Ummm, you may be looking at this upside down. If a candidate with Grijalva's name, organization, deep pockets, and history in the district didn't win by a ton, something would be drastically wrong. If she is as strong as perceived, she should have won by 75% or more. The salient fact is that an unknown woman running her first campaign that was different and very sophisticated, raised a lot of money from small donors, and received 20% of the vote in a shortened election period. I'm not sure having no 'guvment' experience is a bad thing-given what we see going on in DC. She beat Daniel Hernandez who had raised almost twice as much money. (and his two sisters who hopefully will face candidates themselves next year! The Hernandez family illustrates much that is wrong with the democratic party.) Maybe take a closer look at this race and in a couple weeks when the stats are in, revisit your conclusions.
My thoughts exactly. I voted for Foxx, but if I thought she had a real chance, I would have given it more thought. Say what you want about the Grijalva machine, but his office's constituent services are regarded as among the best in the nation, which is an important and often overlooked aspect of the job. I assume Adelita will inherent the staffers that made it great.
I think Foxx has a future, but this was the wrong race for her to breakthrough. I want to see more young people rise in the Democratic party.
But it was great to See Hernandez do so poorly. I'm glad to see that breed of Democrat dying out.
You're right about constituent service, most important part of the job I think. This was a good way to introduce oneself to the electorate though and national attention to So. AZ , other than the border! is also a good thing.
But, see, I would much *prefer* the smoke-filled room. Let party professionals who care about the party’s brand and its ability to win votes in a general election choose candidates/nominees. Today’s politics stink in no small part because of our rotten primary system. The parties are too weak to do anything about it.
The media fascination with Foxx mirrors their belief that Sen. Gallego won on the strengths of his talents rather than a profound hostility to his opponent.
Ummm, you may be looking at this upside down. If a candidate with Grijalva's name, organization, deep pockets, and history in the district didn't win by a ton, something would be drastically wrong. If she is as strong as perceived, she should have won by 75% or more. The salient fact is that an unknown woman running her first campaign that was different and very sophisticated, raised a lot of money from small donors, and received 20% of the vote in a shortened election period. I'm not sure having no 'guvment' experience is a bad thing-given what we see going on in DC. She beat Daniel Hernandez who had raised almost twice as much money. (and his two sisters who hopefully will face candidates themselves next year! The Hernandez family illustrates much that is wrong with the democratic party.) Maybe take a closer look at this race and in a couple weeks when the stats are in, revisit your conclusions.
My thoughts exactly. I voted for Foxx, but if I thought she had a real chance, I would have given it more thought. Say what you want about the Grijalva machine, but his office's constituent services are regarded as among the best in the nation, which is an important and often overlooked aspect of the job. I assume Adelita will inherent the staffers that made it great.
I think Foxx has a future, but this was the wrong race for her to breakthrough. I want to see more young people rise in the Democratic party.
But it was great to See Hernandez do so poorly. I'm glad to see that breed of Democrat dying out.
You're right about constituent service, most important part of the job I think. This was a good way to introduce oneself to the electorate though and national attention to So. AZ , other than the border! is also a good thing.
That Ninth Circuit decision stinks. What’s the point of a political party if it can’t choose its candidates?
It can, it's just the actual voters in the party get to choose, rather than party big wigs in "smoke filled back rooms."
But, see, I would much *prefer* the smoke-filled room. Let party professionals who care about the party’s brand and its ability to win votes in a general election choose candidates/nominees. Today’s politics stink in no small part because of our rotten primary system. The parties are too weak to do anything about it.
The media fascination with Foxx mirrors their belief that Sen. Gallego won on the strengths of his talents rather than a profound hostility to his opponent.