If he becomes our representative, Joe Kent will be an embarrassment to Southwest Washington. Sane politicians will be reluctant to meet with him out of fear of being associated with his lunatic ideas. Business leaders will meet with him, but will mock him behind his back. He will not be taken seriously and they will have no genuine respect for him.
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Letter: Kent doesn’t earn respect
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