Mattie is running in Jane “Wasn’t Newsweek sweet to write that about me” Harman’s seat, which is one of those seats that reminds you that ‘Democratic hawk politician’ is about as much an oxymoron as ‘conservative Democratic politician’ is. Mattie had a bit to say about that, and the seat in general:
Mattie’s site is here: I would also like to note that this particular district is heavily dependent on the aerospace and defense industries, which means of course that it’s getting hammered by this administration’s changed priorities. That makes it perhaps a little more vulnerable than one might think.
Crossposted to RedState.
I live in that district. It was heavily gerrymandered in 2000 to give Jane more sure-Democratic voters. (Look at a map, I’m in the northern extension that was pulled off Waters’ district, since she didn’t need it.) I can’t see how a Republican wins, even in a bad year for Democrats. (Unless the Code Pinkos who primaried Jane the last two times stay home…)
I wish Fein well, but, at least in my neck of the woods, I’ve seen no presence for her at all.