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Social media erupted during a Senate debate in Maine to determine who will replace former Democratic nominee Graham Platner. One of the candidates highlighted being a songwriter as a qualification to be in the Senate.

"I ran for office several times, didn't win, but I did run and then, I'm a songwriter and then I write my own books," Senate candidate Ashley Webb said on the debate stage answering the question, "What qualifications do you have to serve in the U.S. Senate?"

Webb, who is transgender, continued, "I suppose my transparency, I wouldn't lie to people and I wouldn't deceive the people, like, we're being deceived right now, like we get lied to, smoke and mirrors, like what's going on with ICE."

Webb's moment went viral on social media, with many conservatives mocking Webb's list of qualifications.

Webb was one of eight candidates on the debate stage over a two-hour period on Thursday night. The Democrat replacing Platner will be crowned at a Maine Democratic Party convention on July 25, and will face off in the midterm elections against longtime GOP Sen. Susan Collins.