Event Brief
NC Democrat Shelly Headen stuck on ballot after Nazi comparison
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 18, 2026 at 2:11 PM ET
Summary: North Carolina Democrat Shelly Headen remains on the ballot after resurfaced posts in which she said MAGA is “more destructive” than Nazis and compared Donald Trump to Hitler. The posts also called for an attack on U.S. soil targeting red states.
WHO: Shelly Headen
WHAT: Resurfaced posts attributed to Shelly Headen compared Trump to Hitler and said MAGA is “more destructive” than Nazis, while calling for an attack on U.S. soil targeting red states; she remains on the ballot.
WHEN: Sep 18, 2026 at 1:53 PM ET
WHERE: North Carolina
WHY: The resurfaced posts triggered controversy over Headen’s remarks comparing Trump to Hitler and describing MAGA as more destructive than Nazis, while she stays on the ballot.
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