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Miguel Parreno's avatar

Yes. Thanks lol. I went a little easy just trying to focus on Bera, Case, and Himes but Maybe they all need to be primaried.

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Kevin H.'s avatar

Case is a closet conservative is his excuse

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Zero Cool's avatar

And heтАЩs also a cousin of AOL founder Steve Case although thatтАЩs certainly not helping him. /s

Years ago he said he was an Asian trapped in a white manтАЩs body. I have no idea why any white man would say this.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/17/politics/ed-case-hawaii-comments/index.html

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James Trout's avatar

He's a "Democrat" for the same reason Tulsi Gabbard was a "Democrat", Hawaiian politics essentially requires it. Unless your name is Linda Lingle.

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sacman701's avatar

Bera isn't my rep anymore (I'm stuck with Kevin Kiley) but he's in my neck of the woods. He's a noncontroversial entrenched incumbent and any attempt to primary him would need a far stronger hook than 'he voted to censure Al Green'.

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Miguel Parreno's avatar

How about, "He rolled over to respect Trump and can't meet the moment"

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sacman701's avatar

No one is going to remember anything about the SOTU by the time of the primary next year. A challenger would need to hit him for some scandal or some substantive vote he took. Suburban districts generally don't go for bombthrower types in any case.

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Miguel Parreno's avatar

I seem to remember a noncontroversial, entrenched incumbent without any sort of scandal or substantive vote who lost to an up and comer in 2018. Maybe the suburbs won't go for it, but maybe they will. It doesn't happen until it happens. Whoever runs probably loses and Bera cruises to re-election but I don't think he should get a pass even if people won't remember the SOTU next year.

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sacman701's avatar

Crowley got caught napping, and his district wasn't remotely comparable to Bera's.

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