McClintock mailer called deceptive
By Christopher Cadelago, Sacramento Bee
Democrats in the sweeping 4th Congressional District are crying foul over a campaign mailer by Republican Rep. Tom McClintock they say deceptively boosts the prospects of one candidate so the three-term incumbent can avoid a tough re-election fight.
McClintock, whose challengers include upstart Republican Art Moore and independent Jeffrey Gerlach, is sending campaign mailers to Democratic voters that portray Gerlach as the lone alternative and describe him as a “liberal” who supports universal health care, gay marriage and amnesty for illegal immigrants. McClintock’s flier says he’s led the fight to repeal the health care law, strengthen traditional families and secure U.S. borders.
Democrat Jack Uppal, who lost to McClintock in 2012, said the incumbent is resorting to “dirty tricks” by diverting Democratic voters to Gerlach in the June 3 primary in order to dodge a head-to-head match-up with Moore in November. Under the state’s new primary system, the top-two finishers regardless of party advance to the general election. Moore’s campaign believes it remains in strong position to do so.
But what would TeaBagger Tom do if not represent the willfully ignorant and easily duped?-hes never had a real job in decades-he could always move somewhere else and run-thats how he got here-hes a double bagger-tea and carpet
@TeaTotal-check out the youtube video’s on ‘how to speak teabag’ and ‘how to speak benghazi’. they are almost funny.
Hmmmmm. . . if you think 4 dead Americans and 30 others who were hospitalized is funny, you have deeper problems than I ever imagined.
@Dogula. No one here has said they think 4 dead Americans and 30 others who were hospitalized is funny. As usual, your shallow, willingly ignorant read on things is skewed by your anti-government, anti-American agenda. You are insane.
Since you are SO DEEPLY CONCERNED with holding politicians accountable, why aren’t you calling for congressional investigations into the intentional subterfuge that resulted in 4,487 US deaths and 32,223 injuries? Your outrage looks selective. After all, this is NOT ancient history, and there is no statute of limitations on war crimes.
While we engage in baiting one another, McClintock continues to spread disinformation and squander his time in Washington “as our representative” on issues that stall actual progress ….on anything. His goal precisely.
What really concerns me, are the sheer number of races that are going unchallenged.
Are we so disillusioned that we will settle for no choice? And that we could not find even one legitimate Dem to run against Tom is most disappointing of all.
Oh well, my ballot went in the mail yesterday.
Glad you voted, K9…I have always relished the experience of casting my ballot in person(haven’t missed an election since 1978. In a corny way it fills me with gratitude, humility and pride all at the same time. It affirms my belief in the best of what America is supposed to be about. I do wish we had a ‘none of the above option’ on the ballot.
Hmm we do have that option its called a write in. Hopefully he will lose this election I’m hoping for a more middle of the road Republican.