Voters recently received this mailer from my opponent. In it, he milks a photo op he had with @BernieSanders, and in doing so, implies he might be as progressive as the senator.

Here are 6 reasons why we know his claim is false. ⬇️

Add more to the thread if you’ve got more! 1/9
1) My opponent has a history of false claims on mailers. He thinks voters won’t do our research.

Ex: In the primary, he claimed @UTLAnow’s endorsement on his mailers, when, I’m fact, they did not endorse him.

This made me really sad; politicians can get away with anything. 2/9
2a) I‘ve signed the Homes Guarantee alongside @BernieSanders; my opponent hasn’t. I reject developer & real estate contributions, & have policy proposals that move toward decommodifying housing.

And: I’d be the ONLY renter in our 80 person assembly.
https://homesguarantee.com  3/9
2b) Meanwhile, not only does my opponent take real estate and developer money, he PARADED with the Greater LA Association of Realtors in last year’s LA Pride Parade, like he was their hero.

This photo was literally on their Facebook page. 4/9
3) Only one of us has disavowed corporate PAC money like @BernieSanders — it’s me.

My campaign has received thousands of contributions that are often single/double-digit dollar donations.

My opponent? Mostly four-digit contributions from special interests — not voters. ⬇️ 5/9
4) Only one of us is endorsed by @OurRevolutionLA, our chapter of the national progressive political action organization founded by
@BernieSanders. If my opponent was aligned w/ Sen. Sanders’ politics, maybe ORLA would’ve championed him. They didn’t.

https://www.ourrevolutionla.com/endorsements  6/9
5) @BernieSanders has helped to put democratic socialism in the national spotlight. I am a proud member and neighborhood organizer for @DSA_LosAngeles, and the DSA-LA’s voter guide recommended our campaign, not the incumbent’s.

Read here:
https://dsa-la.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/DSA-LA-2020-General-Election-Voter-Guide.pdf 7/9
6) Only our campaign has put single payer health care on our platform — a policy proposal supported by @BernieSanders. We are endorsed by @healthcareforCA’s LA chapter.

Read our policy platform at http://godfreyforassembly.com/calms/policy .

Meanwhile, my opponent HAS ZERO POLICY PROPOSALS. 8/9
Add more reasons to this thread for how you know my opponent is milking his Bernie Sanders photo op!

Otherwise, check us out at http://godfreyforassembly.com  and #GoWithGodfrey on Nov. 3rd.

Donate & volunteer if you can — because we’re people-powered, not corporate PAC-powered. 9/9
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