Democrat vying to challenge GOP Rep. Scott Taylor voted for him twice

[tru_m.a.c]

Elaine Luria is one of the Democrats vying for the chance to challenge U.S. Rep. Scott Taylor, R-2nd.

She has the blessing of the party elite in Washington. One thing not on her résumé: She voted for Taylor in a Republican primary in 2016 and again in the November general election, when Taylor defeated Democrat Shaun Brown to win the seat.

“Elaine doesn’t make decisions just based on political party,” her campaign manager said by email. “Faced with the options on the ballot, she took a chance on fellow veteran Scott Taylor who promised to bring change and be something different, but he broke those promises.”


Taylor, a former state lawmaker and Navy SEAL, ran for the open seat in 2016 after former GOP Rep. Scott Rigell opted not to seek re-election. Taylor beat U.S. Rep. Randy Forbes in a primary.

Forbes didn’t live in the 2nd district but decided to run in it because a court-ordered redistricting made his district, the 4th, friendly to Democrats.

Virginia primaries are open to any voter. Some Democrats voted in the Republican primary for Taylor, who has a record of supporting LGBTQ rights and was seen as less hard-edge than Forbes. The district includes Virginia Beach, the Eastern Shore, and parts of Norfolk and the Peninsula.

“Like many Democrats in our district, Elaine voted against Randy Forbes in that primary because he had shown during his legislative career to be an extreme voice in Congress, particularly when it came to women’s reproductive freedom, LGBT equality, and preventing gun violence,” Luria campaign manager Kathryn Sorenson said by email.

“Now, after seeing the way that Scott Taylor has acted in Washington and the votes he has taken to create chaos in our health care system, Elaine has decided to run against him.”

Luria announced her run for Congress in January.

Taylor spokesman Scott Weldon responded by email:


“Scott Taylor is the same guy he was in 2016 and has done everything he said he would on the campaign. The only reason Luria is running is because she was promised money by Nancy Pelosi to be another rubber stamp in D.C. The people of the 2nd district will see right through it.”

On Tuesday, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced that Luria was among 24 Democratic candidates to whom the DCCC would provide organizational and fundraising support through a program called “Red to Blue.”

Luria, a retired Navy commander, is among six Democratsseeking the nomination in the June primary to challenge Taylor, should he prevail over a primary opponent on the Republican side.

Brown, the candidate who lost in 2016, is among the Democratic hopefuls, but she is now under a federal criminal indictmentcharging fraud and theft of government property on allegations she stole from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Summer Food Service Program.

Democrat Karen Mallard, a public school reading specialist, announced in August and is campaigning as a union member who wants a $15-per-hour minimum wage. She said the DCCC’s announcement about Luria tells Mallard she’s doing something right.

“I think the constituents should be the ones to pick their candidates, not the party,” Mallard said. “The people in the DCCC don’t live here.”
Democrat vying to challenge GOP Rep. Scott Taylor voted for him twice

 

[88m3]

 

[FAH1223]

The DCCC is doing a pattern

Supporting losing candidates who have cash

Hope she gets washed in the primary

 

[FAH1223]

 

[StatUS]

Call em out

 

[Pressure]

Using the word rig loosely here.

Certainly a better candidate then Shaun brown, who despite funding her own campaign was indicted for fraud.

Brown, who owns an export firm, ran a largely self-financed campaign against now-Rep. Scott W. Taylor (R) last year for the 2nd Congressional District seat vacated by Scott Rigell (R) and lost by a 23-point margin. Democrat Ralph Northam beat Republican Ed Gillespie in the district on his way to winning last month's gubernatorial election, and Democrats are expected to target the seat more aggressively next year. Brown told the Virginian-Pilot in July that she plans to run again; at least three other Democrats are competing in the primary.

That being said the district shows as R+3 under the new district largely offset by how well Northam did here compaured to Brown.

How is this bad?

 

[hashmander]

rig has come to mean this is who the establishment supports. you would think they were going behind the scenes and changing primary votes or something.

 

[wickedsm]

rig has come to mean this is who the establishment supports. you would think they were going behind the scenes and changing primary votes or something.

This.
I'm sure alot of the responses are just rat fukking Rs but some are equally rat fukking D's check the #unrigthesystem hashtag on Twitter

No matter who the dcc or whomever else supports, apparently Dems have a buffet of candidates to choose from.
They need to show the fukk out in June and they can't say the party preordainded someone.
If they don't vote, fukk em, they left their choice up to other people



Ftr I previously lived in va3.
We stayed blue.

 

[Broke Wave]

It is rigged because the DCCC is supposed to be neutral, and they claim to be unbiased. If they are actively supporting 1 candidate over another based on their political donations or consultants, how is that facilitating a healthy democracy?

 

[wickedsm]

Whoo. I'm glad you purity ponies are paying close attention,
What I really wanted was not even a mostly decent Dem
I wanted to dig through this pile of racist nationalist sexist homophobic islaphobic repub bullshyt with y'all!

Cool!

They don't have the beer we like.
Let's drink this Drano!!!

#somuchfukkingwinning

 

[Pressure]

I've never seen anything from the DCCC to ever suggest that they are neutral.

They seem to support incumbents.

Identify areas they feel Democrats can flip.

And provide support for front running candidates in those areas.

For perspective, this is one of the candidates they are pushing in the red to blue campaign you all are criticizing for being anti progressive:

Dean Phillips for Congress – Responsible. Inclusive. Independent.

CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM
I believe the corrupting influence of money in politics is at the root of the dysfunction in Congress. I refuse to accept money from PACs, special interest groups or federal lobbyists, and will make reform a top priority.
Learn more…

HEALTH CARE FOR ALL
I believe all Americans deserve high quality healthcare, regardless of age, geography, condition or ability to pay. I will work towards that objective and advocate for improving the delivery of care while reducing costs.
Learn more…

A STRONGER ECONOMY
As an entrepreneur, I know the best way to grow our economy is to increase demand, which happens when middle class families have money to spend. I’ll focus on creating jobs, growing wages and supporting small businesses.
Learn more…

 

[Pressure]

Scroll through the site:

Red to Blue


First person listed:
Issues - Ann Kirkpatrick for Congress

Campaign Finance Reform
Republicans and outside groups have spent $40 million against Ann over the past ten years. She has seen first-hand that the proliferation of money in politics, particularly following the Citizen United decision, has had a corrupting influence on all aspects of American politics.

That’s why Ann supports the DISCLOSE Act to require reporting of all dark money spent in election and the Government By The People Act that would incentivize political campaigns that are funded by grassroots donors, not corporate PACs.

Ann is also proud that nearly 100,000 people have given to her campaigns. She is committed to fighting the millions in dark money the Republicans will throw at her with the power of pe ople.

Defending Medicare and Social Security
Ann believes in the promise this nation has made to our seniors – that a lifetime of hard work will lead to economic security and access to health care in retirement.

As our economy continues its long recovery after the Great Recession, more seniors than ever are counting on Social Security and Medicare. And after years of hard work, they have earned the peace of mind these programs provide.

Ann has fought to protect Arizona’s families from attempts to privatize Social Security or turn Medicare into a voucher system. She opposed the Ryan Budget and criticized its harmful priorities. Ann also joined her colleagues in the successful fight to defeat the administration’s “chained CPI” proposal, which would have cut Social Security benefits, hurting seniors, veterans and working families. She also rejects privatization proposals that are described with code words such: personal accounts, partial privatization, options to invest benefits, partial investment of benefits, and the like.

Ann will never go back on the promise of Social Security and Medicare. They are earned benefits, not entitlements. She will fight to protect these programs against privatization or efforts to end the Medicare guarantee.

nsuring Health Care for All Americans
Ann believes in universal health care to ensure that all Americans have insurance so that they can get high-quality, affordable health care.

Ann’s proudest vote in Congress was for the Affordable Care Act. She believes no one should have to make life-and-death medical decisions based on money. Although that vote cost her an election in 2010, she knew it was the right thing to do and will continue to fight reckless Republican efforts to repeal the ACA. The Act has led to a large drop in Arizona’s and the country’s rate of uninsured people, allowing hundreds of thousands of Arizonans to get health insurance for the first time. It has ended abuses such as people being denied the coverage they’ve long paid for at the unfortunate time that they are diagnosed with cancer or other life-threatening diseases. The Act has also led to a huge decrease in uncompensated care by Arizona’s hospitals, which are now fiscally stronger. Our entire public health system has been strengthened, which is one reason that Arizona’s health sector has grown into the one of the strongest sectors of our economy.

As a mother whose daughter experienced complications with the birth of her son, Ann knows how devastating it can be for a family with an unexpected medical problem. The anxiety of managing serious threats to a loved one’s health is only compounded by the bills that come along with them. Thankfully, Ann’s grandson is happy and healthy, and her daughter had health insurance to support the effort to care for her newborn. But too many families still lack coverage.

Ann supports expanding the eligibility for individuals to buy into Medicare and believes it’s time for a public option, especially in counties where there is only one health insurance option available over the exchanges. Finally, she believes we must give Medicare the power to negotiate drug prices to reduce costs for our s eniors.

 

[Pressure]

@Broke Wave exposing himself even more. He should be banned.

 

[BillBanneker]

The DNC knows how to pick 'em

“Elaine doesn’t make decisions just based on political party,” her campaign manager said by email. “Faced with the options on the ballot, she took a chance on fellow veteran Scott Taylor who promised to bring change and be something different, but he broke those promises.”

 

[wickedsm]

The DNC knows how to pick 'em

well if Dems or dem leaning or dem curious voters would get up off their asses and vote in the primaries
it wouldnt matter would it?

the LA Gop was all in on Luther Strange
the primary voters wanted pedo Moore
you know who was on the ballot in the end?
Pedo Moore



i made a thread last week on upcoming primaries
ftmp posters didnt give one single solitary fukk
[save a few brehs who really are serious about affecting our choices and our candidates]

im gonna bump it tommorow
i would sincerely hope that those of you who are soooo sure
the elections are rigged
and the big national parties dont listen to you
would be interested in the primaries and choosing YOUR OWN candidate

not only should you be voting for them
you should be right now campaigning for them
volunteering
phonebanking
donating your time and money
networking with friends and family
retweeting and posting on your social media

if you voluntarily give over your choice to everyone else
i dont really want to hear how much you hate the DNC [which i agree is crap] or you hate your state party or you hate the whole party

YOU are part of the problem if youre not involved.