Far-right candidate Laura Loomer is out-raising incumbent Democrat Lois Frankel in her run for Congress
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- Lois FrankelAmerican politician
Far-right congressional candidate Laura Loomer is banned from social media, but she’s still been able to haul in more campaign cash than incumbent Democrat Lois Frankel.
Loomer, 27, has raised nearly $1.2 million since she launched her campaign in August 2019. That’s about $300,000 more than the $856,823 Frankel has raised.
Loomer has raked in that cash thanks in part to a national right-wing following generated through provocative stunts. Loomer once chained herself to Twitter’s New York City headquarters to protest what she considers to be social media censorship.
Despite Loomer’s fundraising success, she will have a tough time unseating Frankel in the Nov. 3 election. Hillary Clinton won the Democratic-leaning district by nearly 20 percentage points over Trump four years ago.