Who is Shelly Headen? NC candidate stays on ballot despite Dems disavowal over controversial ‘Nazi-Trump’ post
In North Carolina, Democratic legislative candidate Shelly Headen remains on the ballot despite backlash over inflammatory social media posts.
Shelly Headen, a Democratic candidate in North Carolina's state legislature race, has retained her position on the ballot despite her party's condemnation of her controversial social media posts. Headen's remarks, which advocated for military action against American territory in red states and compared President Trump to Adolf Hitler, led to condemnations from the North Carolina House Democratic Caucus and a local party organization.
Despite the party's disavowal, Headen remains an active candidate because the withdrawal deadline had passed earlier in August, and the general election ballots were already in circulation. Headen, who was contesting John Blust's Republican state Representative position in Guilford County's House District 62, posted the inflammatory remarks around a year ago.
She has since denied posting the image of herself at Dachau concentration camp, stating that the photo was manipulated. Headen apologized to those hurt by her comments and acknowledged her understanding of the party's decision to withdraw its endorsement.
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