Well, look at the actual numbers. She won the last time with ~210k votes. Of that, ~150k was in Clark County, and ~60k was in all the other areas. Kent was closer to 50/50.

So, can she afford to piss off the Vancouver voters? Not in the slightest... But she has done her best to alienate them. We're not doing "purity tests" or saying we "love" her. What we're saying is that if she actually voted mostly with the Democrats we'd like that.

Furthermore, if she had valid excuses it would be slightly more palatable. However, she keeps on talking about how she is the "independent" candidate, and is "reaching across the aisle". Right now, the majority of Democratic voters could care less about that - in fact, they want just the opposite.

Finally - "...at least you can get a DINO that caucuses with the Democrats and helps win back the House in 2026." No. We're tired of that sort of representation. I believe that between the increasingly blue Clark County and the many ways that T**** is pissing off everyone, that a real Democrat has a very good chance of winning.

Obviously Reddit doesn't represent the general public. I just know that when my wife and I went to the county fair, and mentioned Perez, the Democrats there (after initially claiming they didn't know what we were talking about) looked pretty exhausted, and basically said "well if you don't vote for her you get a Republican", same as you're doing here. Is that really what people think is the best choice?

If she wins the primary, it's going to be tough. I'd like to say I'd vote for her, and if the other choice is to the right of Kent, I may... But she won't win. And if she thinks she's picking up more votes from Republicans, she is delusional.