If Dino Rossi gets lucky this cycle, will he quickly become entrenched?

[Virginiá]

Option #2 may come off as a joke but I actually think it's a very serious possibility he'll do that. He seems to be a ladder climber with no knack for long-term strategy and possibly no desire to just be one of 435 legislators. He also seems to have no shame as a perennial candidate.

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

Yes, he will become entrenched almost as much as Reichert. He is a really good candidate and amazing fundraiser. I almost want him to win just for Greedo's sake.

[Xing]

No (not a troll). Him winning would either imply that it wasn't a great Democratic year, or that Schrier really did end up being a weak candidate. Either way, he'd be vulnerable in 2020. I swear, Rossi is one of the most overrated candidates this election cycle, and that's saying something.

[Very Legal & Very Cool]

Do it for memes

[YE]

No (not greedo).

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

I have been talking to guido and he keeps telling me that he thinks Rossi is a lock for this race.

[smoltchanov]

May be. He is well-known and, so far, was reasonably popular in this district. But, gradually district becomes more and more hostile to Republicans in general, and to moderate-conservative Republicans (like him) - in particular. So - long-term, probably, no, but for cycle or two (or three) - why not?

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

I will say this, if Trump wins reelection and his district remains similar, and he is still there, Dino is probably screwed in 2022.

[Holmes]

I have been talking to guido and he keeps telling me that he thinks Rossi is a lock for this race.

You’ve been talking to Greedo? Well there’s your problem.

[CookieDamage]

I have been talking to guido and he keeps telling me that he thinks Rossi is a lock for this race.

You’ve been talking to Greedo? Well there’s your problem.

[NOVA Green]

I have been talking to guido and he keeps telling me that he thinks Rossi is a lock for this race.

You’ve been talking to Greedo? Well there’s your problem.

Not seeing it... has been "Loser 'Pub Pol in WA" isn't going to play well in November '18.

RE: Greedo--- I sent him detailed precinct level WA State election results from '08 > '16 after he PM'd me wanting to do a "WA Style analysis of OR data like my NOVA OR thread".

Next thing you know dude never follows through with the project and becomes a total troll.... sigh...

Still have some pretty decent WA Statewide precinct data-sets floating around somewhere, for anyone that is interested....

Not doubt that the WA 'PUBs can rebrand just like Oregon, but not seeing Rossi as part of the equation.

[Xing]

I have been talking to guido and he keeps telling me that he thinks Rossi is a lock for this race.

Greedo probably thinks Rossi would win WA-07 if he ran there.

[Atlas Force]

I have been talking to guido and he keeps telling me that he thinks Rossi is a lock for this race.

You’ve been talking to Greedo? Well there’s your problem.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

Rossi is gonna lose

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

No, Schrier wasn’t even the strongest Democrat running in this cycle’s surprisingly weak field (that would be Jason Reittereiser) and IIRC we have a decent-ish bench here (albeit not a huge one).

[Yellowhammer]

Won’t he be the first Alaskan native to serve in Congress? He’s part Tlingit.

[Young Conservative]

Won’t he be the first Alaskan native to serve in Congress? He’s part Tlingit.

Why is it that the media ignores things like this when they come from Republicans?

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

Won’t he be the first Alaskan native to serve in Congress? He’s part Tlingit.

Why is it that the media ignores things like this when they come from Republicans?

I think it’s more that Republican candidates tend not to emphasize this sort of thing nearly as much as Democratic candidates do.

[Yellowhammer]

Won’t he be the first Alaskan native to serve in Congress? He’s part Tlingit.

Why is it that the media ignores things like this when they come from Republicans?

Because diversity tokens are only valuable if you have a "D" in front of your name.

[KingSweden]

Yes he’ll stick around until Greedo is old enough to succeed him

[💥💥 brandon bro (he/him/his)]

No, for exactly the reason I think Virginia listed: he's probably not interested enough in the job to establish a presence and infrastructure to stay in office. In an R+15 district you can get away with that and coast by for a few more cycles, but I think even if he wins the dude would be in danger in 2020.

Won’t he be the first Alaskan native to serve in Congress? He’s part Tlingit.

Why is it that the media ignores things like this when they come from Republicans?

Because diversity tokens are only valuable if you have a "D" in front of your name.

Yes, Piyush Jindal and Nimrata Randhawa certainly embraced and valued their own diverse perspectives when they ran and held office

[KingSweden]

No, for exactly the reason I think Virginia listed: he's probably not interested enough in the job to establish a presence and infrastructure to stay in office. In an R+15 district you can get away with that and coast by for a few more cycles, but I think even if he wins the dude would be in danger in 2020.

Won’t he be the first Alaskan native to serve in Congress? He’s part Tlingit.

Why is it that the media ignores things like this when they come from Republicans?

Because diversity tokens are only valuable if you have a "D" in front of your name.

Yes, Piyush Jindal and Nimrata Randhawa certainly embraced and valued their own diverse perspectives when they ran and held office

TBF to Haley, she did take her husband’s last name before getting into politics

[DINGO Joe]

Why is he named after the "dog" on the Flintstones?

[here2view]

Yes he’ll stick around until Greedo is old enough to succeed him

[IceSpear]

Well, I highly doubt he'll win at all. But assuming he does and doesn't run for higher office (also a hilariously high possibility), he'd probably get Paulsen'd in some future cycle. Remember, people thought Paulsen was relatively safe this year because he won a Democratic-friendly open seat in 2008 of all years.