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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIn Deep Red Idaho, Voters Are Fanatic About Democrat Paulette Jordan
The enthusiasm gap between Jordan and her opponent, 64-year-old multimillionaire Lt. Gov. Brad Little (R), was obvious after their last debate. The self-described undecided voters in attendance swarmed her for photos and questions as he quietly slipped out. One veteran waited in line for 15 minutes to meet her and promptly ripped a sticker off of his shirt bearing Littles name, saying he is voting for her instead.
Jasper LiCalzi, the chair of the department of political economy at the College of Idaho, said Jordan has hit a sweet spot in the Idaho electorate: young people and women unhappy with President Donald Trump and people across all parties who feel ignored.
Jordan, a 6-foot-tall indigenous woman in a state led by white Republican men, also just looks different. Between her dynamism and calls for big changes to Idaho policies, like marijuana legalization, she couldnt stand out more from Little, who is, well, boring.
Paulette Jordan comes from a long line of tribal chiefs, and the elders in her tribe, the Coeur dAlene tribe, saw that same leadership quality in her early on, said her mom. She said her own mother would often pull her aside and tell her to make sure to protect her daughter because the elders believed she had a gift. https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5bc90d21e4b0d38b58766654
elleng
(131,176 posts)unhappy with President Donald Trump and people across all parties who feel ignored.'
'Some people, often older men, cry when they meet Jordan. Others tell her shes inspiring them to vote for the first time in years. Strangers have asked her to marry them.'
Cha
(297,774 posts)Paulette Jordan is beautiful inside and out. I love it when Native Americans are running for Office.
What an awesome history she has. Best of Luck to her for Gov of Idaho!
There have been a few Indigenous women running for office in the past few elections in this region. I hope she wins! That damned Butch Otter and his predecessor have done so much damage to that state, I had to move to Montana! I'll have to do some research on her policy proposals, I've been trying to catch up on the local issues in this new county I just moved to recently.
Cha
(297,774 posts)to a new place!
My granddaughter just started her freshman year at the U of Providence in Great Falls, Montana.
I only moved here because I was living in my car and was able to get into housing way over here, in the next county, so I moved in. The county folks are the ones I am unfamiliar with. Great Falls is almost 200 miles north of me, I hope she enjoys it while she's here and does well in her studies.
I sent in my ballot Saturday or Sunday.
Cha
(297,774 posts)Nothing like a roof over one's head I always say.
I've lived in my van a couple of times in my life.. California and Hawaii.
2naSalit
(86,824 posts)but I'm in Montana where it gets pretty darn cold in the winter. At least I had my car for shelter.
Cha
(297,774 posts)ok for the first year respectively.. Thank Goodness I didn't have to stay much longer. Did have million dollar views, though.
It makes me appreciate my apartment that much more now. And, refrigerator!!
2naSalit
(86,824 posts)I even have a freezer in my fridge, didn't have one in my last place that I lived in for seven years. I like having a bathroom all to my self too.
Cha
(297,774 posts)many people take for granted.
Freezers are good to have!
2naSalit
(86,824 posts)and soooo taken for granted. I can store things for longer than a day or two! Having a kitchen, bathroom, heat and a good bed, pretty much all I need for housing, well, it has to be sound housing with all the windows and doors and insulation!
SunSeeker
(51,741 posts)...instead of Trumps.
Cha
(297,774 posts)TexasTowelie
(112,495 posts)betsuni
(25,684 posts)uponit7771
(90,367 posts)BumRushDaShow
(129,642 posts)She's only 38 so she has some time to build up electoral experience. There are 2 Congressional seats in the state plus a Senate seat up in 2020, so one of those would be something to run for!
SunSeeker
(51,741 posts)I know that it normally works against female candidates, but the taller candidate tends to win, and for once that helps the woman in the race!
https://www.voanews.com/a/tallest-person-wins-majority-of-us-presidential-elections--132610998/162773.html
BumRushDaShow
(129,642 posts)but then what happens is that the media then trivializes her by spending more column inches focusing on her appearance rather than her skills and experience, and essentially gives men a "Heads up! She may pull a power play on you!" warning.
ProfessorPlum
(11,279 posts)ProfessorPlum
(11,279 posts)can't keep my old straight white men straight
SunSeeker
(51,741 posts)She has such poise and charisma. And she strikes the right note every time, saying things like "I will listen to the people" in response to the "what if" question trap.
Polybius
(15,507 posts)Any polls on this race? Real Clear Politics has none listed.
SunSeeker
(51,741 posts)Hermit-The-Prog
(33,471 posts)We the people have been 'left' of our government for a long time. What was once considered moderate, centrist is now labelled 'progressive' by media.
Maybe the candidates that garner the most excitement in the widest spectrum of voters are the ones most representative of the majority. I know I'm tired of where the right-wing Reaganites yanked this country.