During the primaries, the other Dems all portrayed Garamendi as a carpetbagger, but he proved that name recognition is half the battle in California politics (but we already knew that).
I like Harmer and even voted for him, but he’s going to have a tough time of this election. The District is a whole lot bluer than it was when Bill Baker held that seat, and Harmer isn’t getting help from anyone. The Contra Costa Republican party is in complete disarray, and the CAGOP is worse than useless, in my opinion.
I figured that. Neither party is listed as contributing on the FEC summary for this race.
SmithL wrote:
Harmer isn’t getting help from anyone. The Contra Costa Republican party is in complete disarray, and the CAGOP is worse than useless, in my opinion.
Are there any grass roots groups in the area? TEA Party groups or 9-12 groups or anything like that?
And for the election, who has the ground game?
I just wonder if this isn’t an opportunity for grass roots conservatives to step in and do what the Party has refused to do.
I don’t know what to make of the race. Several here think it is unwinnable. Then you see John Fund’s piece and the info from this polling organization (admittedly, a poll paid for by Harmer’s campaign) which seems to say it could be winnable.
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