Rough stuff? Rival accuses Nasheed of harassing workers
From her start as a community activist — some would say agitator — State Rep. Jamilah Nasheed has never been one to back down from a fight. (Just ask the police officers who dragged her off the MetroLink tracks during a protest a few years ago.)
But now her re-election opponent is claiming Nasheed has gone too far.
Kim Gardner, competing against Nasheed in the Democratic primary next month, has accused her rival of “‘Jim Crow era’ intimidation tactics.”
In a release sent out to several local media outlets, Gardner says that on Tuesday Nasheed approached her neighborhood canvassers in a “physically threatening manner and verbally berated them.”
When her campaign workers attempted to walk away, Gardner says, Nasheed “pursued them with continued insults.”
“I will not be bullied or intimidated by anyone including Rep. Nasheed.” said Gardner, 32, who works as an assistant prosecutor for Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce. “I want to stop this before it escalates beyond threatening gestures and words.”
Nasheed, for her part, does not deny having a “candid conversation” with Gardner supporters she crossed while knocking on doors this week.
But threats? Intimidation?
“That’s not me at all,” Nasheed says. “I only represent my constituents.”
Gardner, Nashed said, is a “nice girl” who, she claims, has resorted to desperation tactics to unseat an incumbent.
“She’s going to lose the race,” Nasheed said. “She’s trying to do anything possible to dilute my support.”
We live in a digital age. Gardner or anyone else who makes accusations like this need to provide evidence for this kind of claim. I personally don’t think “Political Fix” should even post stuff like this because it would so easy to manufacture a story.
I must say I have met Ms. Nasheed and I am in no way surprised. I have witnessed her screaming insults at people many times. She has a terrible temper and often resorts to threats when intellectually out gunned.
I wish Ms. Gardner good luck in unseating this very angry woman. Please be careful Ms. Gardner, Ms. Nasheed is not to be trusted.
Yo Adam, AB fan is right. I’ve seen her in action in Jeff City. She’s a typical urban political thug. And if you want evidence, here’s all you need. My screen name is my real name. And my real career is insider politics.
Scott Simon is correct. She’s a thug, knows nothing different. Just ask her colleagues. She’s intrusive, disruptive, starts fights, speaks on both sides of her mouth, instigates conflicts she has no business participating in. She has no personality of her own so she attempts to take from others. Just ignore her…nothing gets to her little brain as ignoring her. Gets her figity and nervous. Just remind her to take her anxiety medicine and she’ll calm down. Right on Simon for telling the truth and showing your name!!!!!!!!! Wish we could all do that on this blog.
Thug legislator Jamilah Nasheed is an embarrassment to St. Louis. Hopefully the people who elected her will wise up and elect a more intelligent, less theatrical legislator this time.
Is she really “GONG” to lose the race. Is that Jamilah’s astonishing wordsmithing skills, or simply a typo Jake?
I think either scenario is completely plausible.
A typo that has been corrected. And, as always, thanks for the catch
at least she’s really a democrat. which is more than i can say for Gardner, the mayor and most black elected officials from the city…
Dungy1, it’s obvious you have not taken time to learn about Kim Gardner and refuse to see the republican ways of Rep. Nasheed. Nasheed is the one that voted with the Republican to eliminate campaign finance limits. She is the one voted with the Republicans to give the largest tax credit incentive in the history of Missouri to foreign company. She is also the one who betrayed the teacher’s union and created a voucher program through her A+ related legislation she authored. This is your “real” Democrat, PLEASE. Sounds like a republican to me. Let’s get informed, Dungy1.