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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMy congressional race. (CA7). How can I vote for the Democrat?
http://www.sacbee.com/news/investigations/the-public-eye/article78992527.htmlAmi Bera? Guys supports TPP and his campaign is incredibly corrupt. Dad going to prison for campaign violations and the guy running against him is seriously flawed (Scott Jones, Sac county sheriff who gives out gun permits like they are candy).
I hate politics right now.
trumad
(41,692 posts)ghostsinthemachine
(3,569 posts)Increased gun carry permits ten fold. Teamsters support him. Against TPP.
trumad
(41,692 posts)TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)in the House is a Dem seat. he'll be pressured to support The Dem POV for appointments, legislation, and a lot more important stuff than one or two present problems.
As far as the corruption goes, he's far from alone and the questions are-- who's buying him and when he's bought, is he bought for good?
If you had better choices, that would be great, but you don't.
Brother Buzz
(36,505 posts)Ca7 is purple district and I'd hate to see it flip. Bummer situation all around, but sometimes you got to do what you got to do.....
Dimes to donuts says Bera will be dipping into some of that unethical campaign money to hire a PR firm to iron out this mess before November.
ghostsinthemachine
(3,569 posts)I wish we had a better, perhaps an actual, Democrat running.
So pissed about it all.
Brother Buzz
(36,505 posts)The time to start grooming someone to challenge him in 2018 is now.
Your district is more magenta than purple, and if the seat flips it might be impossible to win it back.
Fifty percent of everything or a hundred percent of nothing.
brooklynite
(95,011 posts)Supports regulating greenhouse gas emissions. (Sep 2012)
Opposes offshore energy production. (Sep 2012)
Endorsed by LCV; supports conservation efforts. (Aug 2010)
No photo IDs to vote; they suppress the vote. (Jun 2014)
Public financing of federal campaigns by voter vouchers. (Jan 2015)
Automatic voter registration for all citizens. (May 2015)
Supports restricting the Second Amendment. (Oct 2012)
Supports restrictions on gun purchases. (Sep 2012)
Opposes repealing ObamaCare. (Oct 2012)
Supports reducing defense spending. (Sep 2012)
Fight all efforts to privatize this program. (Nov 2012)
Supports increasing tax rates. (Oct 2012)
Opposes eliminating the inheritance tax. (Oct 2012)
http://www.ontheissues.org/CA/Ami_Bera.htm
ghostsinthemachine
(3,569 posts)Or does my, and everyone's, vote, say that we do? When do we say fuck you and throw the bums out no matter party affiliation? If we don't then things ain't never going to change.
is TTP stance is also suspect.
BTW, strong supporter for Bera in both his races against Lundgren. I am so disappointed in him now.