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George Whitesides: “It's a plus 12 and a half point Biden district.”

Featuring: George Whitesides, Democratic | U.S. House, California, District 27

Winning The House with George Whitesides (CA-27)

Published June 11, 2024 | Video Starts at 20:47

The Democrats won this district back in 2018 by eight points. Mike Garcia just got ranked as the fourth most vulnerable Republican in the House. And It's a plus 12 and a half point Biden district. So, you know, in terms of how you let off, you know, this, we are going to take back the House. We're going to win this race. (20:47–20:51)

CLAIM

Asserts that the district has a 12.5-point advantage for Biden.

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“I worked at NASA. I was the chief of staff there under the Obama administration.”
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“I moved out to the district to run an aerospace company called Virgin Galactic where we created about 700 jobs.”
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“I've been working in the Wildfire crisis because it's such a huge issue out in our part of the world.”
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“People are getting knocked off their home insurance is left and right and the people who still have their insurance, you know, are seeing it…”
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“I'm running against a guy who is, you know, really a maga. MAGA extremist named Mike Garcia.”
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“He [Mike Garcia] was a co sponsor of the national abortion ban.”
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“He [Mike Garcia] voted to decertify the election, to overturn the election in 2020.”
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“He [Mike Garcia] voted against the Violence Against Women Act.”
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“He [Mike Garcia] waited to report that [stock sale] information until after the election.”
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“He's [Mike Garcia] voted to, you know, cut Social Security.”
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“This is on the north side of LA County. It encompasses the cities of Santa Clarita, Palmdale and Lancaster.”
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“We have actually one of the longest average commutes in the entire country.”
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“Members of Congress can still trade individual stocks without using the inside information that they seem to have.”
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“My opponent, Mike Garcia, sold up to $50,000 worth of Boeing stock right before a damning report on the company.”
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“We need to prohibit individual stock trades by members of Congress.”
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“Back in 2020, when Trump wanted to overturn a free and fair presidential election, he [Mike Garcia] voted to overturn that election.”
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“My opponent just talked yesterday about how he had no concerns about [Trump's] felony convictions.”
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“In our district, aerospace is a very big employer.”
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“I'm proud to have created, you know, 700 jobs.”
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“There's been a boom in new business growth over the last few years.”
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“Our district voted for California's Proposition 1 by almost 20 points.”
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“Congressman Garcia has actually voted to restrict access to the morning after pill, mifepristone.”
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“The Republican Study Committee has not just the morning after pill in its sights, but potentially even basic contraception.”
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“A national abortion ban is something that national Republicans are plotting.”
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“Mike Garcia just got ranked as the fourth most vulnerable Republican in the House.”
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