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Opinion: The CCRP is doing the right thing by doubling down on a single candidate for the Third Congressional District race
Editor Ken Vance offers his perspective on the decision of the Clark County Republican Party to reject Leslie Lewallen as a Republican candidate in this important race.
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Absolutely! We do not live in a closed primary state therefore we must rely on party leaders to vet and express a public opinion in order to win elections.
Joe Kent did not lose the first time! It was stolen from him.
I would be curious if the IP addresses from all these submissions are local. I know a past candidate with nationwide reach who has advertised this poll.
It looks to me like we’re setting up a repeat of the 2022 election with Kent winning the primary and losing the general election.
Joe Kent has not been properly vetted. The only “Washingtonian” part of him is D.C. He is better fit to run in Oregon as a Democrat from where he belongs.
We don’t need another Bernie Sanders admiring, interstate bridge supporting, carpetbagging, Portland Democrat CIA operative who, until running for congress, looked like a scruffy bearded, heavily tattooed slob with a manbun, but now wears a fake folksy country costume, to represent southwest Washington. His purpose is to prevent a real conservative Washingtonian from winning.