EscInd: Weekly Action Plan for November 12, 2018
Welcome to Escondido Indivisible’s weekly action plan for November 12, 2018 and Happy Veterans’ Day! Election Day has passed, and the voter turnout in San Diego County is on-track to reach 65% based on 798,429 ballots cast and 356,000 outstanding ballots left to be counted in San Diego County as of November 11, 2018. See our blog post on 2018 preliminary election results:
- In a race where Rep. Duncan D. Hunter (US CA-D50) had usually enjoyed an average 30% point advantage against his 2nd place challengers, challenger Ammar Campa-Najjar is only trailing by 6.4% point (11,488 votes)
- In a race where Mayor Sam Abed (Escondido) had enjoyed a 23.75% point advantage against his 2nd place challenger in 2014, challenger Paul "Mac" McNamara is only trailing by 0.32% point (94 votes!)
- In a race where City Councilmember Ed Gallo (Escondido D01) had held off challenger Consuelo Martinez by 1.09% point (69 votes!) in 2014, candidate Consuelo Martinez is leading by 20.74% point (772 votes)
- In a race where City Councilmember John Masson (Escondido D02) had enjoyed a 25.14% point advantage against his 2nd place challenger in 2014, challenger Vanessa Valenzuela has narrowed the margin to 16.66% (1,439 votes)
- In a race where Assemblymember Marie Waldron (CA State Assembly D75) had usually enjoyed an average 30% point advantage against his challengers, challenger Alan Geraci has narrowed the margin to 16% point (17,673)
- In a race where incumbent Senator Joel Anderson (CA State Senate D38), who termed out, had enjoyed an average 34% point advantage, Democrat candidate Jeff Griffith narrowed the margin to 10% point (24,955 votes) against Republican candidate Brian Jones.
Monday
- Take our Escondido Indivisible 2019 Survey.
- Read-up on Escondido Indivisible 2018 Preliminary Election Result Summary, A Small Town in Southern California Becomes a Congressional Battleground and Escondido mayor's race too close to call; Martinez beats Gallo.
Tuesday
- Read-up on Protestors in San Diego call for protection of Mueller investigation, San Diegans join protests demanding protections for Mueller probe, and Protests Held in San Diego to Protect Mueller Investigation.
- Contact Senator Feinstein and Harris and ask them to demand that Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker recuses himself from the Special Counsel Mueller’s investigation of Russian electoral interference. See The Russia Investigations: Who's Running The Justice Department?, Trump Just Interfered in the Mueller Investigation. Here's What You Can Do Next, and Demand Acting AG Matthew Whitaker Recuse Himself from Mueller Investigation.
Wednesday
- Contact Rep. Hunter and ask him to support H.R.5476 (Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act) which allow the remove of a special counsel to be under judicial review and the removed special counsel to file for an appeal. See Protect Mueller and the Russia Investigation.
- Contact Senator Feinstein & Harris and ask them to support S.2644 (Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act) which allow the remove of a special counsel to be under judicial review and the removed special counsel to file for an appeal. See Protect Mueller and the Russia Investigation.
Thursday
- Read-up on The Races That Are Still Too Close To Call, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Sharice Davids Among Firsts For Women In Election and Democrats’ Biggest Wins Are in Statehouses.
- Contact Rep. Hunter and ask him to support H.R.6545 which re-authorizes the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). The VAWA was only re-authorized to December 7, 2018. See Pass the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018.
Friday
- Comment on U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ proposed rule to retroactively prohibit citizenship for green card holders who had ever used SNAP food stamps, Medicaid, or a whole array of other social services. Public comments end December 10, 2018. See Trump administration to restrict green cards for those likely to receive public assistance and Protect Legal Immigrants' Rights to Access Healthcare & Benefits.
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