Saw this in Down With Tyranny. Wendy Reed, currently thought of as an underdog, is running against the Head of the Derps. Reed is quite the progressive, environmentalist, citizen candidate. McCarthy is one of the most well funded incumbents, in one of the “supposedly" safest Republican CA districts. Why is he afraid to debate Ms. Reed? Hmm….
Republicans usually do debate their general election opponents but this year House Majority Leader, Kevin McCarthy, who has a penchant for sticking his foot in his mouth when he opens it in public, has so far avoided debating the progressive Democratic running for the sprawling Bakersfield/Lancaster House seat (CA-23), Wendy Reed, a local activist and Berniecrat. This morning, she told us that "McCarthy told the Bakersfield Californian that he would make himself available for debate, but declined invitations from California State University Bakersfield and KGET TV with Jim Scott. He then wanted to send a surrogate to debate for him at the Taft Chamber of Commerce, despite being home in the district. That debate was scheduled to his convenience, yet McCarthy later told the Bakersfield Californian that he had a preexisting commitment. The more I hear from him, the harder it is to believe anything he says. I look forward to debating him. If he can't represent himself in a debate, how can he represent us in Congress?" McCarthy may not have time to debate the issues in from of CA-23 voters but he does have time to read a speech from a teleprompter at the Trump convention next week.
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