Social media erupted on Thursday night during a Maine Senate debate to determine who will replace former Democratic nominee Graham Platner after one of the candidates highlighted being a songwriter as a qualification for Senate.
“I ran for office several times, didn’t win, but I did run and then, I’m a songwriter and then I write my own books,” Senate candidate Ashley Webb said on the debate stage when asked, “What qualifications do you have to serve in the U.S. Senate?”
Webb, who is transgender, continued, “I suppose my transparency, I wouldn’t lie to people and I wouldn’t deceive the people, like, we’re being deceived right now, like we get lied to, smoke and mirrors, like what’s going on with ICE.”
The moment went viral on social media, with many conservatives mocking Webb’s list of qualifications.
