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Back during the primary, we wrote two things about Barbara Madsen: “Fuck Madsen” and “Vote Madsen.” We stand by both. In 2006, Madsen defended the state’s anti-gay Defense of Marriage Act, arguing the state was entitled to believe limiting marriage to straight couples was “essential to the survival of the human race and furthers the well-being of children.” For that, fuck her. Fuck her forever. But you still have to vote for her. That’s because conservative initiative swindler Tim Shitstain Eyman is on a mission to unseat judges like Madsen and stack the Washington State supreme court with his friends.

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