Democracy For America Endorses Debra Bowen For Congress

Howard Dean (0.00 / 0)

Howard Dean is a fine man

I wish he was President instead of the BOZO we have now

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by: frisco @ Wed Mar 23, 2011 at 19:52:55 PM UTC

Marcy Winograd was a write-in candidate for DFA Poll (0.00 / 0)

http://latimesblogs.latimes.co...

Above is a LA Times article on the same DFA development.  What the blogger and Jean Merle (the LA Times reporter) fail to explain is that Marcy Winograd was -- for the vast majority of the DFA's polling period -- a WRITE-IN candidate.  The only two options were Hahn, Bowen and ______ (you guessed it, write-in).  Not a fair poll at all.

Marcy Winograd's Congressional recent campaign in 2010 was one about what sort of country and citizenry we want to be. I've known Marcy for many years. She absolutely -- with no reservations -- is a real leader and deserves this district's voters' votes and word-of-mouth support.

Marcy Winograd has been an organized, genuine, hard working, committed and passionate activist in the Anti-War movement, the 2006-2008 Bush/Cheney impeachment movement (Kucinich's HR 333), Healthcare Reform movement and other progressive efforts to authentically restore the People's voice to national government. Marcy received close to 38% of the vote in the 2006 primary and over 41% when she ran against Jane Harman in last summer's June 8th primary.

She is not a machine or party sycophant who will humbly do what the party elders & attendant drones command. Marcy Winograd is a terrific individual and activist. She is a teacher & citizen who has inspired countless thousands over the last decade. She puts her time, money and -- perhaps most importantly -- her heart where her words are. Marcy is a thinker and a doer : an authentic voice the likes of which voters are hungry for in these cynical and hard economic times. Marcy is a real voice for for this district's voters who is aligned with their economic & social interests and -- importantly -- with their deeper values and their concerns about the directions this country has taken over the last decade.

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by: Peter Thottam @ Thu Mar 24, 2011 at 05:43:49 AM UTC

DFA discarded the first poll after Winograd entered the race (0.00 / 0)

and ran a new poll that included the Bowen, Hahn and Winograd by name. It's the results of that poll that determined the endorsement.  

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by: Marta Evry @ Thu Mar 24, 2011 at 06:01:33 AM UTC

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Marta's right (0.00 / 0)

When the poll first went out, we left an "other" option because Winograd had not yet gotten in the race. Her name was included the second time and 70% of DFA Members in CA36 supported Bowen.  

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by: Kaili Lambe @ Thu Mar 24, 2011 at 16:08:13 PM UTC

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