political support

rubato · Post by **rubato** » Thu Mar 08, 2018 3:54 pm

In the past I rarely gave to political campaigns because it is an inefficient use of funds. But the screaming catastrophe of Republican government is so horrible that I have broken with tradition and supported a few Democratic campaigns. So far I have given to Conor Lamb, Amy McGrath, and Randy Bryce. I never give less than $250. If you know of any worthwhile candidates let me know .....

Sue U · Post by **Sue U** » Thu Mar 08, 2018 6:08 pm

You could donate to Andy Kim for NJ-3.

It's not my district, but the neighboring one, currently held by Tom MacArthur who was one of the leading douchenozzles pushing the failed GOP healthcare bill. The district historically has leaned GOP but is rapidly blueing, and MacArthur (a carpetbagger from North Jersey) is vulnerable, particularly if there is blue wave in November (Cook rates the district as R+2; I think it's very flippable, especially with a strong showing in the heavily Democratic river towns and growing Philly suburbs, and a weak turnout among disaffected seniors at the shore.)

rubato · Post by **rubato** » Thu Mar 08, 2018 9:27 pm

Thanks. I have been trying to find out who to support vs Devin douchebag Nunes, any thoughts?

yrs,
rubato

Sue U · Post by **Sue U** » Thu Mar 08, 2018 10:13 pm

I don't know who any of the potential Democrat candidates are who might run against Nunes, but I didn't think his seat was in any serious jeopardy; while it would certainly be fun to force him to actually defend his idiocy in Congress, I think his district has always been a Republican lock. I would put money into close races where advertising and a concerted get-out-the-vote effort could really help flip the seat.

rubato · Post by **rubato** » Fri Mar 09, 2018 12:07 am

Generally that is what I've been doing but Nunes is so loathsome I'll make an exception. From what I can tell even Republicans are repelled by his dishonest behavior.

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rubato

rubato · Post by **rubato** » Mon Mar 12, 2018 9:35 pm

Add Jacky Rosen to the list. Running for Senate from Nevada.

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rubato

kristina · Post by **kristina** » Tue Mar 13, 2018 4:44 pm

rubato wrote:Thanks. I have been trying to find out who to support vs Devin douchebag Nunes, any thoughts?

yrs,
rubato

Andrew Janz; here's a link to his website:

https://www.andrewjanzforcongress.com/

Lord Jim · Post by **Lord Jim** » Tue Mar 13, 2018 5:23 pm

It may not be easy going for the odious buffoon Devin Nunes:

Devin Nunes May Accomplish the Difficult Task of Making Himself Vulnerable Back Home

More each day, House Intelligence Committee chairman Devin Nunes, a Republican from California, is making himself the tip of the spear of White House efforts to discredit the Mueller investigation of possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russian meddlers — and of possible obstruction of justice by Trump as president. Moreover, the means deployed by Nunes to achieve this political goal, as reflected in the apparent allegations contained in the internal memo he and his staff prepared and are trying to get into the public domain, involve discrediting the independence of the FBI.

This is a pretty big reach for a relatively obscure GOP member of Congress, whose investigatory skills were sardonically compared to those of the bumbling Inspector Clouseau of the Pink Panther films by Senator Lindsey Graham.

Having committed his committee early on to maximum defense of Trump and his associates via ever-more-dubious allegations of misconduct by, well, everyone else, Nunes has now gone far down the rabbit hole of conspiracy theories, and is making allegations that if accepted would require a massive purge of federal law-enforcement personnel to “cleanse” them of anti-Trump bias. And now he may have been caught by the ranking minority member of his committee, fellow-Californian Adam Schiff, in altering his classified memo before sharing it with the White House.

No matter how this all turns out, Nunes is attracting an astonishing amount of attention to himself, and is out on a political limb that looks less stable every day. The question that is inevitably being asked is whether this man once described by a close working associate as an “overeager goofball” is making himself vulnerable to a tough race or even defeat this autumn.

At first glance you’d figure Nunes to be pretty safe. His Central Valley district (rated as eight points more Republican than the national average by the Cook Political Report) gave Donald Trump a nine-point winning margin in 2016. [10 points less than Trump carried the PA district where the special election is being held today] Nunes himself won 68 percent. Republicans have a 43/33 registration advantage in the 22nd District, [which is a strong but not overwhelming advantage]centered in the Republican-trending parts of Fresno and Tulare Counties.

But Nunes’s increasingly bizarre behavior is giving unlikely oxygen to his most prominent Democratic challenger, local prosecutor Andrew Janz, who created something of a buzz in December by erecting billboards showing the incumbent on a child leash (along with the president) held by Vladimir Putin.

More tellingly, Janz commissioned a poll from Public Policy Polling earlier this month that showed a generic Democrat within five points of Nunes (who led 50/45). The survey also suggested independents were breaking pretty heavily against the incumbent, which is exactly what a Democrat would need in this district.

In the past, says Tom Holyoke, a professor of political science at Fresno State University, “The Democrats usually manage to put somebody up, but more of the sacrificial lamb variety.” But Janz, a moderate Democrat with crossover appeal, “actually could potentially give Nunes a run for his money.”

“It’s been a very long time since we actually had a serious candidate against Mr. Nunes,” says Joseph Altschule, the former chair of the Tulare County Democratic Central Committee. “Usually it’s a place holder, somebody who steps up at the last minute. No organization, no money, no national backing—but Andrew’s got all of that.”

This district is still a tough sell for any Democrat. But if Democrats regain the kind of big national lead that generic congressional ballot tests were showing for much of 2017, then an upset is not out of the question — particularly if Nunes continues to make himself the most exceptional of Republican members of Congress, willing to tear down Washington and tear up federal law enforcement to protect his beloved leader.

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/20 ... -home.html

Janz is a serious, district-appropriate candidate, and I find Nunes so loathsome, I'm seriously tempted to send him a contribution myself...

I'd not only like to seen Trump's #1 Shill On The Hill defeated, I'd like to see him indicted for obstruction of justice...

rubato · Post by **rubato** » Wed Mar 14, 2018 8:44 pm

Lamb wiped out a 20% margin for R so I think Devil Nunes is vulnerable.

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rubato

rubato · Post by **rubato** » Wed Mar 14, 2018 8:53 pm

kristina wrote:
rubato wrote:Thanks. I have been trying to find out who to support vs Devin douchebag Nunes, any thoughts?

yrs,
rubato

Andrew Janz; here's a link to his website:

https://www.andrewjanzforcongress.com/

Done! Thanks.

yrs,
rubato

kristina · Post by **kristina** » Wed Mar 14, 2018 10:09 pm

rubato wrote:
kristina wrote:
rubato wrote:Thanks. I have been trying to find out who to support vs Devin douchebag Nunes, any thoughts?

yrs,
rubato

Andrew Janz; here's a link to his website:

https://www.andrewjanzforcongress.com/

Done! Thanks.

yrs,
rubato

Glad I could help. I'm following him a bit, and wish him success.

Crackpot · Post by **Crackpot** » Thu Mar 15, 2018 1:44 pm

This Guy is looking for your help

RayThom · Post by **RayThom** » Fri Mar 16, 2018 4:14 pm

Trump can't spin his Pennsylvania humiliation
https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/14/opinions ... index.html

Darren · Post by **Darren** » Sat Mar 17, 2018 2:45 pm

rubato wrote:In the past I rarely gave to political campaigns because it is an inefficient use of funds. But the screaming catastrophe of Republican government is so horrible that I have broken with tradition and supported a few Democratic campaigns. So far I have given to Conor Lamb, Amy McGrath, and Randy Bryce. I never give less than $250. If you know of any worthwhile candidates let me know .....

Donating to Lamb was a waste. He had the Democrat machine in Allegheny County behind him. Trump lost Allegheny County by a bigger margin.

rubato · Post by **rubato** » Sat Mar 17, 2018 8:50 pm

Darren wrote:
rubato wrote:In the past I rarely gave to political campaigns because it is an inefficient use of funds. But the screaming catastrophe of Republican government is so horrible that I have broken with tradition and supported a few Democratic campaigns. So far I have given to Conor Lamb, Amy McGrath, and Randy Bryce. I never give less than $250. If you know of any worthwhile candidates let me know .....
Donating to Lamb was a waste. He had the Democrat machine in Allegheny County behind him. Trump lost Allegheny County by a bigger margin.

Lamb won by a very small margin. I contributed to that margin. If Allegheny County was so powerful why did Trump win the district by 20 points? BS

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rubato

Darren · Post by **Darren** » Sat Mar 17, 2018 10:36 pm

rubato wrote:
Darren wrote:
rubato wrote:In the past I rarely gave to political campaigns because it is an inefficient use of funds. But the screaming catastrophe of Republican government is so horrible that I have broken with tradition and supported a few Democratic campaigns. So far I have given to Conor Lamb, Amy McGrath, and Randy Bryce. I never give less than $250. If you know of any worthwhile candidates let me know .....
Donating to Lamb was a waste. He had the Democrat machine in Allegheny County behind him. Trump lost Allegheny County by a bigger margin.

Lamb won by a very small margin. I contributed to that margin. If Allegheny County was so powerful why did Trump win the district by 20 points? BS

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rubato

Trump got 259,480 votes. Clinton got 367617 votes. Clinton won Allegheny County in Pennsylvania. Perhaps you're confused about Trump winning the state. Clinton lost Pennsylvania by not doing as well in Allegheny County as Obama did.

Trump put a lot of effort into Pennsylvania. His rallies around Pittsburgh were in large venues and attracted SRO crowds. The final outcome of the district election remains to be determined. I suspect the same cross party line voting didn't happen. People including Democrats in the area hated Clinton.

https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/pennsylvania

ex-khobar Andy · Post by **ex-khobar Andy** » Sat Mar 17, 2018 10:57 pm

Trump lost Allegheny county in 2016 (= part of Pittsburgh, essentially) but won the PA 18th district (which has a wide rural area) by 20 points.

Scooter · Post by **Scooter** » Sat Mar 17, 2018 11:28 pm

There is only a slice of Alleghany County in PA-18, comprising about 40% of the population of the district. The remainder of the district was in heavily Republican areas of Westmoreland, Washington and Green counties, except that in all three Saccone polled far behind how Trump fared.

rubato · Post by **rubato** » Sat Mar 17, 2018 11:38 pm

Don't confuse him with facts when he's got this great bullshit excuse folding magic and pixie dust into a stew all cooked up and on the table.

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rubato

Darren · Post by **Darren** » Sun Mar 18, 2018 2:22 am

Scooter wrote:There is only a slice of Alleghany County in PA-18, comprising about 40% of the population of the district. The remainder of the district was in heavily Republican areas of Westmoreland, Washington and Green counties, except that in all three Saccone polled far behind how Trump fared.

That's correct. I'm in Westmoreland County quite a bit. It will be interesting to see what percentage of Allegheny County voters went to the polls.

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