Can Huntington Beach Mayor Debbie Cook beat Congressman Dana Rohrabacher in the 46th Congressional District?
“Charlie Cook’s Cook Political Report, a leading predictor of congressional races each year, just put out an update and has downgraded Rep. Dana Rohrabacher’s re-election from “solid Republican” to “likely Republican,” according to the Total Buzz blog.
“The upgrade represents the only movement in solid Republican districts on the West Coast. Notably, it’s the first Orange County congressional race to be considered competitive since Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez’s 1996 race against incumbent Bob Dornan. Movement in the Cook Political Report (no relation to the candidate) is considered significant, because it is closely watched by political insiders, the media and the national political parties,” according to a press release from Debbie Cook’s campaign that was published in the Orange Punch blog.
According to a public commenter on the Orange Punch blog, ” Diane Feinstein carried the 46th district in 2006 and Barbara Boxer only lost by 9,000 votes in 2004.” And I would imagine that many Republicans in Orange County will stay home on Election Day rather than vote for John McCain.
Could Rohrabacher be in trouble? Like the similarly ousted former Congressman Bob Dornan, Rohrabacher seems to be intent on focusing on strange issues, such as asteroids and putting women’s panties on people’s heads. To say that Rohrabacher is out of touch with his constituents is an understatement. He is a dinosaur. And Cook, by contrast, appears to be a caring, down-to-earth individual that people can rally behind. She certainly is a lot more photogenic than the graying Rohrabacher.
Wouldn’t it be something to toss Rohrabacher out of Congress? You can help by donating to Cook.
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http://www.actblue.com/entity/fundraisers/18872
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Things I’m not allowed to say about the Debbie Cook campaign:
How many lifelong Republicans are telling us they’re voting for her;
How many lifelong Republicans are working as volunteers for us;
The prominent Republicans who are going to come out and endorse her when the time is right;
The – oh I’m getting dirty looks, I’d better post this now.
Art et al.,
Can I humbly suggest to those of you who reference Debbie’s photogenic qualities, or hotness, or other forms of prop-commentary, that the literary ogling may not be as helpful as you think?
I know you guys don’t mean to be offensive, but this is problematic on a couple of levels. A person cannot control genetics, so it seems silly to attach value, no matter how subtle, to something a person cannot control.
If Debbie were a model, or playboy bunny, then I would say that admiration for her beauty is fair game. But Debbie Cook is competing in a serious congressional race, and has a very promising chance to be our next congresswoman. I fear the comments about her physicality detract from the substantial contributions she has to offer the people of the 46th.
I guess some people might vote for a person based upon their looks, in which case Barack should be a shoe-in, but I think it’s wiser for us voters to focus on the cerebrums of the matter!
I really like Debbie’s yard signs and postcards. Very slick and upscale…nothing like the homegrown material the Greens put out. I notice that there is no mention of a few trivial matters that Debbie will have to address if she unseats Rohrabacher:
healthcare for all (Debbie is silent), education for all (Debbie has no lesson plan), ending the war in Iraq and bringing to justice those that sent our soldiers into harms way…over 4000 dead…why? (Debbie says she does not know enough of the issue to comment). Then there is the issue of her oil stocks. Those that profit from the oil industry should not be calling themselves environmentalists.
Losin’ credibility there, Tom:
http://www.debbiecookforcongress.com/index.php/blue/issues
http://www.responsibleplan.com
Sorry that Debbie has managed to raise enough money for professional materials.