ImTheCaptain
I disagree with you
progressives are like the OWGs who defend Ron Wellman: we'll take our moral victories, thank you very much
Winning in November might ultimately matter less than what a Jordan candidacy would symbolize to many in Idaho, long accustomed to a certain (white, largely male) type of representation. As Lisa Sánchez, who was recently elected as Boise’s first Latina city council representative, put it, “Paulette offers the promise of a new kind of public servant. Whether you’re a woman, or a Chicana, or an indigenous person, you’ve received these messages for so long: that you don’t belong here, that this sort of work, this sort of power, this sort of position isn’t for you. Whether Paulette wins or loses, she’s sending a message that says: You know what, this is for people like us, as well.”
Yet in a year where so much energy is not just on Democratic candidates, but women candidates in general, it’s easy to see why voters are attracted to Jordan. As is the case in so many primaries, the election will likely come down to which candidate is energizing voters, which candidate makes them want to show up on a Tuesday in May — and, specific to Idaho, which one will make Democrats who’ve changed their party membership (so as to vote in closed Republican primaries and select the “least wackadoodle” candidate) come home to vote in the (open) Democratic primary.
There's always going to be an excuse to defend the status quo, no matter how bad the status quo is. Very important to note who is providing the excuses, and how they are motivated.
Are you conflating young people and the "far left"?It’s a sad reason. The far left is unreliable and gets pissy when their candidates don’t win primaries.
Are you conflating young people and the "far left"?
If you're not going to make a cogent point just stay in your lane. I asked ph a question.Seems like you are
I've never advocated not voting, at least not in the discussions we've had today. I think MHB has, but i'm not going to speak for him.This is hilarious. You keep ranting that leftists shouldn’t show up to vote for centrists. I claim they don’t. You get pissed and ask me to show evidence.
If I vote for the same people you all do, why do you flip out every time I rightfully call them worthless pieces of shit? Nobody asked you to defend Claire McCaskill, yet here you still are.Dude, if you still think people should vote for a McCaskill than why are you arguing with people who agree with you?
Voting for the Green Party in an election they have no chance of winning IS not voting.