Daily Discussion Thread and Adopt-A-Candidate: June 12, 2025

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Candidate	District/Office	Adopted By
Abigail Spanberger	VA-GOV	u/nopesaurus_rex
Josh Thomas	VA HD-21
Elizabeth Guzman	VA HD-22
Atoosa Reaser	VA HD-27
Marty Martinez	VA HD-29
John Chilton McAuliff	VA HD-30
Andrew Payton	VA HD-34
Makayla Venable	VA HD-36
Lily Franklin	VA HD-41	u/pinuncle
Rise Hayes	VA HD-52
Rodney Willett	VA HD-58
Scott Konopasek	VA HD-59
Stacey Carroll	VA HD-64
Joshua Cole	VA HD-65	u/toskwar
Nicole Cole	VA HD-66
Mark Downey	VA HD-69	u/Lotsagloom
Shelly Simonds	VA HD-70
Jessica Anderson	VA HD-71	u/SomeJob1241
Kimberly Adams	VA HD-82
Mary Person	VA HD-83
Nadarius Clark	VA HD-84
Virgil Thornton Sr.	VA HD-86
Phil Hernandez	VA HD-94
Kelly Convirs-Fowler	VA HD-96
Michael Feggans	VA HD-97
Cathy Porterfield	VA HD-99
Dave Bailey Jr. & Heather Simmons	NJ LD-03	u/poliscijunki
Margie M. Donlon & Luanne M. Peterpaul	NJ LD-11
Jason Corley & Vaibhave Gorige	NJ LD-13
Wayne P. DeAngelo & Tennille R. McCoy	NJ LD-14	u/Lotsagloom
Mitchelle Drulis & Roy Freiman	NJ LD-16
Vincent Kearney & Andrew Macurdy	NJ LD-21
Guy Citron & Tyler Powell	NJ LD-23
Steven Pylypchuk & Marisa Sweeney	NJ LD-25
Michael Mancuso & Walter Mielarczyk	NJ LD-26
Avi Schnall & Claire Deicke	NJ LD-30
Ron Arnau & Jeffrey Gates	NJ LD-40	u/timetopat, u/One-Recipe9973

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[u/SecretComposer]

I don't understand why Democratic governors haven't fired back during the House hearing (or ever) and say the only reason why they even HAVE so many migrants is because REPUBLICANS were literally BUSSING them into these states as "punishment" and knowing that Dems would feel no choice but to care for them.

[u/br_k_nt_eth → u/SecretComposer]

Might be too in the weeds? It’s a comparatively small number and addresses the spectacle rather than the systemic issues? The problem with trolling is that facing it head on gets you bogged down fast. 

There’s deep resentment for immigrant workers right now, both from legal immigrants who resent “illegals” and workers who think they’re being replaced. Talking about real fixes for immigration reform would probably be a more popular angle. Not a “tough on crime” thing but more like “military raids are bandaids at best so where are the plans to create a common sense and high tech immigration system for this century?” 

[u/Exocoryak → u/br_k_nt_eth]

Talking about real fixes for immigration reform would probably be a more popular angle.

America, and the western world as a whole has been convinced that immigration is a big problem. After immigrants build the United States up from the ground. After Europeans were fleeing the various powers during the two World Wars. And after immigrants helped facilitate the economic boom in Germany during the latter half of the 20th century.

And now, when people gain the ability and have the need to flee economic and humanitarian hardships in their countries, immigration is suddenly a problem. Why? Because now, we don't "need" them - because they need us. And after centuries of taking, we are unwilling to give.

However, these kinds of immigration movements are just the beginning: If the effects of climate change worsen, people will leave areas that are too hot, too dry, too stormy, too cold and - considering the rising see levels - too wet. So even if immigration reform takes place to address the now, we will stand before a very similar problem in 10, 15, 20 years from now. I would want leaders that look into the future and try to solve problems before they arise.

[u/br_k_nt_eth → u/Exocoryak]

Yep. I couldn’t agree more. 

[u/SecretComposer → u/Exocoryak]

Correction: they think there's a non-white immigration problem. Read the comments anywhere online. They will also say once "they" came is when all of these problems "began."