Inslee has great candidate skills

[kennetha]

Caught a bit of Inslee being interviewed on my way in to my weekend gig. Struck me as a man of considerable candidate skills.

[Cha]

1. From the two vids I've seen of Gov Inslee..

he most certainly does!

[pnwmom]

2. I agree. And he hails from the conservative, eastern part of the state.

As he puts it, he and his wife raised "three feral boys" out there.

And he managed to get himself re-elected Gov in 2016 by 54-46, even though the R's kept one of the houses in the legislature.

[DoctorJoJo]

15. Pretty Sure He Is From Seattle!! But I'm a Fan--Hope He Takes!

[pnwmom]

16. He was born here but raised his family in northern Yakima,

according to this.

https://www.seattlemet.com/articles/2017/11/20/is-jay-inslee-ready-for-the-other-washington?fbclid=IwAR2oXZFxDiWvXVUeadU7mZJcESr3Mb-NqdcsxCNc3-DdFhLbRAG1cn4qiv0

I walked into a Spanish class in 1966, on the first day of Ingraham High School. This girl sitting in the first row had a beautiful white blouse and beautiful hair. And I’ve been married to her for 46 years.

We raised three feral boys in the sagebrush of Selah—northern Yakima. And now I’ve got three grandkids.


Also, from Wikipedia:

He served in the Washington House of Representatives from 1989 to 1993. In 1992, Inslee was elected to represent Washington's 4th congressional district, based around Central Washington, in the United States House of Representatives.

[DoctorJoJo]

20. Yakima Is Not Even East of Central! I Was Thinking Spokane!

[pnwmom]

24. Everything east of the mountains is more conservative than Seattle and King County,

in my experience. Yakima's only about 40 minutes from the Hanford site.

[The empressof all]

27. To Washington GOP he's second only to Satan...

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The local facebook groups and media message boards draw them out like roaches every time he breathes...I can see how his entering the race is provoking a bit of anxiety and fear. He's my Governor and have liked him quite a bit but his entering the national stage has me becoming more impressed and excited about his campaign.

[elleng]

3. I agree; saw his msnbc interview, and very impressed.

[calimary]

10. So did I. Same reaction.

I already had a favorable view of him. But I didn’t realize HOW favorable an opinion I could have. As one for whom the climate crisis is Priority One, I freakin’ love the guy! My itty bitty granddaughter is just two months old. I am fearful for the world she and all the littles ones now she will inherit.

Inslee/Harris for me. Or Harris/Inslee. But I NEED to hear the candidates’ thoughts and positions on the climate crisis. Inslee understands the long-range ramifications of climate crisis - just how horrible it’ll be all over the world. Those who hate the whole immigration thing, and want all those “other” people kept out - have they stopped to think about how millions across the globe are going to respond to expanding land masses that can no longer support life? That have been turned to desert? Where there’s no water? Where there’s no vegetation? Where the entire food chain that we sit on top of is disrupted?

This is increasingly the kind of thing that keeps me up at night.

[elleng]

11. Could be a good ticket, BUT for the geography, imo,

sorry to say.

[rustydog]

22. Read Jay's book: Apollo's Fire

"...Eventually Inslee co-authored Apollo's Fire, in which he says that through improved Federal policies the United States can wean itself off of its dependence on foreign oil and fossil fuel, create millions of Green-collar worker jobs, and stop global warming..."

He is down to earth. I am a bit biased since he came from my area of central Washington (Yakima Valley) AND he attended my son's wedding...Just saying!

[Merlot]

4. I'm really looking forward to learning more about Inslee

to bad they're both West coast, a Harris/Inslee ticket would be a winner for me.

Having a climate change dedicated VP seems appropriate for these times.

[kennetha]

7. I could see myself going for a Harris/Inslee or Inslee/Harris ticket.

with the order determined by order of finish in the primaries.

[Me.]

28. That Is My Dream Ticket

either way

[saidsimplesimon]

5. He is on my list to "watch".

I had never heard of him before he declared.

[rustydog]

23. Follow and read Apollo's Fire!

[Doodley]

6. Trump would never debate him. Inslee is a scientist who would humiliate him.

[kennetha]

8. I think he is a lawyer by training

[Doodley]

25. You are right. I was thinking he was once a geologist.

[rurallib]

17. Got to chuckle at the thought of such a debate

Not that the media would ever notice Trump was a blithering idiot next to Inslee.

I like this Inslee a lot. Been following him for years after I first heard he was one of the leading experts in the US House on the environment.

[msongs]

9. he is running ads, showing great campaign skills. havent seen any for others but

then I hardly ever watch tv stuff, only msnbc a few hrs in the eves on the internet relay channels

[barbtries]

12. I'm also very impressed by him

and really happy with him as candidate given his main issue is climate change. we need that priority.

[Haggis for Breakfast]

13. I LOVE my guv.

I'm glad the rest of the country is learning about him right now.

He has been a great governor, picking up where Christine Gregoire left off. He has some very good ideas, with sound science behind them. He's also accessible in a way that many politicians are not. If you write him, you get an honest, genuine reply, not some formatted blather that fails to address your letter. You can tell by the response that he has actually considered your issue.

Even if he isn't the nominee, I appreciate that he has raised the profile of climate change to the national stage in a way that no one else has been able to do. He correctly refers to it as an issue of national security.

[MaryMagdaline]

14. I like him more and more

[DoctorJoJo]

18. Jay and Amy Has a Nice Ring!

[KT2000]

19. Agree - he is not messing around

He is in it to win it and he is particularly good at strategy. He will amp up the intellect in the debates and leave frump in the dust.

[rustydog]

21. Jay is a good guy. he was one of the first candidates to stand on street corners

in Selah and Yakima running for office. As a Governor, he is great!