Hi all!
In CA-11 (Pleasanton/Dublin CA up to San Joaquin county), we have a 6-time incumbent Republican Richard Pombo who needs to be shown the door. He is a definitive Bush rubberstamper and was even called "righter than GW Bush". He is also part of the Abramoff payoff crowd, and is the chairman of the Agriculture and Resource committees. He has always wanted to drill in Alaska, and he is a major supporter of ANWIR. Losing his seat would be a huge blow to the Repub party.
In a growing effort with local Dems to kick him out, and also by taking out one Repub next year getting us closer to controlling the House, I'd like some feedback on the devloping platform below.
You'll notice this has some Pombo-only and local-only issues, but I think you'll find they can apply in your own district if you have a Repub in charge. You'll also notice a strong influence from OH-02/Hackett's near-win. Current candidates from the Dems are still being bandied about, so this is currently a developing general platform that can also be used as rallying cry!!!
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