OC Register Editorial Board Misses Mark on CA45 Race; Rep. Katie Porter Deserves Endorsement
Guest editorial by Irvine resident Diane Bucka
Here in OC, perspectives have evolved on social and political issues, with Chapman Universitys 2020 Orange County Annual Survey[1] stating ideologically, the area is much more balanced than in previous decades.
64% of OC residents favor gun control and more restrictions on access to guns.
69% believe immigrants contribute more to the economy than they take.
73% of those surveyed said climate change is a serious problem and most do not support President Trumps dismissal of climate change as a hoax.
These are not positions Raths or Trump embraces. Raths website, and numerous social media declarations, are fraught with Trumpian tones of Chinese virus, 2nd amendment freedoms, cries to reverse the Affordable Care Act (with NO alternative plan), ambiguous claims about support for deficit reduction and the like. Trumps low approval rating (43%) suggest that candidates like Raths who reliably align with him are outnumbered by the >51% who would support a Democratic candidate. This is only underscored when Rep. Katie Porter, the candidate in question, has quickly garnered a national reputation as a crusader and who impresses with her knowledge and focus, to use your own words. (Incidentally, the statistics you cite in your article are incorrect; Porter won by 4% in 2018, not 3%.
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