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Bettie

(16,110 posts)
Mon Jun 4, 2018, 03:37 PM Jun 2018

District 1 Congressional primary

any opinions?

Anyone would be better than Blum.

All of the candidates seem decent. Any major pros or cons of any of them? I'm trying my level best to make a decision and still am at "coin flip" stage.

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District 1 Congressional primary (Original Post) Bettie Jun 2018 OP
I like the engineer from Cedar Rapids exboyfil Jun 2018 #1
Given what I've seen of the committees Bettie Jun 2018 #2
Biden endorsed Finkenauer RandySF Jun 2018 #3
That is who my 17 year old son favors Bettie Jun 2018 #4
I'm not going push you. RandySF Jun 2018 #5
Sorry, I've been paying attention to the 3rd & 4th races so not really up to date on the 1st. progressoid Jun 2018 #6
I'm in the first Bettie Jun 2018 #7
Any of them would be good 47of74 Jun 2018 #8

exboyfil

(17,863 posts)
1. I like the engineer from Cedar Rapids
Mon Jun 4, 2018, 03:45 PM
Jun 2018

Courtney Rowe. She is a fellow alum from Purdue. Any of the four are better than Blum. My opinion is that we need more scientists and engineers in Congress.

Bettie

(16,110 posts)
2. Given what I've seen of the committees
Mon Jun 4, 2018, 03:47 PM
Jun 2018

related to science, yeah, we do need more of them in congress!

I'll check her out a little more closely.

Bettie

(16,110 posts)
4. That is who my 17 year old son favors
Mon Jun 4, 2018, 03:53 PM
Jun 2018

I like her record and again, any of them would be acceptable in the general.

RandySF

(58,911 posts)
5. I'm not going push you.
Mon Jun 4, 2018, 03:57 PM
Jun 2018

I’m sure they’re all great, but I think it helps to have experience running and winning.

Bettie

(16,110 posts)
7. I'm in the first
Mon Jun 4, 2018, 05:49 PM
Jun 2018

so, that's the one I've been paying attention to, but not enough and we were gone all last week (with no internet), so I've got to decide soon!

On the other hand, a week without having a clue what's going on is kind of nice. Much less stress, even on vacation with three boys.

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