Schiff v Garvey will likely draw more Rethugs voters out than Schiff v Porter would have. Those extra Rethug

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107. of course i do not hate Schiff and I will gladly vote for him in the general

this is what said btw (the post you referenced)

you left out quite a bit

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100218733164#post38

38. There are several potential Dems running for Senate who are open to questions as to what type of ideological camp they will end up being if they are elected.

Schiff (ex centrist to slightly conservative ex Blue Dog, ex No Labels-founded/run Problem Solvers Caucus member, who has drifted fairly substantially to the left over the past few years and hopefully stays that way and doesn't revert and become remotely like Sinema, Manchin). I so hope Schiff follows the path of Gillibrand, who was pretty conservative (more than Schiff is now) as a House Rep yet became a strong progressive in the Senate, and NOT the path of Sinema (who was also a Problem Solver in the House, and worked with them from the Senate, along with Manchin, to scupper a huge chunk of Biden's two Infrastructure Bills, plus blocked the two Voter Rights Bills, etc etc), who was a strong progressive but went further and further to right, ending up with the huge problem she has become in the Senate. I wager he will be far more of a Gillibrand than a Sinema. I voted for Porter, but I have pretty much accepted that Schiff will likely win both our jungle primary and the general (if it is Garvey the Rethug as his opponent that will be a sure win).

Elissa Slotkin (my biggest concern) She is a current No Labels Problem Solvers Caucus member, has been anti Pelosi for years, and is, IMHO, the most likely to become the next Sinema. I was so disappointed that all the better (IMHO) candidates (in alphabetical order: Jocelyn Benson, Pete Buttigieg, Garlin Gilchrist, Andy Levin, Mallory McMorrow, Dana Nessel, and Gretchen Whitmer) did not run. Whitmer and Buttigieg may well run for POTUS, so that is likely why they declined, and Benson will likely run for Governor. Given that, I would have vastly preferred Nessel and/or McMorrow over Slotkin, but also Gilchrist and/or Levin as well.

Tammy Murphy (ex Republican and NJ Dem machine candidate) who I so hope loses to Andy Kim in the primary. Kim will be a rock-solid Dem, Murphy has far too much wild card potential for my taste.

David Trone (MD, another Problem Solvers House Rep), who I hope is defeated by Angela Alsobrooks in the primary. I would love to see a fellow black progressive female (Alsobrooks) as the new Senator from Maryland, but alas, it does not look good for Alsobrooks atm in all the primary polls, so I hope Trone does not remotely go even a little bit Sinema/Manchin style on us in the Senate if/when (hopefully far more 'when' than 'if') he defeats Hogan in the general. Fuck Hogan for changing his mind and entering the race. He was the ONLY Rethug who has a remote chance to win that seat.

That all said, obviously ALL four Dems listed above as concerns of mine would be infinitely better than ANY Rethug.

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