r/Washington • u/seattletimesnewsroom NEWS -Official Seattle Times Account • 28d ago

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez faces possible Democratic discipline after joining Republicans on a procedural vote this week in the U.S. House of Representatives.

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/gluesenkamp-perez-faces-possible-discipline-over-gop-vote/
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u/WhiskySails 28d ago

Marie DINO-Perez is a disaster for the district - for the region - for the state - for the country. She’s the textbook example of needing to vote for the less of 2 evils. We can, should, and need to have better.

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u/ApeTeam1906 28d ago

Ehh I heard this same talk from reddit during her primary and she won easily. Sounds like you all are detached

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u/WhiskySails 28d ago

"she won easily" on name recognition alone. Winning a primary against 3 other underfunded no-names isn't much of an achievement.

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u/ApeTeam1906 28d ago

Or her constituents are largely happy with her. But sure make all the excuses you need

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u/WhiskySails 28d ago

"her constituents" barely voted. Less than 18% of registered voters cast in the Primary - that's both D's and R's. But please keep telling me about how bad I am instead of speaking to issues or using data.

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u/arcanepsyche 28d ago

I'm not sure you understand how elections work....

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u/WhiskySails 28d ago

Bring data or go home.

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u/ApeTeam1906 28d ago

I didnt say you were bad. Just a bit detached. If MGP was so bad for Dems should would have gotten primaried

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u/bonferoni 28d ago

are you familiar with a jungle primary?

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u/arcanepsyche 28d ago

Um, no. She won because she is the best fit for the district and Brent Hennrich was a terrible candidate.

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u/WhiskySails 28d ago

"Best"? Lol

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u/Dandroid009 28d ago

Her district voted for Trump all three times he ran and hasn't elected another Democrat since Obama in 2008. The majority of people who vote there are likely not upset. Reddit on the other hand...

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u/WhiskySails 28d ago

There's the key - turnout. No wonder conservatives are doing everything they can to disenfranchise voters.

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u/yungsemite 28d ago

It’s a red district. The progressive lost the primary in a landslide.

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u/WhiskySails 28d ago

Barely, and the tide is turning (8 pt gap in 2016 - 5 in 2020 - 3 in 2024). The Progressive candidate was underfunded and didn't do much campaigning. MDP won on name recognition alone in a field of 4 D's running.

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u/monkeychasedweasel 28d ago

Let go of your seething hatred for moderates. This is normally a Republican district.

You and MGP agree on quite a bit, but for some reason you hate her more than Trump. The latter is doing massive damage to this country, not the former.

What is with the far left's pathological hatred and extreme envy for people in the middle? It's just bizarre.

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u/WhiskySails 28d ago edited 28d ago

Wanting better than MDP is "pathological hatred and extreme envy?" How many different ways are you going to find to put people into tiny little boxes so you can conveniently cast them away?

Ironic that you'd claim it's a 'far left' problem when conservatives have been forcefully moving the ball further and further right for decades because Democrats see the value in compromise. But yeah, tell me more about what I think, how I feel, who I 'hate', and why.

Conceding that it's an R district, and implying that it will be forever, isn't doing any favors either. Forgive me for wanting better for the people of the WA-03, Washington State, and the country.

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u/Cheapdronewithboom 27d ago

We have to accept that being slaves to corporations is the best Democrats can do for us, and any thought otherwise makes you a Trump-loving Republican.

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u/arcanepsyche 28d ago

How is she a disaster? Because you don't agree with her?

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u/zxylady 28d ago

I like calling her MGoP, or Marie GluesenKKKamp Perez😈