Despite record-breaking fundraising, promising poll numbers, and even a last minute endorsement from Bernie Sanders, U.S. Senate hopeful/pro-LGBTQ thirst trapper Lucas Kunce was unable to clinch the nomination in Missouri’s Democratic primary election yesterday.
Late last night, Kunce conceded the race to his opponent Trudy Busch Valentine, who won with 43% of the vote, compared to his 38%.
“Thank you for fighting,” the 39-year-old tweeted shortly after the election was called. “Never stop.”
Thank you for fighting.
Never stop.
— Lucas Kunce (@LucasKunceMO) August 3, 2022
Even though he won’t be advancing onto the general election in the fall, Kunce has still left quite a mark, and we have a feeling we’ll be hearing more from him in the future.
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In addition to some truly impressive fundraising numbers, he was one of the most outspoken candidates in his field when it came to LGBTQ issues.
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He attended three different Pride celebrations in his state and talked about his plans to outlaw conversion therapy at the federal level.
He also vowed to fight transphobia and violence against trans people, enlisting the help of his brother, Warren, who is trans, to show why the issue was so important to him and his family.
I'm incredibly proud to have a brother like Warren. pic.twitter.com/0TBIdKKF8S
— Lucas Kunce (@LucasKunceMO) July 30, 2022
And then there were his thighs.
After that super embarrassing clip of Josh Hawley fleeing from insurrectionists on January 6 went viral last month, Kunce, who served in both Iraq and Afghanistan, wasted no time dragging the scared anti-LGBTQ lawmaker on Twitter.
“Josh Hawley and I both know how to run… But as a 13-year Marine veteran, it’s clear only one of us knows how to stand and fight for our democracy,” he tweeted, along with a photo of himself (and his thighs) competing in a marathon.
Josh Hawley and I both know how to run… But as a 13-year Marine veteran, it's clear only one of us knows how to stand and fight for our democracy.
Send me to the Senate, and that’s exactly what I’ll do. Chip in ?? https://t.co/LQAdJjT0IR pic.twitter.com/mdbL1G5EHt
— Lucas Kunce (@LucasKunceMO) July 22, 2022
He also turned up the thirst on his Instagram page, sharing lots and lots of photos of himself wearing running shorts at Pride events and shaking hands with voters in tight-fitting t-shirts…
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Alas, it wasn’t enough to nab his party’s nomination. But it was a noble effort nonetheless.
After winning yesterday’s primary, Valentine will face off against gay-hating Republican and “religious freedom” fighter Eric Schmitt in November. Barring a miracle for Democrats, Schmitt is forecasted to win that race.
Cam
Always happy to have out of the closet folks running, unlike Aaron Schock, Lindsay Graham, Larry Craig, and any of the others who attack LGBTQ rights.
abfab
I love that Graham isn’t at all shy regarding his thigh fetish. I’m more of a deltoid freek.
johncp56
Pecs are one of my weaknesses I,m strang I like slender legs and hard man tits lol
bachy
High-minded, open-hearted and a dreamboat. I’m shocked he didn’t win the primary because this dude definitely has a political future.
Kangol2
Great candidate and a real progressive. Unfortunately he was facing a centrist multimillionaire beer company heiress from a billionaire family, and her vague genialities won out over his detailed, hard-hitting policy proposals. In any other year he probably would have won the nomination easily, but going up against a Busch (Valentine) is tough in Missouri. On an interesting note, it looks like one of the three far right-wingers (Schmitt) won the GQP nomination, and there’ll be a rich center-right candidate, so perhaps Busch Valentine can pull it out. If she does, she needs to bone up on the issues, including ones involving trans people, etc. right away!
inbama
Sadly, the “conversion therapy issue” has become totally distorted, so it’s just as well.
Ronbo
What? A progressive gay man whom Graham Gremore did NOT run multiple false stories (like Alex Morse)! . Either there was no payola available or the polling rendered it unnecessary?
Tell us your thoughts Graham… was it the thigh shot?
Ronbo
Well for starters he isn’t gay – so there is that.