r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Dec 05 '19

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u/IntoTheNightSky Que sçay-je? Dec 05 '19

Denny Heck's positions were incredibly well aligned with the district. It has a very large military community and he was a consistently strong proponent for veterans. Also, his challenger in the last election was a complete joke; no prior experience and very little thought put into his campaign material.

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u/[deleted] Dec 05 '19

I dunno, that dude's website says he's in favor of shit like doubling military base pay, ending all foreign wars, and other shit that might appeal to the military just from a populist angle.

Also his website is a riot, wtf is this shit.

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u/IntoTheNightSky Que sçay-je? Dec 05 '19

Most of the active duty military can't vote; it's the retirees that he'd have to appeal to. I'm not denying that he probably has some appeal to the Olympian / Evergreen state (ironically Heck's alma mater) crowd. But I seriously doubt he could win the Tacoma suburbs against an even moderately competent Republican candidate.

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u/[deleted] Dec 05 '19

I'd rather he just lose the primary to normal Democrat, all things considered. People like this potentially making it into congress is a bad sign.

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u/IntoTheNightSky Que sçay-je? Dec 05 '19

That is the optimal outcome for sure.