A Republican congressional nominee is embracing the internet’s viral designation of her as a conservative “Goth Baddie,” hoping it will inspire young people to enter politics and persuade older voters to look beyond the tattoos and piercings.
Kelly Dennison, the 27-year-old Republican nominee for Colorado’s 2nd Congressional District, told the Daily Caller that if her campaign accomplishes one thing, she hopes it encourages more members of Generation Z to run for office.
“I really hope if my campaign accomplished one thing, I would hope it would be to inspire more Gen Zers to step up and run for public office instead of b*tching all the time,” Dennison told the Caller.
The “Goth Baddie” label, now splashed across her campaign merchandise, originated with a cheeky meme Dennison shared online. The post suggested that if the outdated practice of electing politicians who only pretend to care about their constituents is no longer working, perhaps it is time to “appoint a goth baddie who represents the voters’ interests.”
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