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BigmanPigman

(51,432 posts)
Mon May 28, 2018, 04:41 PM May 2018

Are there DUers who live in Nunes's district?

I was wondering what the general consensus is in his district from people who actually live there. Is the $$$ coming in to support Janz having any impact? Are the agricultural problems coming from the tariffs and China a real concern? Are the immigration and ICE issues effecting their political affiliations?

I doubt Russia is an issue with the MAGA fans and Janz is focusing on local issues. Is he swaying the voters?

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Are there DUers who live in Nunes's district? (Original Post) BigmanPigman May 2018 OP
Yep Le Taz Hot May 2018 #1
Thanks! BigmanPigman May 2018 #2
The DNC strategy of going after a few conservative votes Le Taz Hot May 2018 #3

Le Taz Hot

(22,271 posts)
1. Yep
Mon May 28, 2018, 11:30 PM
May 2018

There are three main contenders on the D side for this seat. Janz is the front-loaded DCCC/CDP candidate. Nicely funded by Bay Area and corporate interests. According to his TV ads he's a PROSECUTOR and he's TOUGH ON CRIME!!!11!!11. That's about it. You know the DNC, they train them not to make a commitment to any actual issues and to stay as vague as possible. We do know he's against Single Payer.

Then there's Bobby Bliatout, Hmong-American, backed by the Hmong community, also pulling in ducats from the Bay Area. Also against Single Payer.

Lastly, there's the only progressive candidate running and that is Rico Franco. VERY specific about issues, FOR DACA, FOR Single Payer, we differ about the Temperance-Flat Dam (he's for it, I'm against it), but for the most part, really solid PROGRESSIVE credentials.

None of the above has ever run for office.

Nunes has millions in his war chest.

Anything else, as per the new "Thou Shalt Not Speak Negatively About Any Democrat No Matter How Odius" policy, I can say no more.

LTH

BigmanPigman

(51,432 posts)
2. Thanks!
Tue May 29, 2018, 12:14 AM
May 2018

Franco sounds like he would have my vote too. Ate the other two against single payer getting many regularly GOP voters to come to their side or are the Nunez voters sticking with him? I saw Janz on MSNBC walk around a town with a reporter from MSNBC about 4 months ago and they all ran away and literally said on camera "fake news" and wouldn't talk. The few who did were only concerned about water (for their farms I guess) and immigration (for cheap labor I presume). Janz was not bothered by that feedback and said he is focusing on local issues but from what you say it doesn't seem that way.

Le Taz Hot

(22,271 posts)
3. The DNC strategy of going after a few conservative votes
Tue May 29, 2018, 11:15 AM
May 2018

as opposed to going after tens of thousands of progressive votes will have its historic and predicted outcome.

The concern for water is absolutely legitimate. People forget, this Valley supplies 25% of the nation's food supply so supporting agriculture is paramount and not just to us. Yes, there needs to be more sustainable farming that doesn't involve leeching the soil and putting harmful chemicals into the ground and air via fertilizers but that's fixable.

What you call "cheap labor" are jobs that are vital to those laborers. Fight for better conditions, better wages, retirement benefits, healthcare, etc., yes, but don't downplay the importance of that income to the farms, the Valley, this country, Mexico and most of all, to the laborers themselves. As bad as farm labor conditions can be in the U.S., farm laborers in Mexico are virtual slaves. Additionally, Trump and his Jack Boots at ICE have torn families apart, caused people to lose their livelihoods, and to go underground. Children are terrified that their parents are going to be deported.

As for Janz, he's been well groomed by the DNC to not address specifics. We get phrases like, "he'll fight for the Valley."

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