Democrats are targeting Rep. Elton Gallegly in a new radio ad for voting against President Barack Obama's stimulus plan.

Rep. Elton Gallegly likely made the list because he represents a district that voted for President Barack Obama. It is clear that voters chose him in part because of his status as an incumbent and because Democrats did not put forth a serious candidate or competitive challenge against him.

There are more districts with higher historic or current Partisan Voting Indicators( PVI ) than CA 24 represented in the House by Democrats. That means it isn't impossible for Rep. Elton Gallegly to be defeated if the Democratic Party finds a great candidate.

I would guess that ads like this are designed to make Rep. Gallegly consider retiring at the end of this term in congress. He is in the minority party and I have heard he doesn't have a good relationship with Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Even if he chooses to run again his district could be turned much more blue or eliminated altogether in the redistricting that comes after the 2010 census.

The national party is helping local Democrats out. If a great candidate is recruited for what might become an open seat in the next few cycles can you imagine how much energy, money, and attention our candidate would get if President Barack Obama helped us?

The contest to replaces Rep. Elton Gallegly has already started. He has served Ventura County a long time but it seems like he represents values that many of us have moved away from. I wonder if there was a generic ballot with just issues on it which vision for the future would be more appealing to voters? He remains popular with many people but local voters in a contested election when presented with information from both sides chose to support the vision put forth for our future by Barack Obama.

If you have any nominations post why you think they would be a great candidate and I will forward them onto local Democratic leaders.

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