The other winner in the Texas primary? Kirsten Gillibrand

[comradebillyboy]

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/08/gillibrand-texas-democratic-primary-445454?lo=ap_f1

Kirsten Gillibrand, the junior senator from New York, had a great night Tuesday — in Texas.

The Democrat went out on a limb in a state far from home — she endorsed or contributed to seven female candidates in contested congressional primaries from El Paso to Houston — and came out with an unblemished record.

Two of the women Gillibrand endorsed, Veronica Escobar and Sylvia Garcia, won their primaries outright and are poised to become the state’s first Latina representatives in Congress in their heavily Democratic districts.

The other five — Lillian Salerno, M.J .Hegar, Gina Ortiz Jones, Laura Moser and Elizabeth Fletcher — all advanced to May runoff elections by finishing either first or second in their primaries.


Gillibrand is out making friends around the country.

[ollie10]

1. So most of the candidates she supported FAILED to avoid a runoff?

Am I supposed to be impressed?

[TeamPooka]

2. You think winning elections is easy?

[ollie10]

4. No. That is why she shouldn't run in 2020

[BannonsLiver]

14. ...

[LanternWaste]

9. I don't really know what you're supposed to be.

"Am I supposed to be impressed?"

I don't really know what you're supposed to be. Sounds like a debate for you and your bias determine. That said, placing first and second in run-offs is often trivialized by those who know little of politics.

[ProudLib72]

3. A bit of friendly advice, Kirsten

Don't try this in MN.

[TheDebbieDee]

5. I'm still pi$$ed abt it and I live in Missouri!

[ProudLib72]

6. I think if she stumped for candidates in MN

it would El beso de muerto for those candidates.

[MoonRiver]

7. Same here and I live in Kansas.

I will NOT forget.

[msongs]

8. will she go to MN and campaign for newly needed democratic candidate there? nt

[LanternWaste]

10. If only there was a device on our desktops that allowed us to research basic information.

Gosh. If only there was a device on our desktops that allowed us to research basic information.

[Skittles]

12. or to stop people from repeating themselves

[Egnever]

15. I LOLed

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

16. .

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[Skittles]

11. I bet no one voted because of her opinion

[Scurrilous]

13. K&R