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“I’ve shaken your hands. You have very soft hands.”
That’s what Jamie McLeod-Skinner said to U.S. Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.) during a recent WW endorsement interview. McLeod-Skinner, who is challenging the seven-term congressman from the left in the Democratic primary, derided Schrader for a campaign mailer that showed him bucking hay with his bare hands. “If you work for a living, you have calluses on your hands,” Schrader said. That’s what drew McLeod-Skinner’s appraisal of his palms.
Watch the full exchange here:
That comment was just one memorable moment amid WW’s nearly three dozen joint interviews of candidates in contested May races. Watch all the videos at wweek.com/tags/endorsement-highlights.
