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Elizabeth Emken on Principles & Values
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Feinstein is arrogant and dismissive for not debating
Elizabeth Emken is the Danville Republican who has taken on a task that few--no, make that, NO--big name Republicans had the guts to do: Challenge Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein.Feinstein has refused to debate her. No, not even at 3 a.m. on a
Saturday on a cable access station in Turlock. As Feinstein's campaign manager told us a while back after Emken challenged DiFi to a series of debates : "This is the sort of typical cliche move from someone is 19 points down and has
$25,000 in the bank and 35 percent name recognition," he said.
Editorial boards all up and down California--including our very own Ivory Tower-dwellers--have called out Feinstein for the democracy dodge.
Emken ramped it up when the San Francisco Chronicle/SFGate.com's Shaky Hand Productions video crew caught up with her. She called DiFi "arrogant" and "dismissive" for not agreeing to debate:
Source: San Francisco Chronicle on 2012 CA Senate debate
, Oct 10, 2012
Wins primary slot against 14 Republicans and 5 Democrats
Elizabeth Emken squeaked past 22 other challengers to face Dianne Feinstein, the popular, well-financed lawmaker in November. None of the aspiring Feinstein challengers--14 Republicans, five Democrats and members of four minor parties--had much money
or name recognition except Orly Taitz, who earned a measure of fame from her attempts to show that Pres. Obama was not born in the US. [NOTE: California has a non-partisan primary, with two winners who proceed to the general election].
Source: Los Angeles Times on 2012 CA Senate debate
, Jun 5, 2012
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