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Unhinged Dem Senate Candidate Harasses America Rising Staffer in Iowa

While the Democratic Party attempts to sort out the caucus disaster in Iowa, far-left Senate candidate Kimberly Graham remains completely unhinged. Graham is running in the Democratic primary, hoping to clinch the nomination and eventually unseat incumbent Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA). Two other candidates are competing for the Democratic nomination: Theresa Greenfield and Eddie Mauro. Greenfield was tapped by Sen. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY). Graham is aligned with Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT).

Graham participated in a climate change march this weekend, and harassed an America Rising tracker also present at the event:

As Graham knows, the staffer was well within her rights to be present at the parade, and was minding her own business. Graham got in the staffer’s face with her phone, bombarded her with questions, and insisted she tell Graham why the staffer was present at the march.

Graham then demanded to know the tracker’s address in order to “serve her with a lawsuit.” Of course, there was absolutely zero basis for any legal action. Graham is a candidate for public office, present at a public event. The America Rising staffer was well within her rights to be present and to ask questions of those at the parade; for Graham to insinuate otherwise demonstrates a clear misunderstanding of free speech and the role of public officials. 

Most ironically, Graham tweeted yesterday that she keeps her campaign "positive" and "civil:"