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SunSeeker

(51,574 posts)
Wed Oct 24, 2018, 03:03 AM Oct 2018

In Deep Red Idaho, Voters Are Fanatic About Democrat Paulette Jordan



The enthusiasm gap between Jordan and her opponent, 64-year-old multimillionaire Lt. Gov. Brad Little (R), was obvious after their last debate. The self-described undecided voters in attendance swarmed her for photos and questions as he quietly slipped out. One veteran waited in line for 15 minutes to meet her and promptly ripped a sticker off of his shirt bearing Little’s name, saying he is voting for her instead.

Jasper LiCalzi, the chair of the department of political economy at the College of Idaho, said Jordan has hit a sweet spot in the Idaho electorate: young people and women unhappy with President Donald Trump and people across all parties who feel ignored.

Jordan, a 6-foot-tall indigenous woman in a state led by white Republican men, also just looks different. Between her dynamism and calls for big changes to Idaho policies, like marijuana legalization, she couldn’t stand out more from Little, who is, well, boring.

Paulette Jordan comes from a long line of tribal chiefs, and the elders in her tribe, the Coeur d’Alene tribe, saw that same leadership quality in her early on, said her mom. She said her own mother would often pull her aside and tell her to make sure to protect her daughter because the elders believed she had “a gift.” https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5bc90d21e4b0d38b58766654
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In Deep Red Idaho, Voters Are Fanatic About Democrat Paulette Jordan (Original Post) SunSeeker Oct 2018 OP
'Jordan has hit a sweet spot in the Idaho electorate: young people and women elleng Oct 2018 #1
Wow, Mahalo for this good news out of Idaho, SunSeeker! Cha Oct 2018 #2
Oh hell yes! 2naSalit Oct 2018 #6
Well, that's always exciting moving Cha Oct 2018 #7
Well 2naSalit Oct 2018 #11
Congratulations getting in! Cha Oct 2018 #16
That might have been fun 2naSalit Oct 2018 #18
I know.. big difference! Brrr! It was Cha Oct 2018 #19
I know, right? 2naSalit Oct 2018 #20
Stove with an oven! Luxuries that Cha Oct 2018 #21
All those things are so important 2naSalit Oct 2018 #23
Imagine what a wonderful world this would be if our state houses were filled with Paulettes... SunSeeker Oct 2018 #15
I am.. It's brilliant! Cha Oct 2018 #17
K&R! TexasTowelie Oct 2018 #3
K&R betsuni Oct 2018 #4
She no doubt could be president one day. very impressive political credentials uponit7771 Oct 2018 #5
A shame they keep focusing on her height but she would make a great Senator in the future BumRushDaShow Oct 2018 #8
Her height is an asset. I love how her male opponents have to look up at her. SunSeeker Oct 2018 #13
I agree as you saw the same with Michelle Obama BumRushDaShow Oct 2018 #14
Here is one debate between them, in May ProfessorPlum Oct 2018 #9
sorry, my bad, this was a primary debate ProfessorPlum Oct 2018 #10
Felt sorry for him, having to go up against Paulette! SunSeeker Oct 2018 #12
She seems awesome! Polybius Oct 2018 #22
All I found was August polling showing she was within single digits and gaining. SunSeeker Oct 2018 #25
are candidates finally catching up? Hermit-The-Prog Oct 2018 #24

elleng

(130,974 posts)
1. 'Jordan has hit a sweet spot in the Idaho electorate: young people and women
Wed Oct 24, 2018, 03:07 AM
Oct 2018

unhappy with President Donald Trump and people across all parties who feel ignored.'

'Some people, often older men, cry when they meet Jordan. Others tell her she’s inspiring them to vote for the first time in years. Strangers have asked her to marry them.'

Cha

(297,323 posts)
2. Wow, Mahalo for this good news out of Idaho, SunSeeker!
Wed Oct 24, 2018, 03:18 AM
Oct 2018

Paulette Jordan is beautiful inside and out. I love it when Native Americans are running for Office.

What an awesome history she has. Best of Luck to her for Gov of Idaho!

2naSalit

(86,647 posts)
6. Oh hell yes!
Wed Oct 24, 2018, 05:11 AM
Oct 2018

There have been a few Indigenous women running for office in the past few elections in this region. I hope she wins! That damned Butch Otter and his predecessor have done so much damage to that state, I had to move to Montana! I'll have to do some research on her policy proposals, I've been trying to catch up on the local issues in this new county I just moved to recently.

Cha

(297,323 posts)
7. Well, that's always exciting moving
Wed Oct 24, 2018, 05:58 AM
Oct 2018

to a new place!

My granddaughter just started her freshman year at the U of Providence in Great Falls, Montana.

2naSalit

(86,647 posts)
11. Well
Wed Oct 24, 2018, 09:02 AM
Oct 2018

I only moved here because I was living in my car and was able to get into housing way over here, in the next county, so I moved in. The county folks are the ones I am unfamiliar with. Great Falls is almost 200 miles north of me, I hope she enjoys it while she's here and does well in her studies.

I sent in my ballot Saturday or Sunday.

Cha

(297,323 posts)
16. Congratulations getting in!
Wed Oct 24, 2018, 04:03 PM
Oct 2018

Nothing like a roof over one's head I always say.

I've lived in my van a couple of times in my life.. California and Hawaii.

2naSalit

(86,647 posts)
18. That might have been fun
Wed Oct 24, 2018, 10:55 PM
Oct 2018

but I'm in Montana where it gets pretty darn cold in the winter. At least I had my car for shelter.

Cha

(297,323 posts)
19. I know.. big difference! Brrr! It was
Wed Oct 24, 2018, 10:59 PM
Oct 2018

ok for the first year respectively.. Thank Goodness I didn't have to stay much longer. Did have million dollar views, though.

It makes me appreciate my apartment that much more now. And, refrigerator!!

2naSalit

(86,647 posts)
20. I know, right?
Wed Oct 24, 2018, 11:02 PM
Oct 2018

I even have a freezer in my fridge, didn't have one in my last place that I lived in for seven years. I like having a bathroom all to my self too.

2naSalit

(86,647 posts)
23. All those things are so important
Wed Oct 24, 2018, 11:13 PM
Oct 2018

and soooo taken for granted. I can store things for longer than a day or two! Having a kitchen, bathroom, heat and a good bed, pretty much all I need for housing, well, it has to be sound housing with all the windows and doors and insulation!

SunSeeker

(51,574 posts)
15. Imagine what a wonderful world this would be if our state houses were filled with Paulettes...
Wed Oct 24, 2018, 12:32 PM
Oct 2018

...instead of Trumps.

BumRushDaShow

(129,096 posts)
8. A shame they keep focusing on her height but she would make a great Senator in the future
Wed Oct 24, 2018, 06:03 AM
Oct 2018


She's only 38 so she has some time to build up electoral experience. There are 2 Congressional seats in the state plus a Senate seat up in 2020, so one of those would be something to run for!

SunSeeker

(51,574 posts)
13. Her height is an asset. I love how her male opponents have to look up at her.
Wed Oct 24, 2018, 12:24 PM
Oct 2018

I know that it normally works against female candidates, but the taller candidate tends to win, and for once that helps the woman in the race!

https://www.voanews.com/a/tallest-person-wins-majority-of-us-presidential-elections--132610998/162773.html

BumRushDaShow

(129,096 posts)
14. I agree as you saw the same with Michelle Obama
Wed Oct 24, 2018, 12:31 PM
Oct 2018

but then what happens is that the media then trivializes her by spending more column inches focusing on her appearance rather than her skills and experience, and essentially gives men a "Heads up! She may pull a power play on you!" warning.

SunSeeker

(51,574 posts)
12. Felt sorry for him, having to go up against Paulette!
Wed Oct 24, 2018, 12:16 PM
Oct 2018

She has such poise and charisma. And she strikes the right note every time, saying things like "I will listen to the people" in response to the "what if" question trap.

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,355 posts)
24. are candidates finally catching up?
Wed Oct 24, 2018, 11:13 PM
Oct 2018

We the people have been 'left' of our government for a long time. What was once considered moderate, centrist is now labelled 'progressive' by media.

Maybe the candidates that garner the most excitement in the widest spectrum of voters are the ones most representative of the majority. I know I'm tired of where the right-wing Reaganites yanked this country.

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