Dan Crenshaw, the wounded war veteran who was mocked by Saturday Night Live last weekend, has won his election.
Now that’s justice.
The Daily Signal reports:
Dan Crenshaw, Whose War Wounds ‘SNL’ Mocked, Gains House Seat
Three nights after being the target of a crude joke on “Saturday Night Live,” former Navy SEAL Dan Crenshaw was headed to victory Tuesday night in his bid for a seat in the House of Representatives from Texas.
With 87 percent of precincts reporting, Crenshaw led Democrat Todd Litton by 53 percent to 45 percent. He was poised to succeed fellow Republican Ted Poe, who is retiring after seven terms representing Texas’ 2nd Congressional District.
The native Houstonian came to wider public attention three nights earlier on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live,” when cast member Pete Davidson poked fun at Crenshaw’s loss of an eye when a roadside bomb exploded while he was deployed to Afghanistan in 2012.
During the live show’s “Weekend Update” skit, Davidson joked as a photo of Crenshaw wearing his eyepatch appeared on screen: “You may be surprised to hear he’s a congressional candidate from Texas and not a hit man in a porno movie.”
His supporters seem pretty happy:
Dan Crenshaw makes victory speech after winning seat in Texas Congressional District 2. pic.twitter.com/ESKKSloPka
— Ivory Hecker FOX 26 (@IvoryHecker) November 7, 2018
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