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Republican Tom McClintock will run in new California congressional district
Sacramento Bee ^ | 1/6/2022 | David Lightman and Gillian Brassil

Posted on 01/08/2022 10:23:01 AM PST by Right Wing Vegan

Rep. Tom McClintock, the outspoken conservative who could play a major role in immigration policy next year if Republicans control the House, will seek reelection in a newly drawn congressional district that largely covers territory south of his current seat. The new 5th Congressional District captures parts of Modesto and Fresno along with the western Sierra Nevada, combining parts of districts currently held by McClintock and former Rep. Devin Nunes. It is staunchly Republican: Voters there would have backed former President Donald Trump in 2020 with a 12% margin of victory, according to several election-tracking organizations, a strong signal they’re likely to favor a Republican candidate in the 2022 midterms.

Nunes, a Republican, resigned from his seat this week to lead former President Donald Trump’s social media venture. On the way out, he backed McClintock for the 5th Congressional District. “Tom has been a champion for the conservative movement for many years,” Nunes told the Washington Examiner last week. “He’s popular enough to run successfully anywhere in California, but I hope he continues to represent part of the San Joaquin Valley. He has my complete support.”

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1 posted on 01/08/2022 10:23:01 AM PST by Right Wing Vegan
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To: Right Wing Vegan

Sounds like good news to me


2 posted on 01/08/2022 10:26:03 AM PST by imabadboy99
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To: Right Wing Vegan

NFW. He voted for the steal and is nothing more than a seat warmer. He, like Nunes, talks a good game but actually accomplishes nothing.


3 posted on 01/08/2022 10:35:02 AM PST by eldoradude (Add water to a journalist and you get instant sh*t)
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To: Right Wing Vegan

“if Republicans control the House”

Don’t worry, they’ll screw that up


4 posted on 01/08/2022 10:37:06 AM PST by Regulator (It's fraud, Jim)
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To: Right Wing Vegan

“Rep. Tom McClintock, the outspoken conservative...”

We all know he’s a RINO*.

*actually I don’t know, but I’m here to troll people and depress turnout by saying every Republican is a RINO.


5 posted on 01/08/2022 10:40:04 AM PST by BobL (I shop at Walmart and eat at McDonald's, I just don't tell anyone, like most here.)
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To: Regulator

“Don’t worry, they’ll screw that up.”

That is the most likely scenario.

However, shouldn’t we give them a chance?

Or our we going to be sitting back with an “AOC type” as Speaker of the House in the future.


6 posted on 01/08/2022 10:44:47 AM PST by unclebankster (Globalism is the last refuge of a scoundrel)
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To: Whenifhow; null and void; aragorn; EnigmaticAnomaly; kalee; Kale; azishot; AZ .44 MAG; Baynative; ..

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7 posted on 01/08/2022 10:47:31 AM PST by bitt ( <img src=' 'width=50%>)
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To: Right Wing Vegan
McClintock is probably the strongest conservative in the state of California.

He'd have go onto bigger things, but was held back by Arnold Schwarzenegger, who wouldn't extend coattails to McClintock when he ran for Lt. Governor.

McClintock went into Congress instead, and has been there ever since.

-PJ

8 posted on 01/08/2022 10:51:26 AM PST by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
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To: Regulator

J6 proved it! Damn RINOS!


9 posted on 01/08/2022 10:57:24 AM PST by RoseofTexas
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To: BobL

It worked
I won’t vote in that race


10 posted on 01/08/2022 11:00:34 AM PST by RWGinger (Does anyone else really )
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To: BobL

I know Tom personally and he is NOT a RINO.


11 posted on 01/08/2022 11:00:55 AM PST by Jayster (Legalize Marijuana )
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To: BobL

*actually I don’t know, but I’m here to troll people and depress turnout by saying every Republican is a RINO.

In that regard, as I understand it, at least 170 unvaxxed members of the SD National Guard are about to get the vax boot because a certain Governor is NOT going to bat for them.


12 posted on 01/08/2022 11:02:17 AM PST by wita (Always and forever, under oath in defense of Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.)
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To: Right Wing Vegan

Throw them all out. Anyone wantingi to get back into the swamp is only there to enrich himself. Find out his worth before he ran until now and that will tell you everything you need to know about the man.


13 posted on 01/08/2022 11:03:46 AM PST by The MAGA-Deplorian ( 2022 - VOTE THE BUMS OUT —— ALL OF THEM! RE-ELECT NO ONE!)
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To: unclebankster

They have a chance.

They can get back on the Trump Train, follow his lead, dump the traitors, and get back in the fight instead of being part of the Steal.

Or they can end up being kicked to the curb in a violent, foreign America run by enemy aliens.


14 posted on 01/08/2022 11:27:28 AM PST by Regulator (It's fraud, Jim)
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To: Jayster

“I know Tom personally and he is NOT a RINO.”

Long ago I went to a small event with him...and yep, he was no RINO then either. I figured with my posting that I’d help people here recognize when they’re being played by a relatively small number of trolls.


15 posted on 01/08/2022 11:29:20 AM PST by BobL (I shop at Walmart and eat at McDonald's, I just don't tell anyone, like most here.)
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To: RWGinger

“It worked. I won’t vote in that race.”

THANK GOD!!!! Far better to have a Communist win than a Republican who is only 99% conservative. Only when we PURGE these RINOs* will the GOP be worth voting for (although I’m not sure they’ll be on the ballot in the gulags - but we’ll deal with that when the time comes).

*if a given Republican doesn’t agree with me on 100% of the issues, he is a RINO. 99% simply doesn’t cut it...makes him no better than a Democrat.


16 posted on 01/08/2022 11:33:11 AM PST by BobL (I shop at Walmart and eat at McDonald's, I just don't tell anyone, like most here.)
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To: The MAGA-Deplorian
Here is the LA Times report on McClintock's net worth as of 2016.

Celebrity net worth websites estimate McClintock's net worth today being between $100k - $1M, a pretty low tier. Anyone who has been consistently employed with a 401(k) will fall into that range.

He entered Congress in 2009, so by your definition, he sucks at it.

-PJ

17 posted on 01/08/2022 11:37:50 AM PST by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
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To: BobL

Some Republican prefer purity to power. Rats prefer power, they’ll argue about purity later. And thats why they win !


18 posted on 01/08/2022 1:04:48 PM PST by Reily
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To: Political Junkie Too

Devon is about to cash in as the CEO of a major social media company. Good for Devon.


19 posted on 01/08/2022 1:35:13 PM PST by Lisbon1940 (I don’t see why he would)
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To: Right Wing Vegan

Tom shoulda been guvner and was well on his way until Ahnold turned it into a Hollyweird popularity contest.


20 posted on 01/08/2022 2:02:06 PM PST by Kevmo (I’m immune from Covid since I don’t watch TV.🤗)
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