Who better to come on local NBC affiliate’s Sunday political magazine, Politically Speaking, to discuss the DeMaio-Peters congressional race than established DeMaio-bashers Sara Libby of the VOSD and Carl Luna, community college guidance counselor?
Libby, of course, is the “journalist” who regardless of the fact that DeMaio has made his positions on social issues clear, feels that DeMaio should talk about them all the time and build his campaign around them.
Luna, however, is I guess what local media resorts to as credible objective opinion based on the fact that they seem to go to him all too frequently for political insights (side note: there must be a high school civics teacher somewhere in San Diego better prepared for this?).
Luna made the jaw-dropping suggestion that the GOP should employ an “ABC” strategy, “Anyone But Carl.” Huh?
Rarely does a challenger candidate jump into a race in which his polling numbers are as high as Carl’s are against the incumbent. His internal polling was reported to show him with a 10% lead over faux-moderate Scott Peters, confirmed weeks later as 9% by an independent polling source. National Republican leaders tout DeMaio as one of the top recruits in the nation and DeMaio enters the race with millions in name ID, a record of effectiveness in reforming San Diego (managed competition, pension reform, and stopping the sales tax increase), and a proven fundraising machine. Additionally, he won the 52nd District overlap by 12% in his race for Mayor, and that does not include GOP strongholds Coronado and Poway. And Luna-cy suggests he’s the wrong candidate?
One can only ask: WTF?