I contributed to Sandeep when he ran in 2022 and went to his campaign kickoff. He had a lot of support from the Asian community, primarily Indian, at the kickoff, but little other support at that event. That's not a recipe for victory in this district. It's important support, but can't be the only support. There was also little cross-pollination of events with other Democrats. The election in 2022 was also more winnable, as it ended up being an open seat. For better or worse, Keith Self is now running as the incumbent. For those reasons, I did not contribute to him in 2024.

I think this district was going to be difficult to win for a Democrat, and it was hard to get an existing Democrat to run, and it wasn't the place where local, state, or national funding was going to be spent, as that's reserved for more winnable seats. These are obstacles for any Democrat running for this seat. It's also been gerrymandered to reduce the probability of a Democratic victory. Whether the recent events will pull enough support away from Keith Self for a Democrat to win is unclear.