Missy Reilly Smith, who ran in 2010 against Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, is back in the political spotlight. This time, she’s running for vice president.

Much like a fringe Congressional candidate did in D.C. in 2010, the anti-abortion activist Randall Terry is using federal election law to force television stations to run incredibly graphic campaign ads featuring images of aborted fetuses. During the Super Bowl.

Last night wasn’t what you would call a stellar evening for the D.C. Republican Party. Beyond not winning any of the races they claimed to be competitive in, the local branch of the GOP had one of its best showings with a candidate it didn’t even support.