But, uh, what we showed is that we have ballot access and that people can organize and fight in the state, um, against the odds. Um, now we were robbed of an honest election, of a fair election, uh, when they changed the title and summary. Uh, and I think that sent a strong message that, um, politicians who break their promise to their voters, to their constituents and add to the burden of our cost of living face a consequence at the ballot box, um, or putting the item on the ballot. Um, starting with the first successful recall of a sitting state senator in 104 years. “I’m running for Congress because first and foremost, I don’t think that the voters are getting the sort of representation that they deserve.” Uh, and whether it was, uh, what I did in the city of San Diego to fix the finances, um, in calling for fiscal reform, pension reform, um, and taking the battle literally into the streets when the mayor and the city council weren’t able to actually do their jobs on those important pressing, uh, matters or, um, taking on the issue of the gas tax and the car tax. Uh, why not just, you know, put out puffery or niceties, uh, broad statements, but actually don’t do anything? And then people will think that you did something. And most politicians don’t want to do that because that is in some cases political suicide. If anything, people know me as a fighter, someone who takes on the challenging issues, the big issues. That politicians run and make lofty promises and never actually fight to get those things done. They feel like no one is their voice in Sacramento. All across the state of California., when I travel and talk to, uh, to voters, um, whether it was on the gas tax repeal campaign in 2018, um, or in this campaign, I get the same frustration from Democrats, even Republicans and independents. And I think that those voters deserve a full time member of Congress who’s going to be a fighter. Uh, they’ve had a member of Congress who’s been distracted by a criminal matter, uh, for many years who broke public trust, uh, and, and let them down. Union-Tribune: Tell us why you’re running for Congress.Ĭarl DeMaio: Well, uh, I’m running for Congress because first and foremost, I don’t think that the voters are getting the sort of representation that they deserve.
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