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MissB

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12. Wheeler is the incumbent and Hass has serious name recognition

Reply to BlueLucy (Original post)

Wed May 20, 2020, 09:10 AM

May 2020

It’s hard to topple an incumbent.

Hass used to be a tv reporter. He’s been known in the state for decades.

It’s way less about moderate vs progressive imho.

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