DEAR KEVIN: Time to consider a different Republican? – The Bakersfield Californian

Dear Kevin: Lately you have been refusing to meet with constituents, mostly because you know you wont like what you hear. The Californian even offered to set up a controlled, invitation-only meeting with a small group (about 30) of mostly friendlies. And you declined that.

And yet, you were more than happy to be interviewed by 23ABC News where you didnt have to face constituents and where you largely dismissed the recent, growing protests as a ploy of the Democratic Party, claiming protesters were mostly people bused in from outside your district. How convenient. (And by the way, David Valadao followed you on that interview and offered the same excuse.)

As the many recent editorials and letters in The Californian have pointed out, your priorities seem to be your own political fortunes first followed closely by the interests of the Republican Party, with your constituents and the American public a distant third. These priorities also are obvious based on your voting record updates, published in The Californian. I realize that yours is a Republican safe district, but in 2018 it may be time for us to consider a different Republican.

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