Back in late February, Conservative commentator and actress, best known for her role in the movie ‘Clueless,’ Stacey Dash, has filed paperwork to run for Congress in California’s 44th district. Dash filed paperwork with the FEC website to initiate the formation of a candidate committee called “Dash to DC,” and began looking for campaign volunteers.
It was a long-shot candidacy, given the far-left politics of California, and that she couldn’t expect much aid from her peers in Hollywood (whose politics she obviously doesn’t share). Additionally, The Los Angeles–area district she was running in is a liberal stronghold. Hillary Clinton won there in 2016 with nearly 85 percent of the vote, and only roughly 10% of registered voters are Republicans.
Her candidacy ended up barely lasting longer than a month, with Dash pulling the plug after realizing the harsh realities of running for office. In a statement posted to her Twitter account, Dash wrote “After much prayer, introspection and discussion with my family, I am withdrawing my candidacy for California’s 44th congressional district. I believe that the overall bitterness surrounding our political process, participating in the rigors of campaigning and holding elected office would be detrimental to the health and well-being of my family.”
I have released this statement on my campaign. It’s not an easy one. pic.twitter.com/HvKuUad48F
— Stacey Dash (@REALStaceyDash) March 30, 2018
According to Fox News,
Dash also said she wants to remain active in national politics and help residents in her district, whom she said live under a system of “Plantation Politics,” in which the underclass is offered only “symbolic gestures” of prosperity — citing high crime and high-school-dropout rates.
The 51-year-old Dash’s roughly five-week-long campaign had a slow start. She acknowledged a couple of weeks ago that the flu had slowed campaigning, and much of her fundraising efforts appeared to be soliciting contributions via social media.
In all fairness, there wasn’t much of a purpose to Dash’s candidacy in the first place. Why go through the headache of running in a district where there’s no chance more than 1 in 10 people will vote for you?
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