BREAKING: Doug Applegate opens up 4-Point Lead Against Trumpian Darrell Issa in New Poll! (CA 49)

[George II]

Source: Daily KOS

This does not surprise me. Colonel Applegate’s campaign has caught fire here at the north end of San Diego County, just outside Camp Pendleton. Meanwhile Issa is flooding radio, TV, and mailboxes with anti-Applegate propoganda because he has money to burn. But as the Colonel says, “you can’t buy votes.”

No link yet to the poll, but here is an excerpt from the Applegate campaign’s e-mail:

This poll puts us at 46 percent and Issa at 42 percent. The lead is still within the margin of error, but it is a very good sign. This poll proves that what we’ve been doing is working. The phone banks, canvassing, and outreach events have helped us connect with more voters. The ads we’ve been airing have been effectively sharing the truth about Issa’s shameful record.

Getting to this position hasn’t been easy. There were the personal attacks against Doug’s family and then Issa threatened to sue us over an ad he didn’t like. Through it all we have persevered and come out even stronger.

Issa may have money on his side, but you can’t buy votes. We have the truth on our side. The 49th district wants change and a representative who will look out for them – not himself – and who has the same values of integrity and equality and will listen to their concerns.

Read more: http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/10/6/1578703/-BREAKING-Doug-Applegate-opens-up-4-Point-Lead-Against-Trumpian-Darrell-Issa-in-New-Poll-CA-49

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Oh PLEASE make it true!!! Issa needs to go.

[dhol82]

1. Oh, please, yes

Issa is that boil on the ass that needs to be excised.

[TomCADem]

20. The New Yorker - THE TRUMPING OF DARRELL ISSA

Darrell Issa was one of the first Californian Republicans to jump on the Donald Trump bandwagon.

http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/the-trumping-of-darrell-issa

On May 12th, while Donald Trump, Paul Ryan, and the Republican National Committee chairman, Reince Priebus, met at R.N.C. headquarters, in Washington, Representative Darrell Issa tried to figure out how to leave the building. The sidewalk in front was blocked by protesters and reporters, and Issa, who had recently endorsed Trump, expected to be harassed by them. “I wish you had a back door,” Issa said, according to a reporter inside who overheard the remark.

Issa, who is sixty-two, is one of the more colorful members of Congress. An Ohio native who was accused two times of car theft in the nineteen-seventies (Issa has denied the charges), he moved to Southern California in the mid-eighties and became a car-alarm magnate. After years as a major Republican donor, he won his congressional seat, in a conservative district near San Diego, in 2000. He is currently the wealthiest member of the House.

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But in May, after Rubio left the race, Issa transferred his allegiance to Trump with an almost Chris Christie-like enthusiasm. At a May 27th Trump rally in San Diego, Issa compared Trump to Ronald Reagan. A few weeks earlier, he had published an op-ed in The Hill chastising fellow-Republicans for not backing Trump. The piece was headlined “Memo to Bushes, Other G.O.P. Holdouts: Get on the Trump Train.”

During his spring transformation into a Trump superfan, Issa may have calculated that his own primary, on June 7th, would benefit from a surge of Southern California Trump voters. California uses a so-called jungle-primary system, in which candidates of all parties run in the same race, and the top two candidates advance to the general election.

[Auntie Bush]

25. The only thing that's better news is Hillary beating tRump.

[Hortensis]

55. It's certainly please-please-let-it-be-true news.

This bad man's elevation to public office disgraces all America.

[The_Casual_Observer]

2. This is fantastic news

[livetohike]

3. Best news of the day! I lived in CD 49 for six years.

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[homegirl]

52. I live in Northern California

and I have made two generous contributions to Doug Applegate's campaign. I hope you have done the same. If you can't make a financial contribution-volunteer to phone bank, register voters or put in a few hours in the campaign office.

[bucolic_frolic]

4. There is no substitute

for a ground operation like that

[pkdu]

5. Rollcall says the Poll was done by Tulchin Research

http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/darrell-issas-challenger-opens-up-lead-in-democratic-poll

I'm sending a few bucks Applegates way.

[sheshe2]

6. Please make it so!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[George II]

7. Donald Trump's coattails:

[hay rick]

38. Outfit not complete without itty-bitty gloves.

I know there is a lot of competition, but Issa just may be the biggest asshole in congress.

[cannabis_flower]

47. You might be right

but Louie Gohmert is the craziest.

[skylucy]

8. YES!! Would love to see Issa get beat!

[Cha]

9. Please Please Please let it be so!

"Getting to this position hasn’t been easy. There were the personal attacks against Doug’s family and then Issa threatened to sue us over an ad he didn’t like. Through it all we have persevered and come out even stronger."

issa sounds like trump.. wah

Thanks George~

[NBachers]

10. I love reading this news!

[napi21]

11. OH GOD, PLEASE let it be so! I'd give almost anyuthing to see that guy do down! nt

[4lbs]

12. YES! Darrell Issa needs to be defeated. He has long been a stain on Southern California politics.

Issa is the one that started California's recall of Democratic Governor Gray Davis.

[not fooled]

56. Yeah, he thought he'd be the nominee

and then cried in public after he found out it was going to be Arnie. As bad as Schwarzenegger was, I can't even fathom Issa as governor. Ignorant grandstander better than malevolent evil bastard any day.

[LonePirate]

13. I wonder how many other Repub seats thought to be safe are now in danger.

[Hekate]

14. Excellent. Would love to have Issa gone from the California delegation.

[Ligyron]

15. That's encouraging news for you folks out there.

Here too for that matter.

Issa, gawd I hate that guy.

Let's hope this continues there and across the nation as a whole. We definitely need a good House cleaning.

[MyOwnPeace]

32. "We definitely need a good House cleaning."

Yes!
This is one stain on the fabric of America that needs to be gone!!!

[Wounded Bear]

16. K & R ...... nt

[Norbert]

17. Issa may have to go beck to stealing cars for a living

.lol.

[TomCADem]

18. applegateforcongress.com

Make Sure To Support Him!

http://applegateforcongress.com/

[Old Vet]

45. Donating now, Thanks for all your good work

[olddad56]

19. I expect fascists like Darrell ISIS to exist, but in a state other than California.

[_ClaraBarton]

21. This is great news

This dirtbag was bawling like a baby (literally) when he lost the governor nomination to Arnold S , another worthless celebrity politician. Doesn't surprise me that he sucks up to the orange freak.
Let's hope this is good riddance!

[Plucketeer]

22. Send this asshat packing!

The country will be SO MUCH better for it!

[SunSeeker]

23. Yeah baby!

[RayStar]

24. Beat him

I want so many gopers gone ASAP!

[underthematrix]

26. Now this would totally make my day, week, month, year, life

[C_U_L8R]

27. Issa deliver the House to us.

That would be a beautiful thing
and a fitting legacy for that creep Issa

[redstateblues]

28. Send money. I'm all in on that race. It's one we can get.

[toddwv]

29. Here's hoping Christmas comes early this year.

[Dave in VA]

30. Give the colonel some

Preperation H!

remove this hemorrhoid on the rectum of life from the congress!!!

[Ilsa]

31. This would be awesome! Buh-bye, Issa-ass. nt

[Scurrilous]

33. K & R

[SHRED]

34. My district!

My man!!

[gopiscrap]

35. Excellent

[86derps]

36. Issa's Marketing Plan is Backfiring!

I live in San Clemente and I'm in the 49th district. I've been getting Issa postcards with Applegate's name on it and at first I thought it was for Doug Applegate. After reading it I realized it was marketing for Issa. It would say something like Pelosi approved Doug Applegate, and then list some negative things about him. But the thing is if your a liberal like me the whole piece was completely positive. Wish I didn't throw them away so I could post them.

Point I want to make is that Applegate had no name recognition and was doing no marketing. Then Issa's sends this terrible idea of marketing plan out to everyone in the district and all of the democrat's in the district now become familiar with him. Applegate doesn't have to spend anything and Issa give's him free marketing. Republicans would be voting for Issa no matter what so why get the Applegate's name out there?

Because it was a terrible campaign strategy. Go Doug Applegate!

[Monk06]

37. So wanna see that reptile hounded from politics for life

[Upthevibe]

39. PLEASEEEEEE! Issa is horrible! N/T

[Judi Lynn]

40. Love his campaign slogan, at your link: 'Let’s Send in a Marine to Take Back the Hill!' YaHOOOO. n/t

[Lint Head]

41. Beat that car thief lie never before.

[stuffmatters]

42. Applegate's two tv ads are perfect templates of how to remove a Repug from Congress

The first one was terrific, tying Trump and Issa's financial narcissism, greed & corruption together. And the second one nails Issa for voting against 911 First Responders, ending with "Darryl Issa said he'd done enough for something that was simply a plane crash. Issa and the Tea Party Republicans, they turn their back on all of us." Mike Drop.

[BlueMTexpat]

43. How wonderful to hear!

And yes, Issa has needed to go for a LONG time. Please let this be his last campaign ever!

If only Chris Fedalei can do the same to Trey Gowdy ... http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/7/11/1547192/-Greenville-Attorney-Chris-Fedalai-Running-Against-Congressman-Trey-Gowdy

If you want to give Fedalei's campaign some financial "love," go here: http://www.votefedalei.com/

[brer cat]

44. Great news!! nt

[NewJeffCT]

46. Even if Democrats don't win back the House

Just getting rid of Issa would be a sweet consolation prize.

[Hugin]

48. Shocking!

and I am rarely shocked.

[lonestarnot]

49. Woodamnwhooooo!

[Mc Mike]

50. I suppose we'll have confirmation of the poll's accuracy

when the local Fire Department's vehicles start circling the block around his congressional district offices,

and Allstate mobilizes a crack squad (or battalion) of investigators and places them in the field, billeting them at the Extended Stay America nearest those offices.

[muntrv]

51. Please be true! Need to pick off several house members as well as Senators.

[dlk]

53. Imagine Congress with More Doug Applegates

After seeing this post, I went to Doug Applegate's election site and read about his philosophy and positions. For a moment, I just imagined how different our country would be if congress were filled with representatives like Doug, instead of the right-wing zealots that populate it today. We would all be so much better off. If I lived in California, I would be working for his campaign!

[ffr]

54. Issa does need to go. What a pompous ass!

Always reminded me of a weasel and I like weasels.