Sure, in some sense every race is equally important. But some races are more equal than others.
Rep. Jerry McNerney has a proven track record of supporting our troops, investing in clean energy, and cracking down on corporate outsourcing.
Seldom is the choice between 2 candidates clearer.
• One saved the energy equivalent of 30 million barrels of oil with the wind energy company he built from the ground up.
• The other is beholden to the giant Wall Street banks where he worked and which bankroll his campaign.
The reason this race is so important:
We have to defend solid Democrats who sit in Republican leaning districts.
If we can defend seats in districts like this, the color orange will be reserved for this website, not the Speaker of the House.
Granted, the Senate gets more attention, but we can't overlook the importance of keeping control of the half of legislative branch that actually works.
In this PVI R+1 district, a 2-term Democrat seeks his 3rd term vs a corporate lawyer and right-wing ideologue who espouses the fringiest of the extreme wingnut fringe.
Jerry on the McNerney Bill supporting our troops-
Unfortunately, traumatic brain injuries (TBI), often caused by the blast of explosives, have become the signature wounds of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I wrote this law to address the urgent need to improve care for these men and women.
My legislation establishes a panel to evaluate how the Department of Veterans Affairs cares for veterans with TBI and make recommendations for improvements. The bill also helps to establish classes and training programs on TBI for VA health care professionals.
David Harmer has a proven track record of regurgitating the talking points of your most extreme elements of the right wing ideologues. When I heard him speak a few weeks back, it was one violent metaphor after another.
"They have a boot on our neck!"
"This administration is crippling our children!"
Where oh where was Mr. "Stop the Spending" during The Ohs when the Bush/Cheney cabal was running things? Oh yeah, he was quietly sitting back, letting them loot our treasury while he got rich working as a corporate lawyer for J.P. Morgan Chase, one of the biggest banks on Wall Street.
Harmer of the Dick "Deficits Don't Matter" Cheney GOP in the 21st century. Spending is fine if it benefits the plutocrats. We know that game all too well already.
See who is bankrolling Harmer's campaign here:
David Jeffrey Harmer (R)
- Retired $194,116
- Leadership PACs $88,742
3. Misc Finance $79,450
Yeah, "Misc Finance" means Wall Street behemoths.
"Hypocrite" is too good of a term for such a belligerent liar.
As a result, people from across the political spectrum are coming out to endorse Jerry in droves:
In total, Congressman Jerry McNerney has now been endorsed by 95 local elected officials. In contrast, his opponent, corporate lawyer David Harmer has only received 17 endorsements from local elected officials.
And how about a bit more fiscal responsibility?
As of July, Harmer had spent most of his campaign funds, and McNerney had 5 times as much cash on hand.
Jerry is a self-made man who only ran for Congress after his son joined the Air Force after 9/11.
He's a down-to-Earth guy who is in touch with average, working-class voters in the district. Heck, he's not even averse to sitting in the dirt to talk to farmers.
Prior to his election to Congress, he formed a start-up company to manufacture wind turbines. During his career in wind energy, McNerney’s work contributed to saving the equivalent of approximately 30 million barrels of oil.
In Congress, Rep. McNerney is the author of three other major bills, passed by the House of Representatives, that will help train the next generation for green jobs, increase the efficiency of our electrical grid, and invest in infrastructure for electric vehicles. He is also the co-author of a bill to help spur local manufacturing of these cars.
Help this solid Dem earn re-election against the most dishonest and extreme wing of the 2010 TGOP.
http://www.jerrymcnerney.org/
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