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Farnham wraps up her write-in campaign

Democrat Beth Farnham ran a write-in campaign against incumbent Representative in Congress for the 13th District, Republican John Joyce.  Preliminary numbers suggest she received about 3,000 votes although Joyce won the contest.

This write-in campaign was always a long shot since its inception three weeks ago. However, my numbers would not be where they are today without the fantastic support that propelled it early on. From members of the Adams County Democratic Committee and its supporters, to friends old and new, near and far, across District 13, everyone who shared the campaign made the difference in the number of votes accrued. Not only does this speak to how hard people worked to get the word out, it reflects our deep desire to have a Democratic candidate in this race.

During this whirlwind of a campaign, I ran across several voters who expressed relief at having an alternative to an election-denying, anti-choice Republican, as is incumbent John Joyce. Even though many understood the odds, the issues were too precious to voters to simply relinquish to John Joyce without a fight. Like me, many voters will not hand over our precious democracy, nor our bodily autonomy.

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Considering their divorce from reality, rejection of accountability,  and aversion to democracy as they slide further into conspiracy theories, Republicans are not only failing to draw inmore voters, but beginning to alienate their own. This is evidenced by the Republican inability to predict the landslide win of governor-elect Josh Shapiro, and the victory for senator-elect John Fetterman as Republicans foolishly kept proclaiming a “Red Wave” that didn’t happen.

For the future, Democrats need only to improve our underlying committee structure and use it to keep reaching younger and newer voters. If this is what our party can achieve in a last minute write-in campaign, imagine what we will accomplish with a well-organized one over two years. Democrats already have Truth, Justice, and the American Way on our side. We just have to keep reminding folks.

Beth Farnham

Beth Farnham is a candidate for Pennsylvania’s 13th Congressional District. She's a long-time resident of Conewago Township, and a champion of progressive causes. Currently an Adams County Democratic Committee member, Beth is dedicated to supporting candidates who recognize that Black Lives Matter, women’s rights are human rights, no human is illegal, love is love, gun sense saves lives, and science is real. Having marched and protested for these causes over the past several years, it is time for Beth to represent Pennsylvanians more substantively – in Congress – where these and other manifestations of our democracy can be enshrined into law.

  • When it comes taking a position on subjects a person taking an extreme view while generalizing why they hold this position is an indication of emotional narrative and not a valid stance. Beth Farmham is one such person. Nothing of what I have read about her views displays anything but emotional opinions.
    Beth has done nothing but insult the people of the 13th District. She projects upon the constituents and makes unverifiable statements that are basically false. One is the violence of the police enacted upon blacks. If she were truly interested in the topic she would discover this violence is higher with the white. When it comes to CRT she again misleads either through purposeful deception or she has not done actual research in what CRT represents – as in reading what the intent is. Yes, there is documentation out there for it. When it comes to science I am certain she believes in transgenderism and would support males engaging in females sports while ignoring the growin injuries real females incur do to the competition against males. When it comes to Covid-19, Beth relies on the CDC and not science. Beth isn’t a reader of peer-reviewed science.
    Beth champions herself as a fighter against racism while pushing down the black people as blacks aren’t able to fight for themselves like the female white saviour can do. She is actually insulting minorities and doesn’t realize it. She can deluded herself into thinking she fights for individual worth, equal rights, liberty, enfranchisement, and majority rule but is far from it. The fact she insults constituents is evidence of this.
    The best I can say she means well but is woefully under-educated in the topics she tackles because of her bias but also the inexpertise she has as activism doesn’t make one an expert. The best she can do is insult what she believes is the enemy without giving any respect as she knows the path to individual worth, equal rights, liberty, enfranchisement, and majority rule.
    Beth constructs her narrative based on her emotions and without the reality. She would argue science and present not science but information that only supports her views. She isn’t a Democrat so much as she is anti-Republican as she likely views them as evil.
    So Beth, until you have done extensive research in the area of firearms, pollution, and infectious disease, I could never take you with any seriousness other than to see you as someone who thinks with emotions and that “Truth, Justice, and the American Way” only applies to your distorted views.

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