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Valley Voters Could Decide House Majority

November 10, 2022 By Eric Caine 6 Comments

Adam Gray and John Duarte, Modesto, September 2022

Republicans are still favored to become the majority in the House of Representatives, but Democrats nationwide have performed better than expected, leaving a narrow possibility they could maintain their current House advantage. Three Valley races could tip the balance. With half the total votes left to count in the race for newly drawn California Congressional District 13, Republican John Duarte leads Adam Gray by 203 votes. In District 9, Josh […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Adam Gray, Adam Gray for Congress, Assembly Member Adam Gray, Congressman Josh Harder, John Duarte, John Duarte for congress, Josh Harder

Tom Patti Doesn’t Want to Talk: We Know Why

September 4, 2022 By Eric Caine 15 Comments

Tom Patti Citizens United Complaint letter

San Joaquin County Supervisor Tom Patti is running for Congress in California Congressional District 9. His opponent is Congressman Josh Harder. When Patti refused to answer questions from the San Jose Mercury News, it piqued our interest. What was it a candidate for Congress didn’t want to talk about? Turns out, there’s an awful lot. Tom Patti has a long history of financial improprieties, voting to raise taxes, crashing cars, […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: California Congressman Josh Harder, Josh Harder, Josh Harder for congress, San Joaquin County Supervisor Tom Patti, Tom Patti, Tom Patti for Congress

Need Optimism? Think Josh Harder

July 13, 2022 By Eric Caine 6 Comments

With the nation lurching ever closer to a totalitarian theocracy and the Valley’s own Kevin McCarthy defining “lily-livered” down in hopes of becoming Speaker of the House of Representatives, there are multitudes of reasons to be pessimistic about our political future. Nonetheless, Valley citizens shouldn’t despair; there are points of light in the darkness. Just think back four and a half years ago and ponder how far we’ve come. Early […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: California Congressman Josh Harder, Esmeralda Soria for Assembly, Jess Self, Jessica Self for Assembly, Josh Harder, Tim Robertson for Senate

Flash! Harder to Run in 9, Adam Gray in 13

January 18, 2022 By Eric Caine 8 Comments

Josh Harder and Sue Zwahlen Modesto 6 April 21

In a stunning move brought about by the tumult resulting from redistricting in California, Josh Harder just announced he will now be running for Congress in California District 9, a slot previously designated for Representative Jerry McNerney, who is stepping down. Harder had only recently announced for District 13, which includes a large swath of Adam Gray’s current Assembly District. Persistent rumors have circulated that Gray was also thought well-suited […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Adam Gray, Adam Gray for Congress, Assembly Member Adam Gray, Congressman Josh Harder, Josh Harder

Now is the Time to Come to the Aid of Your Country

October 31, 2020 By Eric Caine 2 Comments

Susan Eggman downtown Modesto October 31

Susan Eggman and Josh Harder were in downtown Modesto Saturday morning, urging volunteers and their fellow citizens to exercise their most fundamental right under the Constitution of the United States — the vote. When the Founding Fathers debated about what kind of government should shape the new nation they envisioned as an “experiment,” they rejected many alternatives. Learned men, they had recent history as a lesson against monarchs and, “divine […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Josh Harder, Josh Harder for congress, Susan Eggman, Susan Eggman for Senate

Josh Harder: The Paperboy Who Went to Congress

October 19, 2020 By Eric Caine 3 Comments

Paper Boy sculpture by Betty Saletta

You know that being an American is more than a matter of where your parents came from. It is a belief that all men are created free and equal and that everyone deserves an even break. Harry S. Truman Though he may soon become yet another casualty of new technology, the paperboy is one of our most revered icons. At least two presidents, Harry Truman and Dwight Eisenhower, are among […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: California Congressional District 10 2020, California Congressman Josh Harder, Harder for Congress, Josh Harder, Josh Harder for congress

Josh Harder: The Congressman Unmasked

August 18, 2020 By Eric Caine 5 Comments

Josh Harder in Modesto, August, 2020

“The Postal Service is enshrined in our Constitution. It’s what brings America together; it’s the connective fabric of America.” We caught Josh Harder without a mask yesterday, but we had to use a zoom lens. Harder has been wearing a face mask and practicing social distancing for months. Monday, he was outside and more than six feet from the nearest person when he took off his mask for a short […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: California Congressman Josh Harder, Josh Harder, Josh Harder for congress

Ted Howze will Burn You Too

July 3, 2020 By Eric Caine 10 Comments

Josh Harder, Turlock Nursing Home, May 12, 2020

Republican Candidate for Congress Ted Howze is starting to look more and more like Donald Trump, the flailing President whose every move reveals desperation and incompetence. Howze’s latest move must have sounded good at first. In a campaign ad, he juxtaposed a photo of incumbent Congressman Josh Harder and his wife Pam kneeling with masks on next to one of Nancy Pelosi, also kneeling while wearing a mask. Like Jeff […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Congressman Josh Harder, Josh Harder, Ted Howze, Ted Howze for Congress

Withrow Withdraws Howze Endorsement

May 21, 2020 By Eric Caine 4 Comments

Ted Howze

Stanislaus County Supervisor Terry Withrow has withdrawn his endorsement of Ted Howze, Republican candidate for congress in California Congressional District 10 (CA-10). Howze, rocked by revelations of hateful and racist posts on his social media accounts, has denied he made the posts. But after news about an official rebuke from House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Howze faced a rapidly eroding base of support. “I asked around with people I know, […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Congressman Josh Harder, Howze for Congress, Josh Harder, Josh Harder for congress, Ted Howze

Can Democrats Bring a Blue Wave to the Valley?

September 10, 2019 By Eric Caine 9 Comments

Blue wave

In retrospect, Jerry McNerney’s upset win over Richard Pombo in 2006 may have been an omen. A seven-term congressman with a high national profile and leadership credentials in the House of Representatives, Pombo’s loss to the low-key but high-integrity McNerney didn’t produce the Blue Wave Valley Democrats had hoped for, but it did show an increasing voter concern for rising corruption in government. Pombo had been tainted by a close […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Esmeralda Soria, Jerry McNerney, Josh Harder, TJ Cox

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