Hayward. I'm Steven Potter for Here and Now.
>> Three Democratic candidates are also running
in the seventh Congressional District
primary. Former state Representative Fred Clark,
attorney Ginger Murray and IT company owner Chris
Armstrong appeared at a debate this week. Among the
questions in such a solidly red district, why do they
think a Democrat has a chance to win the election?
Murray started by noting recent Liberal wins in the
state Supreme Court. >> Most notably, Susan
Crawford pushed this district over the 50% mark
and showed that counties that haven't voted blue in
the longest time voted blue for her. They are looking
for a progressive candidate. They are tired of the
corruption that is happening in Washington,
D.C. they want people who are listening and showing
up, talking to the folks here, and who will stand
for justice as a lawyer. That's been my entire
career defending the Constitution. I studied it,
I defend it. It is time to get back to the rule of law,
and that is what I do best. I believe that the voters
in this district are absolutely looking for
someone to take the reins. >> I think what people are
looking for is just normal people that are going to
get up there and advocate for them and really hold
this administration accountable and start, you
know, advocating for policies that are really
going to make a difference in people's lives. What
I've heard across the district, not just in
Richmond, is it's not just Democrats, but it's also
independents and Republicans that are really
sick of the status quo. You know, they're really
frustrated with this administration being, you
know, corrupt and criminal, not being held accountable,
not following the Constitution. And I think
we just need, you know, a fresh perspective, you know,
new people to represent us here in the seventh
district. >> This election is more
about character than it is about party on the right,
over to farm technology days in the wagon. Today I
ended up speaking with a farmer for about five
minutes who told me, are you a Democrat? And I said,
yes, I am. I'm a proud Democrat. He said, well, I
haven't voted for a Democrat since Jimmy Carter.
I don't know if I'm going to vote for you, but we
ended up talking for another four minutes about
his dairy herd, about his knee replacements, and
about what life is like managing a small farm. And
it's exactly the commitment that I want to bring to