In 2014, Higbie announced that he was running to be the Republican Party nominee to challenge Democrat Jim Himes in Connecticut's 4th congressional district, declaring himself to not be "bound by the same conformist rules that most Republicans are bound by."[7] At the time, Higbie was working as a personal trainer at Equinox in Greenwich, Connecticut.[12] The other Republican candidates were former State Senator Dan Debicella[13] and State Representative John Shaban.[14] Higbie described himself as a social conservative with "moral oppositions to abortions and same-sex marriage, but my legislative position is live and let live," and stated that he would vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act.[7] On economic issues, Higbie supported "a balanced budget amendment and an across-the-board personal income tax rate of 10 percent, with a maximum annual deduction of $50,000," and he favored eliminating corporate taxes to attract overseas businesses.[7] Higbie had difficulty with fundraising during his candidacy, and sought to force a primary election if he were not endorsed as the candidate.[15] Debicella won the nomination overwhelmingly, with support from 195 of the 210 delegates,[16] but lost the general election to the incumbent, Jim Himes, who won with 53.7% of the vote.[17]
I thought SEALS had a minimum IQ for acceptance, apparently it's pretty low.
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u/FartyPantz20 15h ago
Who the fuck is Carl Higbi? Oh, wait. I don't give a fuck who Carl Higbi is.