Lucas Kunce a retired marine major running for Senate as a Democrat in Missouri on Bloomberg

[JohnSJ]

who fought in both Afghanistan and Iraq is against extending the deadline

He points out the same people calling for an extension are the same people who kept us there twenty years

They are people who staked their reputations on Afghanistan, got huge political donations, and were making a lot of money on Afghanistan

He said when I hear people say just one more month, one more year, he thinks one more marine, and I am sorry, you had your 20 years, 2500 American service members, and your 2.3 trillion dollars to build something up, and instead what you built up collapsed in just two weeks

and he went on to say anyone who served in Afghanistan like myself, could tell you they saw the Taliban taking over was inevitable

[SheltieLover]

1. K&R!

[WA-03 Democrat]

2. A realist who's been there and done that!

Great news!

[sheshe2]

3. Thank you, John.

KNR

[blm]

4. NC has an Afghanistan-Iraq vet running for Senate, too.

Still in Guard. And……He’s one helluva campaigner AND debater. He’s pulled significant crowds in all 100 counties (including every rural county) he’s now visited.

Republicans thinking they can pound on Afghanistan this election are in for a rude awakening.

[JohnSJ]

5. I hope so

[brer cat]

6. That is excellent, blm.

Please keep us updated as the campaigns continue.

[True Blue American]

8. Agree!

[littlemissmartypants]

9. Jeff Jackson is also a captain in the JAG Corps with the Army National Guard.

He was elected to the state Senate in 2014, taking Dan Clodfelter’s seat after Clodfelter became Charlotte mayor.

You can donate to his campaign here:

https://secure.ngpvan.com/18vKX3lbpEytj0ko3MnLNQ2

[IronLionZion]

7. There may be fewer GOP voters in Missouri by election day

[SWBTATTReg]

10. Good news! I been looking for a good MO candidate to run against the likes of josh 'overbite' ...

hawley and the other republican MO senator (blunt). It's time to take out the trash in MO.

[blm]

11. ✔️

[ZenDem]

12. I like him, so far...

...donated to his campaign twice. He has a broad appeal, so hopefully his numbers will climb once we get closer to the election.

Here's the link to his site:

https://lucaskunce.com/

[peppertree]

13. But will they cheat him?

Parson will gladly push tens of thousands of Missourians to their deaths - so to him, cheating to get Schmitt elected would be small potatoes.

[LiberatedUSA]

14. I can't seem to find his stance on gun safety.

Maybe he has specifically avoided talking about it other than calling for his opponent to apologize for waving his gun around.

Just wondering, as Missouri has a lot of pro gun people that won’t vote for someone that wants to ban the sale of semi-auto weapons. It is one of the reasons there are so many GOP, in this state, elected to state government.

Too bad too, as he wants to legalize marijuana. Missouri doesn’t feel like making it recreational right now.

[onetexan]

15. Here is Lucas on Lawrence O'donnell - darn he's good!

Link to tweet

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[JohnSJ]

16. A very impressive person

[onetexan]

17. In deed, i love his passion about the subject, and coming from a former Vet in Afghanistan his words

carry alot of weight. We need more Dems like him who aren't afraid to speak the truth & expose the media & the GOP farce for what it is. I hope he will win the Missouri senate race. It pained me that Clare Mccaskell was not reelected. I'm going to donate to Kunce's campaign.