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| David Harmer Might Be Running the Right Race at the Right Time |
| 2009-10-28 |
| In the other special House election this year, in California's 10th district, Republican David Harmer and Democrat John Garamendi squared off in a debate last night. One of my readers who was there noted, "Garamendi was stiff and pasty, he was not happy that Harmer supporters were there 5-1. Harmer was smooth and in his element. Will be posted on YouTube later tonight. Good moderator." I can't quite come out and say Harmer's going to pull out an upset, but it feels like the ingredients for one are starting to come together. First, it's a special election, and so most of the traditional turnout models don't apply. Second, John Garamendi feels like the wrong candidate with the wrong biography for the Democrats to run at this moment. He was first elected to the California state assembly in 1974, when, for perspective, Barack Obama was 13 years old. He first ran for governor in 1982. He's run for statewide office in 1986, 1990, 1994, 2003, and 2006. This doesn't feel like the year to run as the Old Guard who will bring to Washington all of the common sense, productivity, and cooperation voters have seen in Sacramento. Garamendi's campaign doesn't feel particularly fresh, energized, or anything but cookie-cutter; the top of his campaign web site still thanks voters for their hard work and participation in the September 1 primary election. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 This doesn't feel like the year to run as the Old Guard who will bring to Washington all of the common sense, productivity, and cooperation voters have seen in Sacramento. Ouch. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2009-10-28 21:58 |
#1 It has been saddening to see that Harmer hasn't gotten the national attention of other candidates such as Hoffman in NY.
Can anyone spare $21 bucks? https://harmerforcongress.worldsecuresystems.com/donate/7days.htm |
| Posted by: crosspatch 2009-10-28 01:10 |