General Discussion

...and then the seat will again be up for grabs with no inherent advantage for us. A much younger candidate could help us hold the seat for much longer.

I don't see him as unqualified. You don't have to be a lawyer to be a representative. And "community organizer" is a positive in my book, regardless of whether it comes with a law degree.

Nor am I prepared to dismiss him as fundamentally sexist or racist based on old reddit posts, that's a purity test, in a world where the number of white men in congress who have never uttered a racist or sexist comment probably approaches zero. So you might as well say you'll never vote for a white man.

Instead I'd consider whose positions are more in sync with mine, who has a better chance of beating Collins, and who has a better chance of keeping the seat in Dem hands long term.