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In reply to the discussion: Meet Joe Manchin's primary opponent, Paula Swearengin. You're gonna like her! [View all]Proud Liberal Dem
(24,406 posts)64. Does she have a statehouse or Congressional seat she could run for first?
IMHO we need to build up a crop of candidates from a local level and build their experience and name recognition before somebody just springboards into a potentially larger race that they may be ill-equipped to win. Does she have the kind of name recognition to win a statewide race? Who are the Republicans running? She can obviously run but her bid seems unlikely to be successful and her time, energy, and money would probably be better spent at a local level first. Just my $0.02.
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Meet Joe Manchin's primary opponent, Paula Swearengin. You're gonna like her! [View all]
Eccho
May 2017
OP
So we would get another Republican 6 years from now and lose the seat for decades at that point.
stevenleser
May 2017
#8
It is not a question, and the so-called obvious answer is merely your guess.
guillaumeb
May 2017
#28
We lost most of our "Dinos" to the Rethugs, having helped some of them out with primary attacks.
pnwmom
May 2017
#23
That is just a lazy argument. Plenty of progressives have run in those states and been shellacked.
stevenleser
May 2017
#34
Is there something besides residence there that you think makes you an expert?
stevenleser
May 2017
#18
Sure, you can always make an argument sound bad when you use a strawman version of it. nt
stevenleser
May 2017
#33
Its a strawman. No one ever said no Democrat should ever be challenged in a Southern or Western
stevenleser
May 2017
#41
Nope, I wrote a comment about a specific situation, you made a strawman out of it. nt
stevenleser
May 2017
#68
What is Sanders trying to do? Why is he campaigning for whomever is running against the incumbant
Thinkingabout
May 2017
#37
After what you added, I oppose her and will support Manchin in the primary.
Foamfollower
May 2017
#39
What a great idea. Primary a Diem and hand it to the GOPee. No Thanks!
Stinky The Clown
May 2017
#47
No I don't like her...primarying Manchin in a red state is the height of stupidity.
Demsrule86
May 2017
#61
Does she have a statehouse or Congressional seat she could run for first?
Proud Liberal Dem
May 2017
#64