After stroking herself ahead by 800 votes, Susanna Gibson gets screwed by Goochland! pic.twitter.com/AuuhO16VpY

— Liekitisn’t (@liekitisnot) November 8, 2023

Typically Susanna Gibson voter pic.twitter.com/VeKbxaOkRp

— Dr. Richard Harambe (@Richard_Harambe) November 7, 2023

The Washington Post shares more on the story:

Republicans sought to remind voters of Gibson’s videos. The Republican Party of Virginia sent mailers to voters that contained screenshots. The envelopes warned recipients that explicit materials were contained inside and that minors should not open the envelope.

Gibson answered the GOP attacks to some extent Monday in an op-ed piece for the left-leaning website Blue Virginia, labeling her GOP attackers as “politicians who feel they have a right to know what goes on in our private lives and the power to control what we do with our bodies.”

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Gibson might have been upset that Republicans were spreading this information, but perhaps she should have never done it.

The people deserve to know exactly who they are voting for.

If a Republican did the same thing, you can bet that Democrats would be smearing it all over online.