Posted on 08/01/2022 8:32:33 AM PDT by cotton1706
Eight days before a tough primary, U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler found herself standing on top of a wastewater treatment plant in Washougal, a small town in her district in southwest Washington state.
Her opponents had spent the weekend staging town halls and glad-handing, but the congresswoman said she's focused on her job. That focus brought her to the plant, where Washougal staff thanked her for securing $1 million in federal funds to buy and install something called an anoxic selector.
"That's how you say it?" she said with a laugh. "I'm not going to lie, I can read it. I'm like, 'Let's support that. It looks important.' "
Herrera Beutler was one of just 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach then-President Donald Trump in the wake of the Capitol insurrection. And she is one of three who are on the ballot Tuesday — in Washington state and in Michigan — aiming to fend off primary opponents.
In Washington, to the east of Herrera Beutler's 3rd Congressional District, Rep. Dan Newhouse in the 4th District faces a Trump-backed challenger. As does Rep. Peter Meijer in Michigan.
In her race, Herrera Beutler — who stands by her impeachment vote but has not made it a focus of her reelection bid — faces multiple well-funded challengers from her own party, presenting for the first time the real possibility she may not make it past the primary.
Those challengers include Trump-endorsed former Green Beret Joe Kent and Christian podcaster and homeschool advocate Heidi St. John, who cater to the district's most conservative voters.
The six-term congresswoman, who was first elected in 2010, acknowledged that being flanked from the right is an entirely new experience.
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“I’m like, ‘Let’s support that. It looks important”
I hope she’s joking.....if not, who votes for these morons?
May she be filling out a McDonald’s job application in the very near future!
Never trust a woman with two last names......it’s the ultimate indicator of inability to commitment.
The deep state is trying to split the votes with Trump’s Joe Kent and St John. St John’s sounds like a conservative’s wet dream with her homeschooling issues. Mind you, this is an NPR article so beware of BS reporting.
She can go back to obscurity with a friggen Mel Brooks’ movie name.
Nope, that’s the real Jamie.
The insidious Mainstream Republicans, a pox on this state for decades. Does the name Senator Slade Gorton ring any bells? He was their Grand Poobah for many moons.
Joe Kent would be a much better representative.
The two last name lady has been an Assistant Democrat for ages.
Your lips to God’s ears.
Or WWF “Gorilla Butler” Vince McMahon’s angry Magilla servant.
You nailed it. Heidi St. John is using lies and half truths financed by Kevin McCarthy’s PAC. That PAC has dropped 26mil worth of hit pieces against Joe Kent, DJT endorsed candidate.
Send Butholer packing...
NPR loves RINOs.
The far-left is getting desperate.
More likely one for a cushy MSNBC/CNN gig.
My dad calls those “dash women”.
Kent sounds much better than yet another podcaster female with some glam shots. Time to get serious about who we send to DC.
The really weird one is when the man takes the woman’s last name....what the hell is that about?
That’s straight up submissive homo.
Bummer. Too bad, so sad.
I hope horsemouth goes down tomorrow.
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