I know the vast majority of you probably know nothing about east county in San Diego, but my home district is a brutally Republican Area. Our Representative, Duncan Hunter (Far-Right Wing Blowhard and Failed Presidential Candidate) is finally going to retire. Unfortunately, his son, Duncan D. Hunter, a veteran of the war in Afghanistan is running for his seat. Against him runs Democrat Mike Lumpkin who also has military experience, except much more of it, and solid stances on issues that concern the country. He has the potential to win a heavily Republican district and prevent a Political Dynasty from forming
I will let him introduce himself:
While admittedly he is somewhat of a conservative democrat, he is solid on the main issues. He is pro-choice, anti Constitutional Ban on Gay Marriage, and favors withdrawal from Iraq. Here is a link to the "issues" page of his campaign website:
http://lumpkinforcongress.com/...
Duncan D. Hunter is a staunch and downright scary conservative who has his father's connections (even though his web page doesn't mention his father in his bio)and the advantage of a very conservative district. He has already launched an attack ad on local tv, one which fails to mention Lumpkin's 21 years of military service and has incredibly obvious distortions:
Here also is a link to Hunter's issue page:
http://www.hunterforcongress.com/...
In case there are any lingering doubts, His father was endorsed by none other than Ann Coulter in his pathetic bid for the presidency, and he shares his father's positions.
This will be an uphill battle, and it will take much effort for Lumpkin to prevail. (Hunter Sr. has held this seat since 1981, and won re-election with almost 65% of the vote in 2006.)
I simply ask that if you live in San Diego, please let people you know in the 52nd district all about Mike Lumpkin. If you yourself don't live in San Diego but know someone who does, please pass this information on to them.
Despite the odds I think Lumpkin's outstanding military service and experience gives him a shot at the unthinkable- winning a strongly Republican district. The trick is simply getting people to know him- most of these voters may not even realize they are voting for a different "Duncan Hunter" this time around, far less that another substantial candidate should be considered.
So again, I beg of you, pass on this information, donate if you can, and ELECT MIKE LUMPKIN! Simply imagine the shock waves that would occur in the media if Lumpkin prevailed- "DYNASTY DENIED" is the headline I would most like to see, as the Hunters establishing a political dynasty in this district is a disgusting thought to me.
So here again is a link to his website, followed by a video of a mini-debate on Local TV that the two candidates had (And in which Hunter claims that Americans DO want change- towards more conservatism), and then other videos in which Lumpkin expounds on his energy positions, a homemade youtube video criticizing Hunter.
http://lumpkinforcongress.com/
http://www.hunterforcongress.com/...