CYNTHIA MCKINNEY HANDILY DEFEATED:

Cynthia McKinney, the fiery Georgia congresswoman known for her conspiracy theories about the Sept. 11 attacks and the scuffle she had earlier this year with a U.S. Capitol police officer, lost a runoff election Tuesday for her district’s Democratic nomination.

Attorney Hank Johnson, a former county commissioner, soundly defeated McKinney. With 98 percent of the precincts reporting, Johnson led with 59 percent of the vote. . . . Johnson, a political unknown three weeks ago, strode into the ballroom of his campaign party to shouts of, “Hank! Hank! Hank!” Meanwhile, there was no sign of McKinney at her campaign celebration for most of the night.

Let’s hope we don’t see much of her in the future. Perhaps she’ll curl up with a good book!