Delaware
Related: About this forumSen. Chris Coons faces a primary challenge from a progressive millennial. Does she have a shot?
If you haven't heard the name Jessica Scarane, you probably will soon.
The Wilmington woman announced Monday that she's fighting U.S. Sen. Chris Coons for his seat in the 2020 Democratic primary.
It's the first bid for 34-year-old Jessica Scarane, who says she's running because she doesn't feel represented by Delaware's Democratic leadership and wants to give voters another option.
"We don't do a lot of primary elections when we have an incumbent," Scarane said. "We sit back and we wait for that person to retire. It makes people feel disengaged."
Read more: https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/politics/2019/11/18/millennial-progressive-woman-primary-delaware-sen-chris-coons/2580646001/
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(22,520 posts), , ,but if she doesn't win the primary, she damn well better get behind Coons and support him in his re-election bid in the general election.