Posted on 10/27/2009 12:41:24 PM PDT by cc2k
MORAGA -- The five candidates for the 10th Congressional District seat entered the final week of campaigning Monday night participating in a cordial debate with few surprises.
The candidates -- vying Nov. 3 for the seat left open when Rep. Ellen Tauscher resigned in June to take a U.S. State Department post as undersecretary for arms control and international security -- spoke before almost 300 people in a Saint Mary's College auditorium.
Although the seat has been in Democratic hands since 1996, Republican candidate David Harmer brought the largest and most vocal supporters Monday night.
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With a house bill now including a public option to health care, the candidates shared their thoughts on the hot-button topic.
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His Republican opponent called it "one mammoth monopoly government policy."
Harmer, a 47-year-old lawyer from San Ramon, offered four alternatives: allow customers to shop for insurance across state lines, remove tax penalties for people buying health care on their own, tort reform and association health plans.
When asked what advice they would give President Barack Obama on Afghanistan, Harmer echoed former Vice President Dick Cheney's words.
Harmer said Obama needs to stop "equivocating" and define the mission, provide resources to further that mission and stick with it.
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Garamendi said military operations need to wind down and social and economic development plans need to ramp up. "We will not win this war militarily," he said. Once the education system is improved, the country will change itself, he said.
Harmer said if troops were withdrawn now it would create a "humanitarian catastrophe."
"I'm astonished that self-proclaimed liberals don't see the vacuum that would ensue," he said.
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Also, perhaps those of us who donated to the RNC or RCCC should ask for our money back so we can support the conservative candidates of our choice.
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Candidates I support: Doug Hoffman for Congress, NY 23rd (PayPal), David Harmer for Congress, CA 10th (website for info). Please, spread the word about these important special elections on November 3, 209: New York’s 23rd congressional district and California’s 10th congressional district. |
I am about to post an article about this race as well (I would have done it sooner, but my computer was acting up- you ever get the feeling that satan is trying to stop you from doing something?)?
Someone should ask Garamendi what he’ll be doing on election day, since he won’t be voting.
I would liked to have been there, but did not get an email about the event until Monday. A little late for planning, and I hope it’s not indicative of the way the campaign is run.
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