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Many of you were introduced yesterday to Craig Pridemorewho is running for the open seat in WA-03 in my previous diary. He held a lively chat over at Crooks And Liars yesterday morning. At the same time, Craig continues to diligently pursue his legislative duties as a member of the Washington State Senate from the 49th LD.
Craig's two main primary opponents were until earlier today Denny Heck and Deb Wallace. She withdrew from the race which makes the choice even more clear. The question that we have to ask ourselves is do we want to elect more "Blue Dogs" or do we want to elect better Democrats to represent us? For me, this is a no-brainer question. I want a candidate who will fight for us. I want a candidate who will build their campaign from the bottom-up rather than top-down. I want a candidate who is not afraid to run a a REAL DEM, rather than run as "Republican-lite". As noted in another diary supportive of Craig he believes that a REAL DEM can win in WA-03.
"the conventional wisdom up here is that a Democrat can't win if he/she stands for Democratic values. I am absolutely committed to changing that perception and to make WA-03 a reliable, progressive seat in the future."
Craig Pridemore
Craig Pridemore is that candidate who will fight for us. He is not afraid to tackle tough issues. He has a lifetime voting record of 98% as scored by the Washington State Labor Council. (Details here) He won't cower and worry that the Republicans will attack. They will attack because that is what they do best. They are the party of "NO". They have been infected with a chronic case of "teh crazy." While Deb Wallace hopes that we can rally around a moderate Dem, we need to ask ourselves as Horse's Ass did; what does a moderate Dem stand for?
I hope Wallace means she’ll fight for moderate, mainstream American values like health care for everyone, protecting the environment, respecting the Constitution and making sure the banksters can’t wreck the economy again, because Pridemore is definitely that kind of moderate.
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