Richard Lara for Congress

by Richard Lara [courtesy of Blog for America]

The Following is an email exchange Between Richard Lara, candidate for Congress in the 46th Congressional District, and Rich Gilloch, Debbie Cook Supporter.------------------------------------Hi Rich,Thank you for your email. I hope that all is well with you.Yes, I am a candidate in the 46th congressional district. I think that you are right when you say that we should clear the way for the first credible candidate in 20 years, so why don't you ask Debbie Cook to drop out of the race. I am in the race for the 46th CD because I have no confidence in any of the other candidates in the race. So even if I did drop out, I would be disinclined to support Debbie Cook?Furthermore, Debbie is not the one who should have a problem with me entering the race. A number of months ago, I asked her if she planned on running for Congress in the 46th. She said that she had looked at the numbers and, being a realist, she decided that there was no way she could win and thus no way she would run. Now she wants to run. If anything, I should be complaining about her indecision. But the fact is that my supporters and I do not mind if she stays in the race because we believe that it will become clear in the primary that she is not our best candidate.