re: Dave Wasserman ("expert")

He's attacking us again. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ [Kim Mangone For Congress]( Hi {NAME}, Last night, Dave Wasserman (a Washington D.C. election "expert") gave a comment to our local newspaper in Bakersfield, CA to attack this campaign and our incredible team of grassroots supporters. [This is going to be a longer email than normal, but I hope that once you read it all, you'll see why I'm insulted and more motivated than ever to win. And, I hope you'll consider pitching in $3 to our Democratic campaign to oust Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy. >>]( Unfortunately, this isn't the first time that Wasserman has attacked us and my integrity as a candidate. You might not remember Wasserman's last cheap bullying attack, so I'm attaching his tweets he sent to me (now-deleted since I called him out): [Wasserman said he'd quit politics if we win]( Honestly {NAME}, I'll admit: I was irritated initially that Wasserman was, frankly, being a jerk to us. But this kind of patronizing isn't new to me. After all, I'm a woman running for office in Trump's America. I'm used to the so-called "experts" like Wasserman saying that we can't win. And as a single mom, I'm used to mansplainers like Wasserman belittling me for daring to try to improve our community for families like mine. But then, Wasserman went further and attacked my integrity as a candidate. [Wasserman called our supporters delusional and suggested I was 'duping' donors]( Life is easy for men like Wasserman, never putting their own ideas on the line and just judging other people from elitist Washington D.C. I'm a proud U.S. Air Force veteran -- I can take a hit and keep fighting. The odds have been against candidates like me for the entirety of our political system. But that doesn't scare me. I'll always put myself on the line to take a stand against what's wrong. That's why I'm running to oust Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy. [Democrats would never have flipped the House in 2018 if we only fought for easy-to-win districts. The odds are against us again, but we're going to win because we're fighting like hell for it. Will you help us crush Kevin McCarthy and prove Wasserman wrong? >>]( [CONTRIBUTE $3 »]( [CONTRIBUTE $10 »]( [Or a custom donation »]( One more thing: Wasserman has made a lot of seriously wrong predictions for being an "election expert". - In 2018, he wrongly predicted that New Mexico's 2nd District would remain in Republican hands. Democrat Xochitl Torres-Smalls won and flipped that +11 Trump district for Democrats. - In 2018, he wrongly predicted that Oklahoma's 5th District would remain in Republican hands. Democrat Kendra Horn won and flipped that +14 Trump district for Democrats. - In 2018, he wrongly predicted that New York's 11th District would remain in Republican hands. Democrat (and fellow veteran) Max Rose won and flipped that +10 Trump district for Democrats. - In 2018, he wrongly predicted that New York's 22nd District would remain in Republican hands. Democrat Anthony Brindisi won and flipped that +15 Trump district for Democrats. - In 2018, he wrongly predicted that South Carolina's 1st District would remain in Republican hands. Democrat Joe Cunningham won and flipped that +13 Trump district for Democrats. - In 2018, he wrongly predicted that California's 21st District would remain in Republican hands. Democrat TJ Cox won and flipped that long Republican-held district for Democrats. [{NAME}, Wasserman is wrong again here. We're going to crush Kevin McCarthy and shock everyone. Democrats did it in 2018, and we're going to do it again in November. If you can spare $3 right now, it will help our grassroots campaign reach more voters in these final days of the election. >>]( [CONTRIBUTE $3 »]( [CONTRIBUTE $10 »]( [Or a custom donation »]( [( I'll tell you this, {NAME}: A Washington D.C. pundit with this record of wrong predictions isn't going to stop me trying to better my community for working families. Thank you for taking the time to read this whole email, and for believing in me and our fight. # Kim Mangone Democratic Candidate for Congress, CA-23 Paid for by Kim Mangone For Congress [PO Box 3293, Quartz Hill, CA 93586](#) [www.mangoneforcongress.com](#) Use of military rank, job titles, and photographs in uniform does not imply endorsement by the Department of the Air Force or the Department of Defense. Democrat Kim Mangone is a proud United States Air Force veteran and was a working single mom. She is running to defeat President Trump's righthand man in the House of Representatives: Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy. McCarthy spearheaded the House vote in 2017 to fully REPEAL the Affordable Care Act under Trump's direction. McCarthy is now backed by powerful special interests who will do anything to re-elect him. 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