{"id":2616,"date":"2020-03-12T10:00:33","date_gmt":"2020-03-12T17:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=2616"},"modified":"2020-03-13T08:23:17","modified_gmt":"2020-03-13T15:23:17","slug":"republicans-in-the-50th-congressional-district-must-unite-behind-darrell-issa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=2616","title":{"rendered":"Republicans in the 50th Congressional District Must Unite Behind Darrell Issa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Written by Michael Palomba<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the primary results approach being finalized, the results are becoming clear. The 50th congressional race is no exception, as former Rep. Darrell Issa has secured a top-two slot and will advance to the general election against Democratic candidate Ammar Campa-Najjar.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fellow Republicans Carl DeMaio and Brian Jones both executed praiseworthy campaigns, and will undoubtedly continue to advance conservative ideas in their respective capacities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a <a href=\"https:\/\/carldemaio.com\/carl-demaio-statement-thank-you-and-the-fight-continues\/?fbclid=IwAR313iOjrY83JKYgWklW02HqtV0rPD7cMGeavRK9bXe4HPid1Z96Zq5CYiI\">statement<\/a>\u00a0released Tuesday, DeMaio thanked his supporters and made clear that \u201cour fight is far from over.\u201d DeMaio has shown a commitment to government accountability and transparency and outlined to his supporters what the agenda going forward is:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Reform California<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>:<\/strong> Starting tomorrow I will resume my role as Chairman of Reform California!\u00a0 Our top priority is to Save Prop 13 and stop the property tax hike on the November ballot.\u00a0 We will also fight the local tax hikes the politicians are cooking up.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Returning to Radio<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>:<\/strong> Within the next few days I will be resuming my weekday radio show so we can continue to use the power of the bully pulpit to inform and engage voters in our fight. Stay tuned for our start date!<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Uniting the Team to Win:<\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We must unite behind the best candidates in the best target seats to win in November \u2013 including David Valadao, Young Kim, Darrell Issa, Michele Steele, etc.\u00a0 I have pledged to use the entire grassroots political operation we have built to help those candidates.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He also noted that he is \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">110% committed to continuing our fight to TAKE BACK CALIFORNIA.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brian Jones has been extremely impressive with his work in the State Senate, with his priorities of Traditional Values, Fiscal Responsibility, a Strong Military, Border Security, and protecting the Second Amendment resonating with his conservative constituency.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For supporters of either DeMaio or Jones, the primary election may feel discouraging, but the bigger picture can&#8217;t be ignored. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Darrell Issa will be running against Ammar <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Campa-Najjar in November, leaving voters with a choice between an experienced Republican committed to advancing President Trump&#8217;s agenda, and a Democrat posing as a moderate in an attempt to seize the reins of political power.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the 50th district is strongly conservative, the primary results show that Republicans can&#8217;t afford to get complacent.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Results.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Campa-Najjar secured the most primary votes, with the aggregated vote total of Issa, DeMaio, and Jones being 54.33% as of yesterday. This slim majority shows why Republicans must unite around Issa. If not, then<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> we could potentially see the district flip to a Democrat for the first time in decades. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Written by Michael Palomba As the primary results approach being finalized, the results are becoming clear. The 50th congressional race is no exception, as former Rep. Darrell Issa has secured a top-two slot and will advance to the general election against Democratic candidate Ammar Campa-Najjar. 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