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Acheron13 t1_iua8fgy wrote

How incompetent do you have to be to lose as a Democrat in CT?

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beanie0911 t1_iuaz1v9 wrote

Her district only very slightly leans democratic. This isn’t that shocking.

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hymen_destroyer t1_iuaibko wrote

She had a tumultuous freshmen term, got her name put on some unpopular proposals, and was seen as a weak link in the democratic stranglehold on the state so they went after her pretty hard.

I've actually met her, she's a pretty cool person and very much pro-labor. Unfortunately she doesn't represent my district so I can't vote for her

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btmc t1_iub3m1e wrote

Her main weakness is simply that she has the most Republican district in the state. Very few voters know anything about the record of their member of Congress.

The GOP also somehow managed to not shoot themselves in the foot and nominated a superficially moderate Black man with a Latina mother. He is also carefully avoiding any mention of his political affiliation in his ads and campaign materials. I have to imagine the vast majority of other Republican candidates in the district would not do as well against her.

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coolducklingcool t1_iuaw5v2 wrote

I think she got linked to AOC and her crew early and that label hasn’t gotten shook. That’s like catnip for even moderate Republicans. I actually really like her and think she’s down to earth. Love that she has a background in education.

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jgjgleason t1_iub3yok wrote

You do realize that the 5th is like light blue at best right?

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happyjammy123 t1_iua91ui wrote

Apparently very incompetent, this is just embarrassing, however if Obama stumps for her, that should put it on ice, I hope, we need to hold as many seats as possible

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