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riverwalker

(8,694 posts) Thu May 9, 2019, 11:00 AM May 2019

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Valerie Plame to run for Congress as Democrat [View all]

Source: Daily Beast

Valerie Plame has officially filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to run for Congress in New Mexico.

The former CIA operative, who became famous when her identity was leaked by an official in the George W. Bush administration, will run in the state’s 3rd congressional district, which will be vacated by Rep. Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), as he is running for Senate in 2020.

Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/valerie-plame-files-to-run-for-congress-in-new-mexico?source=articles&via=rss

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Valerie Plame to run for Congress as Democrat [View all] riverwalker May 2019 OP

a smart lady rampartc May 2019 #1

Elliot Abrams and Richard Armitage took credit for "accidentally" outing her RVN VET71 May 2019 #16

And the damage shrub and his minions did to the cia... Maxheader May 2019 #34

+1. Poppy Bush had to suspect the most insidious of traitors Hortensis May 2019 #42

An American patriot and hero. ffr May 2019 #2

Ms. Plame may get the last laugh saidsimplesimon May 2019 #3

Brava! Brava! Brava! Raster May 2019 #4

She is well spoken and is a great candidate for democrats beachbum bob May 2019 #5

Another smart woman who says what she thinks and knows what she's talking about. Ford_Prefect May 2019 #6

Sounds good! (From a former NM resident). TryLogic May 2019 #7

Great! mcar May 2019 #8

K & R SunSeeker May 2019 #9

Good. Firestorm49 May 2019 #10

Ooooo, that could get "interesting" madamesilverspurs May 2019 #11

Glad to hear this. democrank May 2019 #12

Good. I'll be voting for her. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2019 #13

That would make her MY Congresscritter! HAPPY to vote for Valerie! n/t TygrBright May 2019 #14

No thanks. I guess some have forgotten her anti-semetic tweet, or have no problem with it still_one May 2019 #15

I hadn't known about this. RVN VET71 May 2019 #18

She finally apologized using the reason that she didn't really read it, or something to that effect, still_one May 2019 #22

That was my first thought, too tishaLA May 2019 #21

She will be my candidate and, I'm pretty sure, my Rep. BadgerMom May 2019 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author Piedras May 2019 #19

Careful! JCannon May 2019 #20

Woo hooo!!!! Wish I lived in NM in her district so I could vote for her. nt Honeycombe8 May 2019 #23

This message was self-deleted by its author Piedras May 2019 #24

This will be a wide-open Primary brooklynite May 2019 #25

This message was self-deleted by its author comradebillyboy May 2019 #26

Don't get mad, get even. Nitram May 2019 #27

Hmmm. A candidate who previously lied for a living. shanny May 2019 #28

Oh gawd. Really, shanny? Cha May 2019 #37

She ought to win handily. Nt BootinUp May 2019 #29

She graduated one year after me in my BigmanPigman May 2019 #30

I kind of would like to see her just run for the US Senate seat AdamGG May 2019 #31

Ben Ray Lujan is an Cha May 2019 #38

this would be amazing, she'd be fantastic for the job onetexan May 2019 #32

I predict that her GOP opponent will try to use what will seem like her murkypast... BobTheSubgenius May 2019 #33

Valerie Plame has an Actblue donation page that I donated to Piedras May 2019 #35

If she gets in, how much you want to bet... mitch96 May 2019 #36

YES!!!!! calimary May 2019 #39

I was just in touch with Valerie, and she says: DFW May 2019 #40

Good for her DashOneBravo May 2019 #41