Endorsement: Ammar Campa-Najjar is the clear choice in the 50th Congressional District
In the 50th Congressional District race between Democrat Ammar Campa-Najjar and Republican Darrell Issa, The San Diego Union-Tribune Editorial Board endorses Campa-Najjar.
The 50th Congressional District in eastern and east-central San Diego County and part of Riverside County was represented for nearly 40 years by conservative Republicans Duncan Hunter and his son until Duncan D. Hunter resigned in January after being convicted in a campaign fundraising scandal he dismissed as fake news for years. Unfortunately, the two candidates vying to replace him arent quite able to tell it like it is themselves.
Still, one Democrat Ammar Campa-Najjar fails this test as many politicians before him have with a finger in the wind and the other Republican Darrell Issa fails it unacceptably.
They both have strengths. Both used social media during last months quickly spreading wildfires to offer assistance, with Campa-Najjar even sharing his cellphone number for any constituent to contact. Both are whip-smart with a firm grasp on the issues and a flair for explaining them, which makes their faults all the more disappointing.
Campa-Najjar who nearly defeated the younger Hunter in 2018 is a 31-year-old former White House fellow and former communications director of the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. He is an East County native and San Diego State graduate and, as a person of Palestinian and Mexican American descent, would be a breath of fresh air in a Congress still dominated by older White men. Yet on certain issues, its fair to question his convictions.
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/editorials/story/2020-10-07/endorsement-ammar-campa-najjar-50th-congressional-district-2020-election
Campa-Najjar has been pretty evasive this election cycle, but hopefully he will take more progressive positions on the issues if he wins. He is an infinitely better choice than Issa.