Democrat Suggests She’s Running For Congress ‘Out Of Spite’ Because Guy Broke Her Heart
Michigan Democratic congressional candidate Shelby Campbell suggested she decided to do many things — including running for the House — “out of spite” for a former loved one who broke up with her 10 years ago.
In a TikTok video posted by Campbell on February 6 and broadcast on X on Monday, the contestant said the man in question blocked her and broke up with her on this specific day 10 years ago. Campbell listed her accomplishments after their split, thanking her ex-partner — whose first, middle and last name she revealed — and cited her grudge against him as why she’s running for Congress. (RELATED: A married Democratic candidate gets closer to a much younger far-left opponent over drinks)
“Everything I do is out of spite,” Campbell said. “Instead of being a mean, nasty bitch, I just outdo you whores.”
“I’m still bitter about it but I’m very grateful, because without you I’ve done so much,” Campbell said in her TikTok video, addressing the man. “The only aspiration I had when I was with you at that age was just to go to Texas and keep you off drugs…maybe be a hairdresser, but now baby, I’m running for Congress.”
Campbell told the Daily Caller News Foundation in a statement that the goal of the video was to show how unresolved trauma and addictions shape people and how choosing to heal from that trauma can change the direction of someone’s life.
“I share this story because it reflects a broader reality: When trauma is ignored, it often leads to cycles of addiction, incarceration and instability; when confronted, it can lead to growth, responsibility and purpose,” Campbell said in the email. “My candidacy is rooted in lived experience with these systems and the belief that public policy should do more to support healing, opportunity and workers. »
Psycho-Democrat Shelby Campbell of Michigan is running for Congress because of a failed relationship 10 years ago, lol. Quite a reason to run for office, don’t you think? pic.twitter.com/gj5vosv2W3
– Mike Engleman🇺🇲 (@RealHickory) February 23, 2026
She said the end of her relationship was painful for her, but became an important turning point in her life that pushed her toward “independence, education and long-term stability.”
“In the video, when I say that everything I do is ‘out of spite,’ I explicitly mean despite the good, not the bad,“, Campbell clarified. “I was describing determination – the refusal to internalize the limitations that were imposed on me at a young age.”
Campbell made a TikTok video in September that received significant backlash for mocking Charlie Kirk’s assassination, comparing it to ABC briefly suspending Jimmy Kimmel’s show.
“Hey, MAGA. How much does it hurt that Jimmy Kimmel is back, but you can’t get your person back?” Campbell said in the video, before letting out what appeared to be a cry of joy.
Campbell responded to criticism by saying her comments were dark humor and that she was pointing out the irony between Kirk’s free speech activism and conservatives’ call for Kimmel’s show to be canceled.
Campbell’s Company, the maker of Campbell’s Soup, filed a lawsuit against the congressional candidate in October for using campaign materials that resembled the design of the Campbell’s Soup can, according to a Michigan Public NPR report. Ms Campbell reached a deal with the food conglomerate the following month, agreeing to stop using the Campbell Soup brand logo.
The courts have allowed the congressional candidate to continue using the word “soup” in her campaign, the outlet reported. His campaign website URL is soup4change.com.
Campbell is running in the Democratic primary in Michigan’s 13th Congressional District against incumbent Rep. Shri Thanedar and left-wing candidate Donavan McKinney — who is supported by Michigan Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib and independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.
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