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From Roll Call – Three GOP strategists in California said DeMaio’s early lead over Issa and Hunter is no fluke. “Carl, to his credit, has exceptionally high name ID, a little more than Darrell, in fact,” said one veteran GOP strategist whose own early polling found results similar to the Tribune-Union/10News survey. “That’s not surprising considering he’s a popular talk …

Carl DeMaio has built a grassroots fundraising army with average contribution just $63 with cost-of-funds just 8.2%, campaign ends Q3 with over $1.4 Million Cash On Hand San Diego — Something BIG is happening in California politics, and for once it involves a Republican! In just the first 8 weeks of his candidacy for Congress in California’s 50th District, Carl …

Energy and enthusiasm is one key indicator of the trajectory of a campaign. Every week Carl DeMaio is holding a Town Hall in the 50th District – and each of these events is packed with 100 or more voters. Hats, T-Shirts, Freedom Straws are sold – and voters are turned into activists. Doubt it? Attend one…or read about the recent …

National Super-PAC will target Washington politicians who refuse to support 5-point plan to combat illegal immigration and secure the border Congressional Candidate Carl DeMaio will release a major national initiative to secure the border and combat illegal immigration. At a large rally of activists in San Diego county, DeMaio will help launch the “Secure the Border Now” Super-PAC – a …

ICYMI – Former CA-49 Congressional Candidate Diane Harkey has issued an open letter to Republican voters.  Read it here  

“If anyone is abusing power it is Speaker Pelosi and the House Democrats.” With the announcement today by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that she backs a “formal impeachment inquiry” against President Donald Trump, Carl DeMaio offers the following statement: “Instead of focusing on solving important problems that actually matter to the American people, Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats are wasting …

“Carl DeMaio is a fighter who will always stand up for taxpayers!” – Jim Desmond San Diego — Carl DeMaio’s campaign for Congress continues to build a strong network of grassroots support in the 50th Congressional District and today announced the endorsement of San Diego County Supervisor Jim Desmond. Desmond represents District 5 on the County Board of Supervisors and …

“The Southern California activist, who has a compelling personal history and a track record of offending the establishment on both sides, is not only trying to take down incumbent Duncan Hunter, whose family name has ruled the district for half a century, but DeMaio also wants to reinvent the modern Republican campaign — and lead the decimated California GOP out of …

Guess what?  San Diego is 100% Democratic, now including… District 5

Average contribution just $84 from more than 8500 donors; with cost-of-funds just 7.4% campaign ends August with $1.1 Million Cash-on-Hand In just the first 25 days of his candidacy for Congress Carl DeMaio continues to demonstrate an impressive fundraising ability by raising over $900,000 – with over 8500 grassroots donors powering his campaign with an average contribution of just $84.14. …

Support from community papers… Carl DeMaio is the Reform Candidate for the 50th District: “We need a fighter!” Doesn’t the GOP fielding so many candidates threaten to hand the district to Ammar Campa-Najjar? DeMaio isn’t worried. He said, “I think there are lot of candidates who are running because they need a job. That’s not why you should get into …

Here’s a letter from Mike Turk inviting San Diegans to an event being hosted by many of the board executives of the San Diego County Lincoln Club: To: Friends of Freedom and Prosperity From: Mike Turk Subject: A Big Development in San Diego Politics Date: August 25, 2019 Tom Sudberry, Steve Quinn, myself and others were talking the other day …

The El Cajon Police Officers’ Association (ECPOA) has endorsed Poway Mayor Steve Vaus in his bid for San Diego County Supervisor in District 2. ECPOA Political Action Committee Chairman Mike Murphy said, “Steve Vaus has a very strong record on public safety in his city of Poway. Because of his record, we are confident that he will make safe streets …

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Government reform leader and fundraising powerhouse Carl DeMaio today launched Gen-Next GOP Leaders Fund – a political action committee that will recruit, mentor, and provide financial support to candidates for Congress who are diverse and are committed to advancing a Reform Agenda. “My goal in founding Gen-Next GOP Leaders Fund is two-fold: to elect more Republican Members of Congress who …

I have empathy for John McCann. His city council had the opportunity to vote on making a formal, yet non-binding, resolution to ask for pervasive gun control that would fundamentally change our American society, and in the end, he voted to do just that. I don’t know what he was trying to accomplish by being against the ban and asking …

“To combat evil and deranged individuals with weapons, we need more heroes with the training and tools to stop them!” San Diego – In the wake of every mass shooting, the Left offers only one solution: weaken or eliminate Second Amendment rights while the Right largely deflects on the issue. Concerned Americans are left with the mistaken impression that only …

DeMaio will use radio show to continue his dialogue with loyal audience he built with daily show on NewsRadio 600 KOGO San Diego — Radio was good to Carl DeMaio and his reform movement. Over four years, Carl DeMaio built his weekday DeMaio Report radio show on AM-600 into a ratings powerhouse in the southern California market. Now Carl DeMaio …

The Mayor Steve Vaus for Supervisor campaign raised $232,000, the top amount among all Supervisor candidates in San Diego County for the most recent reporting period and an amount that far exceeded the campaign’s fundraising goal. The total raised by Vaus was the highest of the ten candidates running in the three Supervisorial Districts on the 2020 ballot. Vaus’ primary …