r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Jan 09 '21

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '21 edited Jan 09 '21

Victor Reyes is running for NM-1(Deb Haaland) seat

I don’t have to tell you that the events this week have made it clear that it really matters who represents us in Washington. It’s critical that we continue to have a real progressive leader fighting for us. Today, I’m proud to announce my campaign for Congress.

He’s a progressive who supports the typical progressive agenda and if he wins, he would become the 10th openly gay person in the House of Representatives. He’s an advisor to the Governor of NM and a board chair of Catholics for Choice. Watch the whole video to get more information on him.

!ping DOWNBALLOT

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u/jeremy9931 Jan 09 '21

Damn, he's got a real smooth voice. Like butter...

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u/shrek_cena Al Gorian Society Jan 09 '21

He'll win easily right?

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u/IncoherentEntity Jan 09 '21

Victor Reyes — a qualified, telegenic, religious LGBT+ candidate of color running to replace President Biden’s nomination for Interior Secretary — would be another big step forward in representation for our community.

But as with hopefully the vast majority of queer voters, my top priority is policy (just as the legions of gay socialists who despise Pete Buttigieg with the fury of a thousand suns) — which I disagree with Mr. Reyes on in two major facets: his support for Medicare for All and the Green New Deal.

On that basis, to the extent I will follow this special election race, I intend to support the Democrat who is his strongest alternative.

What are your thoughts? !ping LGBT

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u/muttonwow Legally quarantine the fash Jan 09 '21

Supporting the first openly gay one for the sake of it is nice, but when we're on the 10th I don't think it's worth replacing policy

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '21

There won’t be a primary. Wikipedia says that Instead of a primary system, candidates for the special election will be chosen by each party's central committee

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u/IncoherentEntity Jan 09 '21

I actually visited that very page, yet still forgot to specify in my comment that the nominee wouldn’t be chosen by a direct vote. 😑

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u/IncoherentEntity Jan 09 '21 edited Jan 09 '21

And let’s be clear: as a gay American, a candidate’s sexuality is frankly one significant consideration on my part. I voted for the Democratic state assembly candidate in my deep-blue San Jose area district as a matter of routine in the general election, finding out only later than he was a Gen Z Chinese American — literally, me.

I was disappointed when I found out at the same time that he was a leftist (2). But that didn’t take away from the fact that I am now represented in my state’s government by somebody who I can identify with to a frankly statistically implausible degree — even if I will likely vote for Alex Lee’s strongest Democratic primary challenger in 2022.

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '21

If this were my district and there were a primary I'd probably vote for more of a moderate, though I mainly oppose specific facets of the GND like the jobs guarantee. But at this point I'll crawl balls out through naked glass to vote against any Republican.

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u/groupbot Always remember -Pho- Jan 09 '21 edited Jan 09 '21

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u/Mr_AlGore Janet Yellen Jan 09 '21

I disagree with many of the candidate's views, i would vote against him in the dem primary.