Openly gay Republican seeks to make history in congressional race
SAN DIEGO – On a mid-January morning in the well-to-do San Diego neighborhood of Rancho Bernardo, Carl DeMaio moves effortlessly through a hotel conference room with a ready smile that’s seemingly part of every politician’s DNA. He chats with familiar faces while others — about 75 in all — dutifully take their seats awaiting his presentation.
The Republican calls it his “Fix Congress First” plan, which focuses on ending what he calls the nauseating practice of passing bills that exempt lawmakers from the rules they’ve created.
It’s a hit with this audience. “They should get no more than what we get,” one lady fumed.
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