Several safe Democratic seats in California have become ground zero for the brewing intergenerational battle within the party as younger challengers take on aging incumbents.
Voters in most states believe their guys are “some of the best” which is why we all keep sending the same folks back decade over decade (it’ll be Wyden’s 45th year in Congress coming up!) The folks who keep voting them in love their Reps and Senators, because each promises they aren’t like the others, and are there to represent the common people amongst all the other Washington insiders.
To be clear, I think in Oregon we basically hit the jackpot each year with our elected officials, we do have some of the very best. But I’m also clear-eyed about the fact that people who vote for politicians I find to be repugnant idiots doing all they can to destroy the potential of America feel the exact same way about their guys that I feel about mine. No one needs 6 terms in the Senate, no matter how much I like them.
Ron Wyden is one of the best in the Senate and has been a long time privacy advocate.
If he really is one of the best, he should have no problem winning a primary.
Voters in most states believe their guys are “some of the best” which is why we all keep sending the same folks back decade over decade (it’ll be Wyden’s 45th year in Congress coming up!) The folks who keep voting them in love their Reps and Senators, because each promises they aren’t like the others, and are there to represent the common people amongst all the other Washington insiders.
To be clear, I think in Oregon we basically hit the jackpot each year with our elected officials, we do have some of the very best. But I’m also clear-eyed about the fact that people who vote for politicians I find to be repugnant idiots doing all they can to destroy the potential of America feel the exact same way about their guys that I feel about mine. No one needs 6 terms in the Senate, no matter how much I like them.
People keep voting for Mitch McConnell, Susan Collins, and Ron Johnson on repeat, to name a few turds who have made headlines.