Ben McAdams: No Love Lost!

Rep-elect Ben McAdams beats polarizing Republican congresswoman Mia Love of Utah.

On a bright note, Mitt Romney isn't a perennial candidate anymore. He won the U.S. Senate seat in Utah. A fucking carpetbagger and opportunist who ran in 2012 as the Republican presidential nominee won. He was then a former governor of Massachusetts. He also tried to run for the Senate in 1994 to replace Ted Kennedy. He failed miserably.

Ben McAdams triumphant win gives the Democrats 39 seats. In red state Utah, Republicans outnumber Democrats 4:1.

One lawmaker who was the future of the Republican Party is heading home.

Rep. Mia Love (born Ludmya Bourdeau) (R-UT) is heading to the showers.

Love lost her race against the former Salt Lake County mayor who mounted a campaign to end homeliness, opioids addiction and food deserts.

Love who fought hard couldn't make it through the recount.

Here is my statement on the President’s comments today: pic.twitter.com/EdtsFjc2zL

— Rep. Mia Love (@RepMiaLove) January 11, 2018

Donald J. Trump mocked her for not embracing the racism and hate he's peddling.

The first black Republican woman elected to Congress in 2015, Love lost her bid for a third term by less than 700 votes against McAdams, adding to the Democratic majority in the U.S. House of Representatives come January.

"This race was about connecting with Utah," McAdams said while declaring victory on Monday night before the final results were posted by the state. "This race was about who was best positioned to serve Utah and working to not get it caught up in a national, partisan election."

Mia Love heads to the showers.

The race had remained too close to call for The Associated Press for two weeks. State election officials are scheduled to certify results on Monday.

In a statement on Tuesday, Love said she planned to call McAdams but didn’t indicate if she would concede or congratulate him. She said she’s traveling with family for Thanksgiving and won’t speak about the race until Monday.

"Regardless of how you voted, I want to express my sincere appreciation to you for engaging in the process," Love said. "It is one of many reasons this is the greatest country on earth."

Love was among House Republicans targeted in the hours after the midterms by Trump, who suggested their defeats were at least in part because of their refusal to embrace his presidency.

It seems like Republicans are afraid to have minorities in their party. See if Mia Love was smart, she would have realized that more women of color were elected to Congress.