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ucrdem

(15,512 posts)
Wed Oct 29, 2014, 05:44 AM Oct 2014

DECISION 2014: Biden to visit San Bernardino County



BY JEFF HORSEMAN / STAFF WRITER
The Press-Enterprise, Oct. 27, 2014

• WHY HE'S COMING: Vice President Joe Biden's visit to San Bernardino County this weekend shows the importance of the Inland congressional seat to the Democratic Party.

• What's at stake: Democrat and Redlands Mayor Pete Aguilar is running to represent the 31st Congressional District, which stretches from Redlands to Upland. Opposing him is Republican homeland security consultant and political strategist Paul Chabot of Rancho Cucamonga.

The 31st's incumbent, Rep. Gary Miller, R-Rancho Cucamonga, is not seeking re-election.

• Why it's competitive: Democrats think the district is ripe for the taking. President Barack Obama carried the 31st two years ago, and there are more registered Democratic voters in the district than Republican voters. But projected low voter turnout and highly motivated conservative voters could hurt Aguilar.


Vice President Joe Biden will be in San Bernardino County on Saturday at a get-out-the-vote event for a local Democratic congressional candidate, underscoring the national significance of the Inland race and perhaps Democrats’ nervousness about the outcome.

Biden will be campaigning for Redlands Democrat Pete Aguilar, the Aguilar campaign announced Monday. Details of the visit were not available, although Aguilar spokeswoman Tatiana Winograd said the event was not a fundraiser.

“The Inland Empire’s middle class needs a voice in Congress, and I am excited to join the vice president for an event centered around the issues at stake in this election,” Aguilar, the mayor of Redlands, said in a statement.

A statement from Republican Paul Chabot, Aguilar’s opponent, called Biden’s visit “shocking last-minute desperation.”

http://www.pe.com/articles/aguilar-752899-biden-chabot.html
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ucrdem

(15,512 posts)
1. The headline in Tuesday's PE was, "Biden to save Dems?"
Wed Oct 29, 2014, 05:53 AM
Oct 2014

Or something similar. Wish I'd bought one. I voted for Aguilar a week ago, thought he'd be a shoe-in, but apparently it's a squeaker. The retiring guy is a winger from way back so I guess they've got a nice little enclave carved out. Anyway it looks like Big Dog is coming out this way too:

Dems' dynamic duo: Clinton joins Biden
Oct. 28, 2014 Updated: 10:51 p.m.

Democrats are sending another big name to Southern California to help Inland congressional candidates, with former President Bill Clinton scheduled to visit Oxnard on Wednesday for a get-out-the-vote rally.

Rep. Raul Ruiz, D-Palm Desert, and Redlands Mayor Pete Aguilar, a Democrat running for an open San Bernardino County seat, are two of the three candidates to be touted by Clinton at the 9 a.m. rally at Oxnard College. The other is Rep. Julia Brownley, D-Westlake Village, who represents Oxnard and is in a tight race for re-election.

Clinton “will address the importance of voting for advocates of the middle class like Brownley, Ruiz and Aguilar,” read an Aguilar campaign media advisory.

Clinton’s visit comes as Vice President Joe Biden plans to attend a rally for Aguilar on Saturday in San Bernardino County. Details have yet to be released.

http://www.pe.com/articles/aguilar-752972-clinton-ruiz.html

Cha

(295,929 posts)
2. LOVELOVELOVE! LOVE VP Biden! I know the feeling ucrdem!
Thu Oct 30, 2014, 01:15 AM
Oct 2014
".. statement from Republican Paul Chabot, Aguilar’s opponent, called Biden’s visit “shocking last-minute desperation.”

Rofl.. such Drama! LOL


ucrdem

(15,512 posts)
3. Thanks Cha!
Thu Oct 30, 2014, 01:22 AM
Oct 2014

The headline was just perfect so I'm going to find a copy somewhere and post it. The Bidenator, Dem secret weapon, about to be unleashed on my own sleepy berg, how exciting!!

Cha

(295,929 posts)
4. This is Great News.. I'm really glad you told me about it.. Good Luck to Pete Aguilar!
Thu Oct 30, 2014, 01:27 AM
Oct 2014

VP Biden is a "secret weapon"!

ucrdem

(15,512 posts)
5. He came, he spoke, they campaigned
Thu Oct 30, 2014, 04:44 AM
Oct 2014

Look like Bill brought a little Big Dog magic!


Bill Clinton, center, campaigns for Rep. Raul Ruiz, D-Palm Desert, left, and Redlands Mayor Pete Aguilar on Wednesday at Oxnard College. Ruiz is running to keep his 36th Congressional District seat, and Aguilar is seeking to represent the 31st District.

Oxnard is ~120 miles west of Redlands and even further from Palm Desert, so I dunno how they wound up in Oxnard, but I'm going to try to catch Joe if he makes it out here on Saturday, if I can. It's going to be a busy day and it won't be easy getting through security but here's hoping I get to shake hands with the next president of the United States!





maybe!

Cha

(295,929 posts)
6. The best of Good Luck to you, Raul Ruiz, and Pete Aguilar! That's a great pic..thank you!
Thu Oct 30, 2014, 08:07 AM
Oct 2014
Joe Biden, Vice President of the United States of America

ucrdem

(15,512 posts)
7. he came, he saw, he hit the hustings . . .
Sun Nov 2, 2014, 12:33 PM
Nov 2014

The rally was at Colton HS yesterday at noon:



Biden was at a Get Out the Vote rally attended by hundreds of local Democrats who braved pouring rain to try and get into the high school gymnasium to hear Biden speak and show their support.

Among Aguilar’s supporters who spoke at Saturday’s rally were Rialto Mayor Deborah Robertson, Colton Mayor Sarah Zamora, and Assemblywoman Cheryl Brown, D-San Bernardino. They touted Aguilar’s platform of building a stronger middle class and making a college education more affordable to everyone.

Biden called Aguilar a “son of America who understands what it’s like to work hard and, struggle to get through school. Biden said Aguilar “understands that every single solitary child out there deserves the same chance he (Aguilar) had,” and that the “American people are tired of standing still.”

“Do not let this man lose. We need him,” Biden told the standing-room-only audience. “Get out the vote!”

http://www.sbsun.com/government-and-politics/20141101/election-2014-san-bernardino-county-highlights


Sounds like it was SRO too!

ucrdem

(15,512 posts)
10. UPDATE: the Dem won
Wed Nov 5, 2014, 10:09 AM
Nov 2014


Democrat Pete Aguilar led Republican Paul Chabot late Tuesday night in the race for a San Bernardino County congressional seat that was the focus of national attention.

Elsewhere, Rep. Raul Ruiz was ahead in his re-election bid for a Riverside County seat. Ruiz, D-Palm Desert, led Assemblyman Brian Nestande, R-Palm Desert, for the right to represent a district that includes Hemet, the Pass, San Jacinto and the Coachella Valley.

(snip)

This year’s election was a bellwether of Democratic influence in the Inland Empire. If Ruiz and Aguilar win, it’s a sign that the one-time Republican stronghold is more competitive.

Aguilar, who is mayor of Redlands, and Chabot, a homeland security consultant from Rancho Cucamonga, ran for the 31st Congressional District seat being vacated by Rep. Gary Miller, R-Rancho Cucamonga.

http://www.pe.com/articles/district-753417-congressional-rep.html
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hey thanks Joe and Bill!
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