Ed Morrissey

This is a few days old, but still worth noting. The local GOP org has disavowed Simonetti after this arrest, as one might imagine they would. This may have had something to do with it as well. Man, the state has gone downhill after I left ... 

JUST IN: Alpha News has asked conservative Hennepin County commissioner candidate Marisa Simonetti for comment after we were told she is a paid escort.

In a statement, she says: “I have done nothing wrong or to be ashamed of. When you are a woman, with an infant and no money,… pic.twitter.com/EcteGdODSv

— Alpha News (@AlphaNewsMN) June 27, 2024

“I have done nothing wrong or to be ashamed of. When you are a woman, with an infant and no money, living with domestic violence, you can’t ‘just leave.’ I made a plan to protect my son and I executed, and now hold considerable wealth. I refuse to accept any narrative that shames or blames women for the autonomy they exercise over their own bodies.”