Washington Republicans Says Jump, Elliott Asks How High
San Joaquin County Supervisor and now the Washington GOP establishment’s hand-picked Congressional candidate for CA-10, Bob Elliott, was running for the California State Senate, but had a change of heart once he got the call from DC insiders.
Elliott, appears to still be a candidate for the California State Senate and said just last month regarding his run to serve in Sacramento that he was “looking forward to continuing to serve the people of our district at the state level. We need a strong sense of leadership in Sacramento, and I intend to bring that with me to the state Senate.”
Now after a self-described “very productive visit to our nation’s capital”, Elliott explained his decision to run for Congress: “Right after my previous [State Senate] announcement, I was contacted by several members of the National Republican Congressional Committee. After speaking with them I decided this was the right thing to do.”
Did you catch that?
First according to Elliott, Central Valley families need strong leadership in Sacramento and Bob’s the one to do it…. NOW he has spoken with Washington’s GOP and running for Congress is suddenly “the right thing to do.”
Seems pretty clear who Bob Elliott is running for and it’s certainly not Central Valley Californians.
“Bob Elliott’s admission that he’s running for Congress because he spoke with Washington’s GOP tells the voters all they need to know – that’s he’s running to serve Washington and not the hardworking families of the Central Valley,” said DCCC Spokesman Andy Orellana. “Elliott would be a rubberstamp for the Washington Republican agenda of higher health care costs and more tax breaks for billionaires at the expense of Californians, so it’s no surprise he announced the reason for his campaign was because of talks with DC insiders.”
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