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littlemissmartypants

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6. Do you know who ...
Wed Oct 23, 2024, 05:18 PM
Oct 2024

Lee's Democratic challenger is?

"When politicians started doing my job, I decided it was time for me to do theirs."
-Dr. David Hill

https://www.hillforncsenate.com/

Dr. David Hill, the Democratic candidate for the 7th district says his Republican opponent, Senator Michael Lee is spreading lies.
Hill’s attorneys have sent Lee a letter demanding that he cease and desist.
A political commercial airing almost daily leading up to election day is now the center of a legal battle.

Senator Michael Lee’s Democratic challenger David Hill filed a cease-and-desist order demanding a retraction and apology for campaign ads claiming Hill strongly supports “sex-change surgery” for children.
The cited source for the claim was a 2021 blog post, a post that contains no language supporting a claim regarding gender affirming surgeries.

Hill’s legal counsel said that the referenced article instead concerns surgical emergencies relating to intestinal blockages.
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https://www.wect.com/2024/08/16/race-state-senate-faces-legal-troubles-michael-lee-given-cease-and-desist-letter-by-democratic-opponent-over-ads/

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Michael Lee expanded Medicaid? [View all] XanaDUer2 Oct 2024 OP
Yep IbogaProject Oct 2024 #1
Wow. Won't be voting for him XanaDUer2 Oct 2024 #2
Lee's name doesn't appear on the bill. littlemissmartypants Oct 2024 #4
No. His name doesn't appear on the bill. littlemissmartypants Oct 2024 #3
Ty. Cooper is great XanaDUer2 Oct 2024 #5
Do you know who ... littlemissmartypants Oct 2024 #6
Yes, he's a "dangerous liberal" XanaDUer2 Oct 2024 #7
❤️ littlemissmartypants Oct 2024 #8
Someone need to correct his lie XanaDUer2 Oct 2024 #9
He lies a lot. littlemissmartypants Oct 2024 #10
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