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Carolyn Long is running to bring “civility” back to politics—and, yeah, that noise you heard was us choking on our own bile. But Long passed the SECB’s bullshit test (over the phone, no less), and she makes sense in a district gerrymandered to favor Republican candidates/shitlords.

In the primary, Long locked up most of the Democratic vote and came within 7 points of tying incumbent Jaime Herrera Beutler—but, all together, Democratic candidates beat Herrera Beutler, and Long has been gaining momentum ever since. She’s drawing hundreds to forums in Trump country and raising a lot of money. Still, the race is flying under the radar, which means your donated dollar or volunteer time goes further here.

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