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Posted on 08/10/2010 11:32:54 PM PDT by DakotaRed
David W. Hedrick, the outspoken Tea Party Republican who is running for the 3rd Congressional District seat, was exhilarated last month after someone e-mailed him the results of a new poll that appeared to show him running neck-and-neck with state Rep. Jaime Herrera and far ahead of David Castillo, his two Republican opponents in the primary race.
The July 7 results showed Hedrick with 17 percent of the vote, Herrera with 18 percent and Castillo with just 9 percent in a match-up of all six candidates.
The Camas ex-Marine quickly posted the new numbers on his campaign website, calling the result “an astonishing show of grass-roots momentum,” and began referring to himself as “the front-runner” in speeches and campaign materials.
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Last week conservative political blogs and the Victoria Taft talk radio show were abuzz with questions about whether Hedrick himself had some connection to the Washington State Political Polls. A Vancouver web developer said he had discovered that the poll’s website had the same domain registrar, was hosted on the same server, had the same block of IP numbers and bore the same programming “footprint” and coding as at least three Hedrick websites.
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I am voting for Jaime Herrera in the primary. She seems honest, intelligent, well informed and a good speaker. I sat through her speech last year and was impressed. Best of all she actually has a track record as an elected state rep. There is no guessing where she stands.
Jaime Herrera Says, “Trust Me”
What sort of "conservative" supports the SEIU at any time?
The same kind of conservative who supports communism - none.
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There are questions about every politician’s honesty.
After all they are politicians and not saints.
But I live in in Herrera’s district and and am familiar with her
voting record. I will go with the politician I know over one that
I know nothing about.
I live in the 3rd CD and 49th LD and when I see someone running and making false claims about a bill to support and vote for pro-SEIU bills, while claiming to be a “conservative,” it takes a willing suspension of disbelief for me to vote for them.
You vote for who you like.
When I see another advertising a highly questionable poll putting him ahead of everyone and then that the target remains the one they say is dead last, while the two in a supposed statistical tie hold hands, something stinks to high heaven.
We will not turn things around by sending someone like that to D.C.
Basically BS!
Pollers never divulge their database.
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Even though she is linked to the very marxist SEIU?
Would you care to expound on exactly what she voted in favor of SEIU as a state legislator?
I heard John Carlson hammered on it yesterday, but I don't receive his program down here.
She claims it would not force child care centers into unions, but several editorial, EFF and the Family Policy Institute of Washington all say different.
Jaime Herrera Says, “Trust Me”
Did Herrera Even Read HB 1329?
Why I Question Jaime Herrera’s Judgment
If you review her PDC reports, in 2008, she accepted some $5,000 from public unions, $500 from the SEIU, $800 from the AFSCME and other public unions.
In the 2008 campaign, her endorsement page lists SEIU Local 925, SEIU Local 775 NW and SEIU Local 1199 NW as endorsers.
She claims she was "requested" by child care center members to support and vote for HB 1320, but in the bill report, found in a link in the first link above, testimony in favor of it was from unions, testimony in opposition to it were child care centers.
This is why I tell people they need to look really close at all candidates. Find out what they have done and if counter to the values of conservatives, hold them accountable.
A $500 to $800 campaign contribution hardly amounts to
serious backing by unions. The unions give that amount to almost all politicians.
My major issues are not about piddly things like that.
I am more concerned about taxes, spending, defense & borders.
I am not the type to fret about small issues. I look at the big picture. I look at electability. I do not want another debacle as Hoffman in NY.
And you don’t think supporting public unions like the SEIU will result in increased taxes and such?
Besides, as I said, total from all public unions was $5,000.
Supporting such a bill as HB 1329 and then trying to mislead voters on what it stood for is a little more than a “piddly thing.” At least, to me.
Herrera is not running in the mostly conservative 18th LD this time, but the whole 3rd CD and against an well experienced Democrat.
I’ve seen her at forums and she doesn’t stand a chance against him when she’ll have to be specific as to what she stands for.
The only one who can match or exceed Heck is David Castillo.
Feel free to show were unions have donated to and endorsed him ever.
People don’t want any more “establishment” candidates and that is what Herrera is.
At least Castillo was expecting to run against an entrenched incumbent and not rapidly jump in less than 2 hours after he announced retiring.
That is political cowardice and opportunism, the last thing we need.
You still have the prerogative to support whoever you wish for whatever reason you have.
But that won’t change anything.
It might seem that way to you, but I am judging more on what I hear around town.
Any way, we’ll know for sure come Wednesday morning.
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