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Hayward. I'm Steven Potter
for Here and Now.

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>> Three Democratic
candidates are also running

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in the seventh
Congressional District

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primary. Former state
Representative Fred Clark,

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attorney Ginger Murray and
IT company owner Chris

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Armstrong appeared at a
debate this week. Among the

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questions in such a solidly
red district, why do they

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think a Democrat has a
chance to win the election?

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Murray started by noting
recent Liberal wins in the

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state Supreme Court.
>> Most notably, Susan

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Crawford pushed this
district over the 50% mark

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and showed that counties
that haven't voted blue in

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the longest time voted blue
for her. They are looking

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for a progressive candidate.
They are tired of the

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corruption that is
happening in Washington,

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D.C. they want people who
are listening and showing

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up, talking to the folks
here, and who will stand

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for justice as a lawyer.
That's been my entire

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career defending the
Constitution. I studied it,

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I defend it. It is time to
get back to the rule of law,

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and that is what I do best.
I believe that the voters

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in this district are
absolutely looking for

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someone to take the reins.
>> I think what people are

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looking for is just normal
people that are going to

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get up there and advocate
for them and really hold

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this administration
accountable and start, you

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know, advocating for
policies that are really

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going to make a difference
in people's lives. What

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I've heard across the
district, not just in

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Richmond, is it's not just
Democrats, but it's also

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independents and
Republicans that are really

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sick of the status quo. You
know, they're really

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frustrated with this
administration being, you

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know, corrupt and criminal,
not being held accountable,

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not following the
Constitution. And I think

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we just need, you know, a
fresh perspective, you know,

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new people to represent us
here in the seventh

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district.
>> This election is more

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about character than it is
about party on the right,

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over to farm technology
days in the wagon. Today I

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ended up speaking with a
farmer for about five

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minutes who told me, are
you a Democrat? And I said,

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yes, I am. I'm a proud
Democrat. He said, well, I

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haven't voted for a
Democrat since Jimmy Carter.

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I don't know if I'm going
to vote for you, but we

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ended up talking for
another four minutes about

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his dairy herd, about his
knee replacements, and

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about what life is like
managing a small farm. And

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it's exactly the commitment
that I want to bring to