Hong Tran Receives LD Endorsement

Hong Tran, Democratic candidate for US Senate, received the endorsement of the 26th LD Democrats at their meeting on Tuesday, August 1st. In a 43-3 (with 5 abstentions) vote, the 26th awarded a dual endorsement to Maria Cantwell and Hong Tran in the upcoming primary election.

Jesse Blaisdell, campaign manager for Ms Tran relayed portions of an email he received from the 26th LD informing him of the endorsement.

"Please congratulate Hong for an outstanding presentation last night.
She was beyond awesome. Her presentation really made the difference.
Going into the meeting I would have bet on the membership giving a
straight up endorsement to Maria. Hong changed people's minds last
night..."

"We in the 26th by Bylaws Rule have the ability to endorse 2 or more
candidates for any position. So the vote was 42 to 3 with 5 abstentions
for dual endorsement..."

"Thank Hong for her time and effort. She is an outstanding Democrat and
better still an outstanding person. Her future is bright in politics..."

Tran is running on a Progressive platform in opposition to the Patriot Act, so-called Free Trade, and continued US military involvement in Iraq amognst other issues. The fact that someone so far to the left of Maria Cantwell could win a dual endorsement from an LD in the heart of Norm Dicks country is a credit to the candidate. As one who attempted to secure a Democratic endorsement for a former candidate running on the same platform as Tran, I can appreciate the acheivement this represents.

Congratulations to Hong Tran and to Jesse for their hard work thus far.

Peace,
Chad (The Left) Shue