I'm Beth Fukumoto, Democratic Candidate for Hawaii's First Congressional (aka the ex-Republican you heard about last year). AMA! - Politics

I'm Beth Fukumoto, Democratic Candidate for Hawaii's First Congressional (aka the ex-Republican you heard about last year). AMA!
Saturday Morning Political Cartoon Thread
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I'm Beth Fukumoto, Democratic Candidate for Hawaii's First Congressional (aka the ex-Republican you heard about last year). AMA!

Posted: 06 Jul 2018 12:00 PM PDT

I was 27 when I first ran for office. I had just returned home from graduate school. I was living with my parents, trying to find a job and starting payments on huge student debt. The only place I could find work was the Legislature, where I saw establishment Democrats with super-majority control doing favors for friends instead of taking care of the needs of regular people. So, I decided I should run in the nearly non-existent Hawaii Republican Party in hopes of refocusing it on the needs of the people that were getting left behind. It didn't work. And, the whole country watched me lose that battle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wNcWAb9n9c#action=share. I got into politics to fight powerful, special interests and make government work for everyday people. I should always have done that as a Democrat, and that's why I'm running for Congress as a Democratic candidate today. I'm sure this intro raises lots of questions … Ask me anything. And, visit www.bethfukumoto.com.

PROOF: https://twitter.com/bethfukumoto/status/1015309480752381952

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Saturday Morning Political Cartoon Thread

Posted: 07 Jul 2018 08:06 AM PDT

It's Saturday morning, folks. Let's all kick back with a cup of coffee and share some cartoons!

Feel free to share political cartoons (no memes/image macros, though) in this thread. The subject doesn't have to be US politics and can be from any time. Just keep them political and safe for work.

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Soy farmers say they're getting hurt in Trump's trade war with China

Posted: 07 Jul 2018 04:33 AM PDT