"SW Washington looked them straight in the eye & said no-not here, not now, not ever."

[kpete]

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Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
US House candidate, WA-03

We won. I am humbled, honored, and grateful.

I pledge to work every day to live up to the responsibility placed in me.

I will defend our rights. I will protect our democracy. And I will deliver the help working and middle class families need.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

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This race was a bellwether for the direction of our country. Joe Kent gave voice to some of the darkest impulses in our politics: white nationalism, xenophobia, and authoritarianism.

Southwest Washington looked them straight in the eye and said no — not here, not now, not ever.

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[grantcart]

1. Great victory. More like "never again" than "not ever"

They did elect a candidate whose single issue was to defeat someone who voted for impeachment.

Kudos that they went against their red lean to correct their earlier mistake.

[bucolic_frolic]

2. Because GOP is so dark, Democrats have been handed an ideological mandate

It should be an easy sell to improve the lives of citizens. Once life improves, Democratic popularity will only grow. Even greed has a bad name right now. Rick Scott has drowned in absurdity.

[Joinfortmill]

3. I'm breathing a huge sigh of relief that the people got out and voted for democracy

[jaxexpat]

5. If you have any knowledgeable voters to spare, we could use a few in Florida.

Floridians can't grasp simple geography well enough to see how totally screwed gerrymandering has left us. TomTom, Garmin and their GPS buddies have really damaged the potential for Americans to find their way out of a paper bag.

[childfreebychoice]

6. Gerrymandering affects the house, not the Senate

With desantis and Marco being reelected, the will of the ppl have also spoken. Racism, religious nonsense, crt, constant drubbing of dems by fox, right wing radio, and even Spanish only media, works very well. Wish I could see better future for dems in fl, and texass. Haven't sent money to either since Wendy, and gillum. Good friends, who are nurses, and teachers have, or are leaving both states, blue Cali and me, just as rethugs want. Good luck.

[ProudProgressiveNow]

4. KR NT

[dalton99a]

7. Kent is a full-blown Nazi who loves violence.

Kent is also a close political ally of Joey Gibson, the founder of the Christian nationalist group Patriot Prayer. Since establishing the group in 2016, Gibson has organized demonstrations in Portland, as well as the city’s Washington state suburbs, where he and his followers have clashed with left-wing groups. Many of the demonstrations were coordinated with the Proud Boys.

The often violent rallies organized by Gibson drew anti-government activists, extremists as well as white supremacists to unite in common cause — namely fighting left-wing activists.

Photos from the events archived online by the group Rose City Antifa demonstrate how in some cases Kent’s allies have associated with people who have expressed white supremacist views. In numerous instances, Gibson as well as Jorgensen, the Proud Boy on Kent’s payroll, were recorded standing next to Jacob Von Ott, who has posted racist and antisemitic views online and expressed admiration for the founder of the American Nazi Party.

In April, Kent was photographed at a fundraiser giving a thumbs-up with Greyson Arnold, a Groyper-aligned commentator who identifies as a “Christian American Nationalist.” Like Fuentes, Arnold was also at the U.S. Capitol during the insurrection.

Arnold has shared memes online that refer to Nazis as a “pure race” and has called Hitler a “complicated” and “misunderstood” historical figure. He also hosted a “White Boy Summer” celebration in Lake Havasu, Arizona, in June 2021, drawing the event’s title from a popular meme that was circulating among white nationalists and racist groups.

[ananda]

8. I wish white Texas would do that: just say no to fascism..

and the ridiculous idea of white supremacy.

By the way, Travis County voted over 70%
against it... proud to be blue here.

[Lucinda]

9. ❤️ ✿❧🌿❧✿ ❤️

[Fiendish Thingy]

10. An important side note: this district includes the headquarters for the Proud Boys

Vancouver Washington is the national/international headquarters for the Proud Boys, where they have launched numerous terrorist attacks on Portland, just across the river.

The area also contains a private park honouring Jefferson Davis, which can be seen from I-5.

The significance of this Dem win cannot be overstated.

[liberalla]

11. That's interesting information! I was unaware of the proud boys connection

to Vancouver, WA! That's very good to know and underlines the impact of this win. Thank you.

A very hearty congratulations to Marie Gluesenkamp Perez and SW Washington!

[Delphinus]

12. Thank you

This is important information we should ALL know about.

[calimary]

13. No kidding! VERY good to know!

We live near there now.

VERY good to know.

[lostnfound]

15. Joe Kent was one of 17 Peter Thiel candidates

Identified in this NYT [link:https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/14/technology/republican-trump-peter-thiel.htmlarticle| In February. Surprisingly so was the brother of Jose Diaz-Balart. I knew that he had Republican brothers but a Thiel lackey? Ugh.

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Texas

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Ariz.

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Mo.

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Ohio
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Loren Culp
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Mario Díaz-Balart
Fla.

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Harriet Hageman
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Brian Harrison
Texas

Joe Kent
Wash.

Kevin McCarthy
Calif.

Michael McCaul
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[mcar]

16. Great flip

[Hekate]

17. Really wonderful statement, really wonderful result