sheilawp.bsky.social

13 October 2026 21:52

Thank you! I have some homework to do 😊

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afertig.bsky.social

04 September 2026 00:52

Jon, I love ya, but your logic is flawed. We don't know how a Koh/Nguyen race would go in a General. 1) Don't assume conservative votes go to Koh. Why? Many conservatives may not like, say, Biden's pick for Congress. 2) candidates would campaign differently with different rules

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afertig.bsky.social

04 September 2026 00:51

Even if Koh ultimately still wins against Nguyen, the narrative of the race changes. Framing changes. General Election voters are exposed to 2 Democrats, rather than usual GOP vs Dem. AND more voters participate in the election - instead of the only election that really matters being the primary.

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afertig.bsky.social

04 September 2026 00:51

In a Koh v. Jones debate, Koh will have to debate GOP framing when talking to a General Election audience (which is way larger a voting pool, we can all agree.) What would it be like to shift the media/voter attention to a two-way all Democratic debate? It changes whole narrative/overton window.

Alex Rikleen formerly for Senate

rikleen.bsky.social

04 September 2026 00:43

The fact that your argument against APP is hinging on being afraid of a situation that didn't end up happening is relevant. Let's instead use an example that actually happened: Capuano got more votes than Scott Brown in the 09 primary (Jan 10 general) to replace Ted Kennedy...