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postulater

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9. We actually had a great progressive who was running in the primaries.

Reply to betterdemsonly (Original post)

Mon Mar 2, 2015, 07:20 PM

Mar 2015

But she was in a car crash on her way to an event and dropped out of the race to recover.

Kathleen Vinehout would have been a great governor. I don't know the practicalities of the politics to know if she would have won but she is a passionate, smart and dedicated representative of her district.

She is still in the State Senate. I wish she would have continued her run. After she was hurt Burke was locked in. She was entirely forgettable and did not inspire many people.

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If running a neoliberal women is a good way to beat conservatives how come Walker beat Mary Burke [View all] betterdemsonly Mar 2015 OP

Same way McConnel held his seat against Alison Grimes Scootaloo Mar 2015 #1

Thought I was going to get deafening silence. Thanks for kickin it. n/t betterdemsonly Mar 2015 #2

Exactly right. AngryAmish Mar 2015 #3

The same way Hillary Clinton lost her senate races twice and Mary Landrieu lost 5 times!! wyldwolf Mar 2015 #4

The previous to challenges to Walker came from an anti-Union buddy of Rahmbo. n/t betterdemsonly Mar 2015 #7

I thought Gabrielle Giffords would have been great. Too bad she lost her elections. wyldwolf Mar 2015 #8

Neoliberalism's whole purpose for existing is to... nikto Mar 2015 #5

Bill Clinton AND Obama stumped for Burke. HereSince1628 Mar 2015 #6

We actually had a great progressive who was running in the primaries. postulater Mar 2015 #9

She literally praised Walker for Prop 10 betterdemsonly Mar 2015 #10

A lot of discussion about that has been going on. Half-Century Man Mar 2015 #11