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sprinkleeninow

(20,136 posts)
Mon Oct 1, 2018, 01:59 PM Oct 2018

Been receiving mail from Harley Rouda camp and latest one from Ted Lieu.

I adore Ted. Not being a Californian, I'm asking input about Rouda and if I should donate.

Rouda's bio. says he's a converted repub.

What other Dem is on tap for bouncing rohrabacher off his perch?

TIA


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Been receiving mail from Harley Rouda camp and latest one from Ted Lieu. (Original Post) sprinkleeninow Oct 2018 OP
Yeah. I get those emails too. calimary Oct 2018 #1
I hesitated donating to Rouda for why I don't know. sprinkleeninow Oct 2018 #4
Well, if Ted Lieu is onboard, that's a point in its favor. calimary Oct 2018 #9
This is true. I'm gonna donate. sprinkleeninow Oct 2018 #10
I'm In Russiabacher's District LandOfHopeAndDreams Oct 2018 #2
Okay. Am getting there closer to giving Rouda $$. Thx. 😊 sprinkleeninow Oct 2018 #5
I saw a poll today that had Russiabacher at +9. Control-Z Nov 2018 #11
I am supporting Harley Rouda. I think he's the real deal. CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2018 #3
Thank you. sprinkleeninow Oct 2018 #6
This Is A Pretty Red District LandOfHopeAndDreams Oct 2018 #7
So I've heard how 🔴 it is. sprinkleeninow Oct 2018 #8

calimary

(80,700 posts)
1. Yeah. I get those emails too.
Mon Oct 1, 2018, 02:14 PM
Oct 2018

I tend not to want to trust a “former republi-CON. Unless I study up a little about her/him. Have they REALLY seen the light? Or are they a Trojan horse disruptor. As they said in “The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test” - “are you ON the bus, or OFF the bus?”

You just kinda have to do some due diligence and make your best guess. Go to one of those community meetings or some local Democratic club’s candidate events - or a neighborhood thing like the local farmers market on Saturdays. Where I live now, inevitably there some local candidate who has a team of volunteers staffing a booth or a table with flyers and buttons and bumper stickers and stuff. They often include a clipboard for registering people to vote. Sometimes the candidate him/herself is there, too.

And they’ll want to talk! They’ll want you to know what their positions are on the issues. Or their campaign chairperson or some such will be there and he/she will have those answers too. Or they’ll want to know what YOU think the big issues are. If you see something like that, don’t hesitate to walk over and ask a few questions! You never know who you’ll meet and connect with, and where it might lead.

sprinkleeninow

(20,136 posts)
4. I hesitated donating to Rouda for why I don't know.
Mon Oct 1, 2018, 02:33 PM
Oct 2018

But now this email from Ted and so I checked out Rouda.

That was a bit of a sticky wicket, that Rouda was formerly repub.

I guess he's it though. The primaries are over.

If he's the only one contending as the Dem choice, I guess that answers it for me.

Thanx for response.

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,308 posts)
3. I am supporting Harley Rouda. I think he's the real deal.
Mon Oct 1, 2018, 02:28 PM
Oct 2018

There are no other Democrats worthy of notice in that district.

Ted knows what he's talking about, PERIOD.

I really REALLY want to see Rohrabacher GONE.

sprinkleeninow

(20,136 posts)
6. Thank you.
Mon Oct 1, 2018, 02:47 PM
Oct 2018

That's the key to why I ask now and haven't donated before this.

Ted's stamp of approval gave me a reason to look into Rouda.

On the east coast, but I've been making donations directly to candidates across the US.

R*bacher's gotta go. For real.

All republicons are unsavory. But there's varying degrees of it. R*bacher is one of tbe most gross.


 
7. This Is A Pretty Red District
Mon Oct 1, 2018, 02:56 PM
Oct 2018

Orange County, CA actually went for Hillary, but overall it is very red.

Russiabacher has held a seat for 30 years. TIME'S UP!

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