RIDGEFIELD, Wash. — Amid the corn dog stands, bumper cars and llama pens at the Clark County Fair in early August, Democratic candidate Marie Gluesenkamp Perez looked for signs of hope for her congressional campaign this fall.
For much of the year, the media buzz and big money in the 3rd Congressional District swirled around U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler and her Donald Trump-endorsed challenger, Joe Kent. That contest was settled in the Aug. 2 primary, with Republicans booting Herrera Beutler for her vote to impeach Trump.
Now, the comparatively little-known Gluesenkamp Perez will appear on the November ballot against Kent, a Green Beret combat veteran who has garnered national attention and plenty of prime Fox News airtime as a leading flag-carrier for the pro-Trump "America First" movement.
