War on Women: Dems attack Garcia with sexist language, imagery

by Amelia Chasse in General»Politics
November 25, 2013


New Hampshire Democrats were quick to attack Republican State Representative Marilinda Garcia once she made her intention to seek the her party’s nomination for the second congressional district seat official. Garcia announced her candidacy via a press release on Monday morning; she joins former Republican State Senator Gary Lambert in the race to take on Democratic Congresswoman Anne Kuster.

Within moments of her announcement, prominent Democratic State Rep. Peter Sullivan attacked Garcia on Twitter using sexist language and imagery. Sullivan compared the three-term State Representative, who holds a Master’s degree from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, to reality television celebrity Kim Kardashian. He went on to refer to her as “[Republican State Rep.] Al Baldasarro [sic] in stiletto heels” and “a lightweight.”

Throughout the 2012 and 2013 election cycles, national Democrats launched repeated attacks accusing Republicans of using rhetoric they claimed was demeaning to women.
Sullivan’s tweets are below:

Peter Sullivan @CitizenSullivan
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Bill O'Brien + Kim Kardashian = Marilinda Garcia #nhpolitics
10:15 AM - 25 Nov 2013
Peter Sullivan @CitizenSullivan
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@katbeep She's Al Baldasarro in stiletto heels, a lightweight and O'Brien clone.
10:50 AM - 25 Nov 2013

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