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On this date in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021, “Fanatical Republican Extremist of the Day" profiled the U.S. House Representative from California’s 23rd Congressional District, Kevin McCarthy, who has served for it since 2007, and the...
by republicinsanity
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on Tue Nov 01, 2022 at 03:25 AM PDT
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It seems that predictions of a massive red wave in November were somewhat premature as Democratic overperformance in recent congressional special elections has shown. Will it be a positive year for team blue? Dunno to be honest. Will the post Dobbs...
by BENAWU
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on Tue Sep 20, 2022 at 08:49 PM PDT
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The Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, Daniel Donner, and Carolyn Fiddler, with additional contributions from David Jarman, Steve Singiser, James Lambert, David Beard, and Arjun Jaikumar. Check out our podcast,...
by Daily Kos Elections
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on Wed Mar 09, 2022 at 05:00 AM PST
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So I own a gun and am educating myself on what gun ownership means to others. The outcome of the Rittenhouse trial and the Oxford High School shooting has brought gun control into my crosshairs. My first experience with guns was in the Navy. I went...
by BrunoAmato
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on Mon Dec 06, 2021 at 12:12 PM PST
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The Republicans have crawled between a rock and hard space and we need to squeeze them closer together. Mitch McConnell, though he voted for the infrastructure bill, will not be going to the signing ceremony today for fear of backlash from the...
by BrunoAmato
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on Mon Nov 15, 2021 at 12:57 PM PST
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I’m running against Kevin McCarthy this next year in a tough race that, hopefully, will become more equitable after redistricting. I’m lucky though because I feel the process is fairly transparent in California. The California Citizens Redistricting...
by BrunoAmato
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on Thu Nov 04, 2021 at 12:26 PM PDT
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Jeff Heinle from my district wrote this great article on labor yesterday, I completely agree with you, Jeff. The best thing that happened to me when I left the Navy was to get a living-wage union job as an Ironworker. I was able to earn a day’s pay for...
by BrunoAmato
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on Fri Oct 22, 2021 at 12:13 PM PDT
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When will Republicans stop kissing Vladimir Putin’s ass? It created the greatest threat to our democracy since the Civil War. This was not by chance and was years in the making. The Republican propaganda machine has worked very hard for the last thirty...
by BrunoAmato
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on Mon Oct 18, 2021 at 01:57 PM PDT
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What’s in your phone records Kevin? In September, McCarthy took a break from sorting Trump’s Starbursts and began working diligently to stop the January 6th Commission from getting ahold of his, and fellow Republicans, phone records. Much like a...
by BrunoAmato
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on Mon Oct 11, 2021 at 11:07 AM PDT
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Voter Suppression is a phrase thrown around a lot. Remember Cambridge Analytica? That was the data consulting firm that worked with Facebook to harvest personal data of millions of users to help sell more stuff to us. Steven Bannon was their vice-chair...
by ashamchandy
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on Tue Oct 05, 2021 at 01:06 PM PDT
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I think we should be screaming, “STOP THE STEAL”. No, not for Trump’s benefit or anything that has to do with the 2020 election but for what the Republicans are doing to future elections. They're a desperate bunch and will do anything to stay in power....
by BrunoAmato
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on Mon Oct 04, 2021 at 03:18 PM PDT
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Warnock and Ossoff’s win in Georgia inspired me to give my ALL to defeat Kevin McCarthy. It’s possible but it will take some out-of-the-box thinking, back-breaking work, and resources (money and volunteers) to reach every needed voter. I have been...
by BrunoAmato
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on Wed Sep 29, 2021 at 01:39 PM PDT
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Jails are the new asylum. Mental health struggles (be it addiction, dissociation, mania, or anything else) are completely misunderstood and over-criminalized. Symptoms can be a sign of trauma, ...
by ashamchandy
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on Wed Sep 29, 2021 at 10:53 AM PDT
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Veterans and the Unhoused Over ten percent of the unhoused population in the 23rd Congressional District are veterans. I have seen them, mostly older men, sleeping along the Kern River in make-shift tents and sitting around the streets of Bakersfield....
by BrunoAmato
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on Mon Sep 27, 2021 at 03:38 PM PDT
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Thelma and Louise are at it AGAIN! I read today in the Washington Post about how two GOP Treasury Secretaries met with Mitch McConnell and Janet Yellen earlier in September to encourage them to compromise a fix to the Debt Ceiling. Mitch seemed to come...
by BrunoAmato
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on Wed Sep 22, 2021 at 01:31 PM PDT
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Healthcare is a Right! Since my opponent was elected to Congress, he has raised over sixty-four million dollars. Year after year he has been rated by Open Secrets as the #1 recipient of health Insurance and Big Pharma lobbying money. This ‘pay for...
by BrunoAmato
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on Tue Sep 21, 2021 at 02:14 PM PDT
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Red, White and Blue Signs — Why I won’t give up on Rural 23. You are very observant, David Pax. The miles-long barrage of conservative messaging along I-5 and Highway 99, spanning the southern end of the Central Valley, would lead you to believe that...
by BrunoAmato
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on Thu Sep 16, 2021 at 01:07 PM PDT
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I never planned to run for office but sometimes you can’t just sit on the sidelines. After high school, I joined the Navy at seventeen and served as a Torpedoman. Then, I became an Ironworker, and finally, took a huge risk to pursue an acting career....
by BrunoAmato
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on Tue Sep 14, 2021 at 01:21 PM PDT
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I’m delighted to report that treasonmonkey Kevin McCarthy has a great challenger. Meet Bruno Amato. He’s the son of working class parents. His dad was a WWII vet (US Army), and he’s a Navy vet. He has been a member of the Ironworker’s Union, and for...
by Hobbitfoot
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on Thu Aug 26, 2021 at 11:02 AM PDT
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Bruno Amato is Running Against Kevin McCarthy #CA23 In 2022 Let's Make It Happen #VoteBlue2022 #Poll Bruno Amato─Running Against Kevin McCarthy District #CA23 In 2022 “I’m running to stand up for the little guy,” Amato said in a video posted to Twitter on Thursday. “It’s been a tough year. Jobs lost, lives lost, people struggling to keep a roof over...
by Sam Carpathian
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on Tue Dec 21, 2021 at 10:31 AM PST
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