Darrell Issa, in a once-safe Republican seat, finds himself on the ropes
SOLANA BEACH, Ca. — One by one, Doug Applegate’s fellow veterans stepped up to the microphone and named the threat to America: Donald Trump. One of them shook with rage, discussing Trump’s joke about the “captured” Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.). Others asked how Applegate’s opponent, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), could support Trump and claim to be a friend of veterans.
“You have a presidential candidate insult women — you’re talking about women who are for the first time being drafted,” said Nancy Cook, 43, a Gulf War-era veteran, her voice quavering with emotion.
Just hours had passed since FBI Director James B. Comey’s announcement that he would examine more emails to see whether Hillary Clinton had let classified information slip through her private server. Applegate, a retired colonel who has given Issa the first real challenge of his career, was sticking to the facts that had undergirded the challenge. Issa supported Trump, and the 49th District of California and its growing Latino voter base did not.
“Demographics have changed in the 49th,” Applegate said in an interview. “I knew this was a Marine district. I knew one thing the Democrats never have tried is to run a Marine. And I know that in the military, if you say anything that’s racist or misogynistic, nine out of 10 times you’ll be disciplined for it.”
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