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California Congressional Candidate Craig Huey on the issues such as unemployment and inflation facing California voters.
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Former republics kids now even LA is in play Tea Party backed Craig you it's a fascinating story.
Seen up what could be a massive upset in -- heavily.
Democratic.
District coming in second in a special congressional arts and beating a Democrat now facing another Democrat.
California it's weird it's a long story I don't have time in a run off to still congresswoman Jane Harman seat and the business and selling out at today about of his own -- To -- this that source of blue district red.
Craig image as a right now -- we did contact.
His opponent -- time we have as yet to hear back from her -- -- -- -- -- on any level I don't give a Republican or Democrat conservative or liberal.
What you're doing is remarkable because what you're doing is unprecedented.
And it flies in the face.
This New York congressional race it's getting more attention because it involves.
A candidate gaining ground criticizing.
Paul Ryan's Medicare.
It cost containment issues so it's not resonating in your neck of the woods Lana.
Well neo -- it's great to be here and I gotta tell you.
This election just sent shock -- do what -- tend to congress the liberal media with shocked.
They all felt that this California primary system would have to Democrats running against each other.
Boy were they wrong.
We were out there and we put together a team of grassroots effort of Republicans and independents and Democrats long short people.
Economic conservatives libertarians.
And put together a campaign.
Saying enough is enough of this -- standing in Washington and they had been.
Greg -- -- minimize your mandate you know and and -- gentlemen but did this is upheaval like a because this district.
I mean it is not all -- -- -- right it has even in elections that otherwise have gone.
Over one among -- for the Republican.
Has gone overwhelmingly for the Democrat.
What are they ticked off about most what do you sense is going on there what.
-- three things one.
They're mad at this one point six trillion dollar national debt in the fourteen point three trillion dollar deficit our national debt.
And they're upset about the unemployment and of rising prices those three things but I here's -- deficits -- sort of.
Generally good but here's what's fascinating normally when Republicans have put the pedal develop -- to be specific and people always in the editor graduated dance.
We want cuts aren't.
But don't -- by Medicare now even in the face of this what is spelling out those cuts you're still rising.
Why is that.
Well I think it has to do with the fact that people look around -- see people unemployed.
And I do have a message this is caused by the government.
They take a look at -- see the rising prices this is caused by the government.
And so the message is we've got to do something because we're headed for it economic tsunami.
What were about -- go off the cliff and so.
People are listening and people are boarding and people are afraid of what's been down the road here you know you don't need this here successor.
Man you got some money and that's obscurity -- only guys like you go for a bill job like governor and senator but -- don't -- to be one of 425.
And house of represented is why.
We know where I have a passion.
For -- to help turn America around.
And this is been something that.
Isn't -- -- big sacrifice for me and my family but you know what we believe in America we believe that change is on the way.
Even here -- -- crazy California.
Californians are -- to get it -- We shall see.
And we'll watch the -- -- thank you very much.
Thank you.
