no idea if he was a decent rep or not but frankly no sympathy for someone who dies in office at that age. he should be decades into retirement. someone familiar with nj ballot access laws and district makeups could hopefully tell us just how much this imperils the ability of dems to win a majority - ThreadSky

fleerultra.bsky.social • 210 days ago

no idea if he was a decent rep or not but frankly no sympathy for someone who dies in office at that age. he should be decades into retirement. someone familiar with nj ballot access laws and district makeups could hopefully tell us just how much this imperils the ability of dems to win a majority

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Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., a New Jersey Democrat who had been campaigning for his 15th term in Congress, died Aug. 21. He was 87.

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nh4n3.bsky.social•210 days ago

Safe d district, local Dem parties pick the nominee

nh4n3.bsky.social•210 days ago

So the likely result is a Democrat who sucks shit

nh4n3.bsky.social•210 days ago

Seat vacant for the rest of the year I think

tinybronto.bsky.social•210 days ago

you could have stopped your post two words in

rockcelery.bsky.social•210 days ago

What gets me with pols is, wouldn’t it feel nice to have a career of public service that people celebrate while you’re still able to enjoy it? To be lauded for your achievements as you watch others begin to build on them? Like, ditch the fundraising calls and DC travel and enjoy what you’ve done?

blakeyrat.bsky.social•210 days ago

I badly want a journalist while interviewing one of these types to ask "are you for a age 65 retirement age?" and then follow-up with, "then why are you still working?" I really want to hear the answers.

tinybronto.bsky.social•210 days ago

older politicians get asked that all the time, why don't you go read up on it instead of ordering journalists to produce more work you can ignore

modernmulligan.bsky.social•210 days ago

Basically any company would force you to retire from full time work at 65. I’d be willing to compromise to 70 but we really need an amendment to add an age limit to elected office.

thecrazyrodian.bsky.social•210 days ago

55%-43% for Pascrell in 2022, and he gets replaced on the ballot for Nov. by "party officials."

jasondtx.bsky.social•210 days ago

He won by 30-50 points at times and will be replaced on the ballot. This doesn't affect who controls the House in any way.

kleinman.bsky.social•210 days ago

It doesn't, they can just replace him on the ballot in a Safe D seat.

fleerultra.bsky.social•210 days ago

excellent thank you!

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