Posted on 10/29/2022 2:06:00 PM PDT by cotton1706
FRESNO, Calif. — Fighting to retake his blue-leaning seat two years ago, Rep. David G. Valadao (R-Calif.) had to ward off accusations he was a “yes man” for former president Donald Trump. In ads, the Republican touted his role in a bill signed by another ex-president: Barack Obama.
But this year, running in an even bluer district that is seen as one of the election cycle’s most competitive, Valadao is doing little to communicate one defining show of political independence — his vote to impeach Trump.
“There’s actually no point in talking about it, because so many people know about it,” the dairy farmer said in a recent interview here in the Central Valley, adding that he’s focused on local issues.
He declined to say whether he would support Trump in 2024 if he is the Republican presidential nominee — “haven’t thought that far out,” said the congressman, one of 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump last year for inciting a deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol with false claims of a stolen election. Only two are now vying to serve another term, after Trump-backed challengers defeated four in Republican primaries and four more opted not to run for reelection.
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Because he doesn't want to remind Republicans of his vote, because four of his colleagues got the boot because of their impeachment votes (while another four retired so they wouldn't get the boot).
We'll see if he survives to the next Congress.
That two needs to be zero.
I betcha Lin Cheney would come out and campaign for him.
Maybe even Kevin McCarthy
And Lindsey Graham
He had permission to vote that way. It was strategic politics. It’s a tight district.
Similar to the defense statements I remember from the Nuremberg Trials...
“inciting a deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol with false claims of a stolen election“
What passes as a news story in that worthless rag.
And you know this, how?
The GUY is a Democrat .
Vote Him Out .
If it’s a blur district, why doesn’t he remind voters of it?
i see the compost has never been to the central valley, blue not really light purple more likely in parts
I don’t think Graham would ever campaign for a House member. He’s a Senator!
salas is a state scumbag of he first order.
No RINOs!
He’s done. If I were in that district, I’d vote for the Democrat - don’t care who it is.
How many MAGA voters will refuse to vote for these Quislings?
We will see…..
With the exceptions of Peelousy, Schumer the penguin, shiff for brains and a few others I would rather have a demonrat over someone who did the ‘peach fohdie fibe
The democrat need only remind voters that the idiot voted to impeach Trump and the Republicans will stay home and doom him to defeat.
I asked a high ranking local Repub what he was going to do and he said the national situation is so important he was going to hold his nose tightly and vote Newhouse. I cannot do that, nor vote for any Dem. So that office will be a write-in, and I hope in 2 years we can finally rid ourselves of the treasonous Newhouse (yes, I expect him to win, but I hope at a much reduced margin).
They talked about on the Ray Appleton show... I think it was either Thursday or Fridays show.
I agree. He should not be running.
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