Harmer versus Garamendi: No fireworks

San Francisco Chronicle ^ | Thursday, October 29, 2009 | Debra J. Saunders

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Harmer then recognized the GOP's big image problem - that talk is cheap. "We can't talk our way out of the problems we behaved our way into." He has found a way to reflect conservative values and pragmatism.

This summer Harmer told The Chronicle that he had "no interest" in motivating the GOP base and "alienating everyone else." He meant it. At the debate, Harmer actually asked his more vocal supporters in the audience, who turned out in high numbers, to refrain from making noise during the questions and answers.

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Instead they showcased their very different views on what Washington should be doing. Harmer said he would "respectfully challenge" President Obama to beef up the war effort in Afghanistan, as promised during the campaign. Garamendi contends, "We will not win this war militarily."

Garamendi supports the public option. Harmer supports more competition in the private market. Garamendi wants to push Obama's domestic agenda; Harmer wants to slow it down.

"It's a good time for America because we finally have a president who wants get things done in the right way," said Garamendi.

In the other corner, Harmer wants to combat a trend he has seen in education - "the rise of centralization and the fall of everything else."

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More information about the debate Monday night.

This is the race the RNC and NRCC are ignoring. It is an opportunity to pick up a seat from the Democrats. Instead of supporting this conservative Republican candidate, they are pouring all their money, time and effort into upstate New York to support a radical leftist.

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I support David Harmer for California’s 10th Congressional District (donations). He is a conservative candidate who has been a fellow at the Heritage Foundation and the Cato institute. He is committed to controlling spending, promoting economic growth, and free market solutions to todays problems.

I am also contacting the NRCC to ask why they are supporting Scozzafava in the race in upstate New York, and why they are ignoring David Harmer in this close race in California’s 10th district. Here are the numbers if anyone else wants to call:

Info from the NRCC "contact us" web page:

Contact the NRCC

Address:

320 First Street, SE
Washington, DC 20003

General Email:
website@nrcc.org

Phone:
Phone: 202-479-7000

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.

Other threads related to this California 10th District race:
• Why The Harmer Race Matters to California & The Nation
• CA 10: Less Attention On That 'Other' Special House Race
• Why a Harmer Win Would Be Huge
• David Harmer Could Use Some Last Minute Help in California (conservative-close race in California)
• CD10: NRCC support for Harmer remains modest
• Bay Area Conservatives Rally [CA10]
• Race to replace Tauscher may be closer than first thought
• [CA] District 10 candidates talk health care, peripheral canal in cordial debate
• David Harmer Might Be Running the Right Race at the Right Time
• Voters swing against Democrats as Obama charm fades
• Forum with David Harmer and John Garamendi
• Calif. race in New York's shadow
• An Upset in California?
• Numerous seats at stake [a special election the GOP has ignored]
• Harmer no stranger to policy and politics
• 10th District Congress Seat Special Election Nears

More threads ...

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From the desk of cc2k:

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.