Posted on 11/03/2018 4:55:57 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
RUMFORD, Maine — Upstart Democrat Jared Golden is warning national party leaders that cultural intolerance and arrogant cosmopolitanism are driving away working-class voters.
Golden could oust Republican Rep. Bruce Poliquin in Tuesday’s midterm elections in a rural district that backed President Trump two years ago and still supports his agenda, delivering a potentially fatal blow to the GOP’s teetering majority. But the state legislator and Marine combat veteran arrived here by separating himself from the coastal liberals that have come to dominate the Democratic Party in the 21st century.
“It’s not just about cultural issues like guns or others. It is, I think, a very black and white, who are you fighting for, who do you represent? Are you with special interests; are you with big corporations; are you with CEOs, are you with groups that might want to fund your campaigns? Or are you with working people,” Golden told the Washington Examiner in an interview as he campaigned across Maine’s 2nd Congressional District.
Golden’s authentic, everyman image isn’t convincing everyone.
Over an early lunch at the Pop Shoppe Diner in Lewiston, Golden’s home base, retired short-order cook Paul Cote, 57, said he’s sticking with Poliquin. “He’s cocky,” Cote said of the Democrat. “I don’t think he’s right for it.” And yes, Cote is a big fan of Trump. “He’s not afraid to open his mouth; he’s not afraid to talk,” he said.
Golden, 36, is trying to something that hasn’t been done in more than 100 years: oust a 2nd District incumbent. Maine’s ranked-choice voting, used to decide races in which the winner falls short of 50 percent of the vote, could be a boost. On the trail and in television ads, Golden is casting himself as an old school “labor Democrat” — culturally conservative but liberal on fiscal...
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Then why the hell’s he a Democrat?
Remember what happened to Congressman James Traficant who bucked the DNC Machine.
He’ll be a Nancy not if he wins.
Nancy bot.
The Party of Obama needs no Zell Millers either.
So in other words, like all the Dems specifically recruited to run in Purple/and red districts he just lying.
It is a binary system. GOP control Trump controls the legislative agenda. Dem control nothing Trump favors gets done.
Cannot believe how politcal stupid too many voters are. you not voting for the candiate in a CD, your voting for who controls the Majoirty and which agenda moves forward
Hopefully, this election season shtick that these types of Democrats pull won’t be fooling anyone anymore. They’re not tolerant of middle America, of men, of working class white people, of anyone who doesn’t 100% subscribe to postmodern cultural Marxism. It should be obvious, but unfortunately, it isn’t always.
He’ll be a Nancy not if he wins.
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Yep. In the DNC, a pol either lock-steps with the party bosses, or conveniently gets caught with child porn on their PC.
So true
I’m not going out on a limb when I state that this Golden guy isn’t even close to ousting Poliquin. It’s a SAFE win, not a leaner.
psssst.......he’s lying.
“Upstart” like Jon Ossoff?
Democrats have to run as Republicans to win.
You should see Tom Wolf (D) of Pennsylvania ads.
Balanced budget. Jobs. Tough on crime. Basically nothing he does while in off8ce.
Yeah lie like only a Democrat can then bend over for Pelosi and Schummer.
I hope you’re right. Statewide the democrats are significantly ahead in early voting, don’t know how it’s breaking in cd2.
Punk is a lying Trojan Horse.
Essentially, the DNC is populated by people who think LBJ and the Clintons are right of center, McGovern was Left of center and for which there is no longer a far Left anything ... because that’s where they live.
Well, in all fairness it’s hard to find Republicans who do that in office as well.
Every freaking issue with libs is “cultural “. Every damn person on this earth can harken back to their “culture”.
Except the white man
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