No woman has ever been elected to US House TN District 1 for a full term. It’s been a Republican seat for 140 years. Now it’s open and folks want change. I'm Blair Walsingham, the gun slingin' Air Force momma homesteader who’s taking Trump Country by storm with my message of humanity. AMA! - Politics

No woman has ever been elected to US House TN District 1 for a full term. It’s been a Republican seat for 140 years. Now it’s open and folks want change. I'm Blair Walsingham, the gun slingin' Air Force momma homesteader who’s taking Trump Country by storm with my message of humanity. AMA!
Discussion Thread: Kentucky, New York and Virginia Primaries (NC and MS runoffs)
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No woman has ever been elected to US House TN District 1 for a full term. It’s been a Republican seat for 140 years. Now it’s open and folks want change. I'm Blair Walsingham, the gun slingin' Air Force momma homesteader who’s taking Trump Country by storm with my message of humanity. AMA!

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 08:04 AM PDT

After 6 years of service in the USAF and an honorable discharge I returned to civilian life to discover a deck stacked against me. Inadequate access to healthcare, student loan debt that I may never be able to repay for an education that I can't use because the school is insolvent, climate change and a stagnant government has created an atmosphere of despair that was slowly smothering me. I live to serve, it's what led me to the Air Force and it's what's motivating my canandicy now. I cannot sit on the sidelines witnessing suffering if it feels there's something I can do to alleviate it.

I was so inspired by Andrew Yang, his authenticity and compassion was enough to get me to give the Freedom Dividend a second look because I was NOT a fan at first. But the more I studied, the more curious I got and the more it made sense. It took awhile for me to come around but now I'm all in. I have realized that not only is it POSSIBLE for our economy to support a guaranteed income for all but that it has the potential to alleviate, or at least lessen, so much of the suffering that continues to be perpetuated by systemic inequality.

The specific details of how a UBI will be funded and how much we could actually afford to pay each person are still up for debate. If elected I intend to push that debate forward every chance I get by seeking mutual understanding and cooperation with compassion and empathy. I am so grateful for all the hard work and sacrifice of everyone who came before me but we've been following a false story over a cliff and the ground is coming up fast. It is clear to me that the America my parents and grandparents still dream of is not an America that's worth leaving to my kids.

In the Air Force, they taught us to "aim high," and It is my aim to win the honor of representing Tennessee in the US House of Representatives, to create an environment where my children and yours can live with health, dignity, and financial security.

No woman has ever been elected to US House Seat TN-01 for a full term. It's been a Republican seat for 140 years. Now it's open and folks want change. I'm Blair Walsingham, the gun slingin' Air Force momma homesteader who's taking Trump Country by storm with my message of humanity. Ask me anything!

You can learn more about me at my website, https://blairforcongress.com/

Proof: https://i.redd.it/xic7b9mtuh651.jpg

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Discussion Thread: Kentucky, New York and Virginia Primaries (NC and MS runoffs)

Posted: 23 Jun 2020 10:33 AM PDT

Introduction

Today, voters in Kentucky and New York head to the polls to cast votes in Presidential, Congressional and State level primaries. Voters in certain districts in Virginia are also headed to the polls for Congressional races, and voters in certain districts in North Carolina and Mississippi are also headed to the polls again to vote in runoff elections. While both major parties now have presumptive nominees for the 2020 Presidential Election, competitive primaries exist at the Congressional level in Kentucky and New York.

In New York, incumbent Congressman and Chairman of the House Foreign Relations Committee Elliot Engel is facing a stiff competition in his primary against challenger Jamaal Bowman in New York's 16th District, following leaked audio of Engel apparently expressing disdain for a campaign event he was attending. In Kentucky, the Democratic primary to take on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in November has become competitive, with former fighter pilot and 2018 KY-06 nominee Amy McGrath trying to fend off a sudden surge in support for State Representative Charles Booker.

For voters in Kentucky, please note that the number of polling locations in the state has been dramatically cut as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Please give yourself extra time to wait in line if you intend to cast an in-person ballot, and remember to follow all safety guidelines when doing so.

State	Polls Close (local)	Precinct Location
Kentucky	6PM	SOS
Mississippi	7PM	SOS
New York	9PM	SBOE
North Carolina	7:30PM	SBOE
Virginia*	7PM	DOE

^{*Note that Virginia gives each local party its choice of whether to hold a convention or a primary. Thus, in some districts, the local party chapter has already decided who their nominee will be.}