Last week I had a brief discussion with a Joe Kent volunteer going door to door. While we agreed on nothing, we were friendly. Kudos for this volunteer’s civility!
Reading the pamphlet after he left, I was left with three impressions:
1. Our current 3rd District congressional representative is more moderate and sensible than I had thought. If the two running Democrats can’t think strategically, then I’ll reluctantly vote for Jaime Herrera Beutler. If Maria Perez were the only running Democratic candidate, I would totally support her. But if the Dems can’t pick a single candidate, supporting either one would be spitting into the wind. Jaime would be the lesser of greater troubles lurking out there.
2. Joe Kent’s campaign is a mess: Campaign signs and door-knocking over four months before the primary election are annoying and ineffective.
This is a man who did not file campaign papers correctly on time, and has no record of governmental service.
