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Ashley Bennett will run in Primary for Van Drew's NJ-2 seat
The NationProgressive Ashley Bennett, who in 2017 defeated the Atlantic County GOP freeholder who mocked the Womens March (on Facebook he asked Will the womans protest be over in time for them to cook dinner?), told The Nation she will declare her candidacy in a Friday press conference. She considers Van Drews opposition to impeachment a betrayal of his constituents, since he represents Atlantic City, as does she, and there are literally people in his district whove been stiffed by Trump! Brigid Callahan Harrison, a Monmouth University political science professor with ties to some of the establishment Democrats who backed Van Drew, declared her candidacy Monday. Van Drews 2018 primary challenger, Tanzie Youngblood, is said to be considering a run, as is local educator Amy Kennedy, the wife of former congress member Patrick Kennedy. There will likely be others. Were definitely excited that women are stepping up to take this seat and hold Trump accountable, unlike Jeff Van Drew, Emilys List press secretary Miriam Cash told me.
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Ashley Bennett will run in Primary for Van Drew's NJ-2 seat (Original Post)
brooklynite
Dec 2019
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fleur-de-lisa
(14,628 posts)1. K&R
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Demsrule86
(68,667 posts)2. Isn't that a red seat generally? Can she win a red district?
I have no idea...
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)3. Did you read the first paragraph?
She unseated a longtime GOP asshole in 2017. She hit the right note by pointing out that Trump stiffed a lot of people in her district, next she needs to tie Van Drew to Trump like a twin.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)4. She was a psychiatric emergency screener who won a seat on
the county commission when the Repub incumbent said something stupid about the Women's March women getting home in time to make dinner. That was end of 2017, so she has a couple years in that position now. What kind of job she's been doing, I don't know, but she does now have a record for smart constituents to examine.
Good luck to the Democrat chosen for the GE.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden