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20. Too bad they weren't there today to vote for the people's best interests.

Tue Jun 23, 2015, 11:25 PM

Jun 2015

Was it condescending to NYers, which is a pretty big state with lots of good progressives also, when Hillary came to NY to run for the Senate?

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Suggestion, perhaps Dennis Kucinich run in senate or house primaries in Washington state? [View all] cascadiance Jun 2015 OP

Why would he run against something that most Democrats support? Tarheel_Dem Jun 2015 #1

You are confusing trade with what TPP and TPA are really! cascadiance Jun 2015 #2

Dennis? No, thanks. We Washingtonians don't need to be saved by any Ohioans. n/t pnwmom Jun 2015 #3

I though that he had some ties up there that had him wanting to move there earlier... cascadiance Jun 2015 #4

I've never heard of any. And the reason for the votes here is that pnwmom Jun 2015 #6

what kind of jobs were gained ? JI7 Jun 2015 #7

Boeing-related and tech jobs is what I understand. Some port connected jobs, too. pnwmom Jun 2015 #8

I wonder how many of those new local jobs are using H-1B Visas too... cascadiance Jun 2015 #13

Good question. There is a lot of pressure here for those Visas, but I don't know pnwmom Jun 2015 #15

why ? he would lose JI7 Jun 2015 #5

I was only offering someone that had once looked to move here... cascadiance Jun 2015 #10

I'd happily vote for him in my district. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2015 #9

Move Dennis Move aspirant Jun 2015 #11

Yes, too bad he didn't move up there earlier... cascadiance Jun 2015 #12

This is really kind of condescending to the "locals." If we want to replace pnwmom Jun 2015 #16

Too bad they weren't there today to vote for the people's best interests. sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #20

Did you read the article? 40% of Washington state's economy depends on international trade. pnwmom Jun 2015 #21

Well, that is what we were told. That she would be able to win whereas we didn't really have sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #22

You should read the article. Our representatives have been getting plenty of feedback pnwmom Jun 2015 #24

So constituents KNOW what is in this secret deal? How could that be? And isn't the job of sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #25

You do realize that our representatives were barred by law from sharing specifics about pnwmom Jun 2015 #26

You just made my point, do you realize that? You stated that constituents were calling their Reps sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #28

Some of their constituents are Republicans, believe it or not.And some are Democrats or Independents pnwmom Jun 2015 #31

Really..... you'd vote for a Fox News guy? (nt) Nye Bevan Jun 2015 #14

One of the best Democrats we had, he stood up to the Bush regime and of course was hated by the far sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #19

Are there any HRC DU posters that are Fox News Guys aspirant Jun 2015 #32

I would be happy if he primaried some of our DINOs. n/t PowerToThePeople Jun 2015 #17

Yes, that would be a great choice. Note how the Corps hated him, which makes him all the more sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #18

IMO aspirant Jun 2015 #33

Dennis Kucinich couldn't get nominated when his district became marginally less liberal... brooklynite Jun 2015 #23

I think you are confused. His district was merged with Marcy Kapturs, another liberal Democrat cascadiance Jun 2015 #29

One vote aspirant Jun 2015 #34

Washington's economy is now based KT2000 Jun 2015 #27

TPA isn't about trade, but providing mechanisms bypassing what should be the normal process... cascadiance Jun 2015 #30

I understand this is corporations KT2000 Jun 2015 #35

We'll take him in Oregon DiverDave Jun 2015 #36

He's a board member of his buddy Ron Paul's libraterian think tank. PeaceNikki Jun 2015 #37

Really? Sigh. That explains the appearnce on Infowars and the Faux gig. freshwest Jun 2015 #39

Not kidding. Not even a little. PeaceNikki Jun 2015 #40

OMFG... Thanks, PeaceNikki. n/t freshwest Jun 2015 #41

Wow ismnotwasm Jun 2015 #42

And leave his cushy job at FoxNews? Freddie Stubbs Jun 2015 #38

Why doesn't he just run for president? I hear the third time is the charm! tritsofme Jun 2015 #43