


Ginni Thomas, battle-hardened conservative and bugaboo of Democrats
Clarence Thomas’s wife is back in the news for supporting a group that lobbies against a stricter ethics code for Supreme Court justices
GINNI THOMAS is a regular at conservative women’s luncheons and strategy sessions. She is well-bred and speaks with a sunny, Midwestern lilt. She is the sort of person who exclaims “Gosh, I’m so excited” and “We’re gonna be in the fight with ya.” She wears a twin set and pearls, a blonde bob and a broad smile. She hates communism but loves liberty, free enterprise and small government. You would never think she was a MAGA crusader or a fan of fire-spewing radio hosts such as the late Rush Limbaugh. You would not imagine an election-denying conspiracist. You would not guess that someone so genteel could be so perennially aggrieved.
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