A regional war with 17 countries
We just ran across this first-time candidate for VA-8 on Instagram. Adam Dunigan is a former Marine and former CIA case officer. He and five other Democrats are challenging five-term incumbent, Don Beyer Jr., 75, in Virginia’s August primary.
This isn’t an endorsement. (I just encountered his campaign this morning.) But his concise “morning SITREP” from March 5 about the regional war Donald Trump started with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu caught my attention.
Also, Dunigan’s got Jeff Jackson presence.
Two other items from Dunigan’s site stood out alongside his aim of stopping Trump’s authoritarian project. First, the former Marine’s commitment to restoring accountability (emphasis mine):
Our democracy is backsliding into an authoritarian project. At a moment like this, we need leaders who are only accountable to the voters who elected them. This means breaking the stranglehold of oligarchs, billionaires, corporations, and political insiders who have weaponized their influence against the interests of middle class and working Americans. We must return to governing by a common set of principles, not shareholder value.
Second, Dunigan’s assessment of the Democratic Party, with which I heartily concur, “The Democratic Party must evolve or accept obsolescence.”
One piece of advice, Adam. Your logo still says “Vote June 16th.” On February 24, Virginia’s Department of Elections announced it would move its primary to August 4.