GOP Candidate: I Had An Affair Two Weeks Ago, Am Quitting My Campaign

Gia Arnold, 24-year-old NY state Senate candidate, has announced the suspension of her campaign after having an extramarital affair.
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New York state Senate candidate Gia Arnold, a 24-year-old Republican, halted her campaign on Wednesday because she said she had engaged in an extramarital affair within the past two weeks.

The New York Daily News reported that Arnold announced the suspension of her campaign with an email sent to supporters and the media early Wednesday morning. She spoke to the Daily News by phone and explained the “personal decision” that prompted the suspension.

“I had an affair on August 1st and four days later I left my husband,” Arnold said. “I wanted to go public with the information, just because it was heavy on my conscience and I am strong for honesty and integrity and always telling the truth and I felt it was important as a public figure that the public was aware of what was going on.”

Although Arnold is no longer actively seeking election, she does not plan to withdraw from the state Senate race and will serve if elected.

“I hope that will (sic) people will continue to place their vote on who they’re most confident on leading them in Albany,” she said. “I will still be on the ballot.”

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  1. Is that a high capacity banana clip hanging from her neck or is she just glad to see me?

  2. They jsut don’t do irony, do they? Integrity, my azz.

  3. One thing I’ve learned in life is that most people eventually fuck around on their partner sooner or later. She started sooner than most.

  4. Aw c’mon, Gia. If Diaperman could survive The Hookers, you can survive this.

  5. An Affair with a Man or with a Woman (or something else?)
    Is that really an AR-15 clip hanging around her neck?!?!?

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