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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Five: Virgil Goode (D-VA), Ralph Hall (D-TX), Paul McHale (D-PA), Charles Stenholm (D-TX) and Gene Taylor (D-MS).
Granted, three of those five DemocRAT Congressmen later switched parties and became Republicans.
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