State Assembly candidate Susan Jordan is running against Das Williams for the Democratic nomination to replace Pedro Nava in the state assembly. Her campaign sent in a photo of Ashley her dog, a sign photoshopped in, and this quote:
Ever since I was little, I was bringing home abandoned animals. Looking back, my mother was very tolerant considering we lived in a small one-bedroom apartment! Ashley came to us when she was only 8 months old and had been starved and abandoned. She has been a light in our lives ever since she arrived.
Susan Jordan and Das Williams are locked in a tight battle to win the nomination of their party. The intensity is really high because the winner of the nomination is expected to be able to easily beat the Republican nominee in this district.
Lately charges have been flying that the campaign has turned negative. Susan Jordan has been accused of violating a clean campaign pledge. Click on continue reading to see the charge against her and her response.
Susan Jordan's campaign wisely linked to her mailers so that we can judge for ourselves. Download them here ( pdf ) :
http://www.jordan4assembly.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/SJ-PXP-1-Q-1-way.pdf
http://www.jordan4assembly.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/SJ-40-Years-Q3.pdf
I think it would be great if all mailers were posted online so that we can see what candidates try to target to particular demographic groups. With that in mind email me any mailer that you would like to see posted.
Before you vote click here for the other dogs.
For more information, contact Susan Jordan
susan@jordan4assembly.comSusan Jordan stands by mailers about
the differences between her and
PXP oil deal supporter Das Williams
Williams' supporters set press conference to complain
about factual mailer, oppose fair debate on offshore oil
My campaign has sent out information to people in the 35th Assembly District reconfirming my opposition to offshore oil drilling and my opponent Das Williams' support for the controversial Texas-based Plains Exploration and Production Company (PXP) plan for new offshore oil drilling in California Sanctuary Act waters. (Link to mailer1) (Link to mailer 2)It is unfortunate and undemocratic that some feel telling the truth is somehow "negative campaigning." I strongly disagree.
Democracy demands a vigorous debate on key policies that affect the District and the State. What happens in Santa Barbara on offshore oil affects the state and the nation. It is important that everyone be aware of the candidates' significant differences on this important environmental issue.
Williams' support for the PXP deal, which calls for up to 30 new wells, doubles the risk of an oil spill off the Santa Barbara/Ventura coast. The PXP proposal would be the first new offshore oil lease in California in over 40 years.
Williams supports the controversial PXP oil drilling. I do not.Williams originally supported my campaign for the Assembly, but changed his mind and entered the race for the Assembly based on my opposition to the PXP proposal.
The information from my campaign accurately describes Williams' support for the first secret PXP deal, his documented assertion that environmental groups should make "good (secret) deals like that," and his continued support for the new leasing and drilling proposal even after the Gulf oil tragedy -- and after the Governor made an informed decision to drop his support for the PXP project, calling it too risky for California.
The State Lands Commission staff and the California Attorney General, after review of the "new" PXP deal, issued a legal memorandum concluding that it is still unenforceable, still increases the risk of an oil spill, still encourages new federal leasing off our coast and is still not in the best interests of the state, but still Williams continues to support the PXP proposal.
You can't have it both ways. Williams says he doesn't support new oil drilling, but ignores the legal guidance of the state's top prosecutor and the State Lands Commission legal counsel who have now twice said this deal will not stop oil drilling off the Santa Barbara coast. His support for the PXP deal demonstrates poor judgment and puts our coast in jeopardy of an oil spill that would have devastating impacts on our coastal economy, our wildlife and our beaches.
To learn more about Susan, visit her website at www.jordan4assembly.com
Here is the press release from the Santa Barbara Democratic Party:
DEMOCRATIC PARTY PRESS CONFERENCE CALLS FOR RETURN TO CIVILITY
CONTACT: DARAKA LARIMORE-HALL, SBCDP CHAIR
ATTATCHED: SBCDP CLEAN CAMPAIGN PLEDGE
MONDAY, MAY 24th. Local Democrats and allies gathered today at the Courthouse to speak out against a dramatic violation of the Party's Clean Campaign Pledge. In recent days, candidate Susan Jordan has flooded 35th Assembly District mailboxes with negative mailers, complete with personal, character-based attacks on her opponent. . "Susan Jordan made a promise to fellow Democrats to stay positive," says Party activist Nancy Miller, President of the Democratic Service Club. "She has broken that promise."
CLEAN CAMPAIGN PLEDGE JORDAN'S IDEA
The Democratic Party's Clean Campaign Pledge was adopted by the county board earlier this year. It was crafted in response to a cycle of negative materials from supporters of both 35th district candidates earlier this year. The pledge was first proposed by Susan Jordan at the February meeting of the party board. Both candidates signed on.
ACTIVISTS FEAR JORDAN'S ATTACKS HURT PARTY IN NOVEMBER
Local Democrats had hoped that the pledge would stave off a divisive battle that would provide Republicans with ammunition for the general election. The mailers attempt to paint Das Williams as pro-oil and in the pocket of special interests, despite his lifelong commitment to end offshore drilling and endorsements from the Sierra Club and the League of Conservation Voters. "It's disappointing and detrimental to a fair political process that (Das') opponent has resorted to attack ads that mislead and confuse the voters on this most critical issue" said Mary Ellen Wylie, President of Democratic Women of S.B. County, one of many local Democratic clubs supporting Williams.
DEBATE GOOD, ATTACKS BAD
The pledge does not preclude a robust discussion of policy differences. "Its good to have debate about important issues," says former Santa Barbara Mayor Marty Blum. "But these mailers really attack Das' character and values. We can disagree about how to protect our coast, but no reasonable person could see these mailers as anything but an attack."
JORDAN CAMPAIGN PROTESTS PRESS CONFERENCE
Speaking at the press conference were Miller, County Party Chairman Daraka Larimore-Hall, and Mick Shear, organizer with SEIU Local 620. Forty supporters in attendence were joined by Blum, Margaret Connell and Ed Easton (Goleta City Council), Grant House (SB City Council), as well as activists from PUEBLO, UAW and the SB City Firefighters. A small contingent of Susan Jordan supporters protested the event, laughing audibly when Jordan was asked to "return to the high road".
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Democratic Party of Santa Barbara County
www.sbdems.org
Again with the dogs, Brian? Really?
Actually, the Jordan supporters laughed audibly when the Party Boss claimed that Das Williams was campaigning on the High Road, which is, literally, a Laugh Out Loud moment.
Daraka Larimore was quite the comedian.
I used to have a Doberman. Great dogs.
Is Susan Jordan Pedro Nava"s wife? If so why doesn't she use it.
Thanks
I am shocked that a woman does not change her name to that of her husband. After all, we are now in the Nineteenth Century!
She does not change here name for the same reason that men do not change their name when married.
Oh, give it a rest with the fake outrage and phony feminism. The reason this chick didn't change her name to Nava is she didn't want to be accused of riding his coattails to victory.
And, Double Duh, the fact is that some men actually do change their names to their wives names after they get married. That is so gay I'm not even going to waste my breath on it.
The mayor of Los Angeles changed his name when he was married. Are you calling him gay? I don't care what a candidate does with their name. Serious policy discussions about their choice of names sounds patriarchal to me.
Pretty much, yeah, Brian. Villalaraza was so much in love with his wife that he took her name and then, the first opportunity he got, he ran off with another woman. Such a devoted husband, eh?
A little 411 for you here too, Brian. "Gay" no longer has a singular connotation. It has a much broader context today than just "homosexual." Get with it, bro.
And, really, Brian, you're bagging on me for veering off serious policy discussions as you put up threads about candidates' dogs?
Stop already,
I was only mocking your patriarchal attacks on a powerful woman. Add to that your support for homophobic slurs and I think a profile is developing of your views. What party supports your views on gender relations and equality for gays the most?
I am sure if you used your real name they would distance themselves from you.
Chill out, Dennert. Sounds like you're just upset because I tried to make a point you disagreed with. Shouldn't you be out photographing dogs or something?
Why did someone delete my comments. All I said was Pedro
Nava was a piece of crap and I will not be voting for his wife
who will not even use his name.
I'd like to know why Brian deletes what he calls "homophobic slurs" and "patriarchal attacks", yet he regularly allows bloggers to use offensive and perverse terms like "teabagger". It seems to me that he has different standards depending on the political view of the blogger. Allowing someone to use the term teabagger isn't much different than tolerating the use of the n-word.
Oh please - there are photos of people with teabags handing off their hats. The only people trying to make an issue out of the word teabag are some fringe dems. Don't buy what they are selling.
HANGING not handing
The "teabagger" epithet is widely used by the Left and they know exactly what it means. It's inappropriate to use in political discussion, and it has no satirical value. In fact, the last people on the planet that would engage in this particular sexual act are Tea Party folks.
GOOD LORD...I was just about to link over to Wikipedia for the definition but they have pictures of it and everything...
Eric,
Why would Tea Party supporters be the last? Is it because you think none of them are gay? You are aware it isn't a gay only activity.
Do you really think referencing a consensual sexual act is the same as the n word? How many tea party members have been sold into slavery or denied the right to vote?
Facts, look at the picture on Wikipedia. It's clearly not a gay activity. It's because they tend to be conservative and older.
I don't happen to agree with Inquiring Minds that it's as offensive as the N-word.
I'm not surprised that Jordan supporters sound like squabbling children.
"Lately charges have been flying that the campaign has turned negative"
That's like saying that lately charges have been flying that water is wet.
The "teabagger" epithet
originated with the Tea Party movement itself, when it organized early on to mail tea bags to Washington.
Of course the original Tea Party was an attack a corporation, the East India Company, whereas today's Tea Party supports people like Mitch McConnell who are strong advocates of corporate interests.
I wonder why Susan Jordan doesn't take the standardized feminist approach of including her husband's name as part of her last name (Jordan-Nava), or maybe it should be Nava-Jordan, based on the reality of her campaign.
Really? Names are standardized?
Yeah, you know, the femi-Nazi standards (always hyphenate your name and put your maiden name in front of your husband's). I'm surprised a lib like you hasn't already been indoctrinated to this.
Thanks to all that did not vote for Susan Nava
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