The Democratic Party is willing to spend a pretty penny on a herculean effort of pushing their far left congressional candidate, Gwen Graham, to defeat Republican Congressman Steve Southerland, who currently represents Florida’s 2nd congressional district,
Gwen Graham, who calls herself the moderate voice in the race, and refers Southerland as the extremist, is the daughter of former U.S. Senator Bob Graham.
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Graham has solely been running on her fathers name recognition, saying that her goal was “to emulate his leadership” and to be a moderate vote in Washington.
The “moderate” Graham has already received the endorsement of the pro-Abortion special interest group Emily’s List, as well as that of Republican-turned-Independent-turned-Democrat Charlie Crist, who like Graham, has flip-flopped on his support of the Affordable Healthcare Act.“It will be my goal to emulate his [Governor Bob Graham’s] leadership, and to be a voice in Washington that we need to return to, which is one of reason and one of moderation.”- Gwen Graham (Source)
That is correct, Graham was for Obamacare, before she was against it.
Graham recently said in an interview that he was “dedicated” to let voters know that “they can count on the Graham legacy.”
“I’m going to make sure that I’m dedicated to letting the people of this district know that they can count on the Graham legacy,”-Gwen Graham
If Gwen Graham truly is serious about ‘emulating’ her father’s leadership, and carrying on the “Graham legacy, is she saying that she will also follow his past voting lead while he was in the U.S. Senate?If this is the case, it would mean she favors earned amnesty for undocumented workers, and would support and vote against any anti-abortion bills, including partial birth abortion legislation.
Yes, partial birth abortion. In 1999, then U.S. Senator Bob Graham was one of 34 Senators who voted against Senate bill 1692, which banned “the abortion procedure in which the physician partially delivers the fetus before completing the abortion.”
Here is former Senator Bob Graham’s past voting record in the U.S. Senate.
Abortion
• Voted NO on criminal penalty for harming unborn fetus during other crime. (Mar 2004)
• Voted NO on banning partial birth abortions except for maternal life. (Mar 2003)
• Voted NO on maintaining ban on Military Base Abortions. (Jun 2000)
• Voted NO on banning partial birth abortions. (Oct 1999)
• Voted NO on disallowing overseas military abortions. (May 1999)
• Rated 100% by NARAL, indicating a pro-choice voting record. (Dec 2003)
• Expand embryonic stem cell research. (Jun 2004)
• “Opportunity For All” program is critical to economy. (Sep 2003)
• Rescind parts of Bush tax cuts for the people. (Jun 2003)
• Voted NO on prioritizing national debt reduction below tax cuts. (Apr 2000)
Civil Rights
• Voted for Patriot Act, but against Patriot Act II. (Jun 2003)
• Voted YES on loosening restrictions on cell phone wiretapping. (Oct 2001)
• Voted YES on setting aside 10% of highway funds for minorities & women. (Mar 1998)
• Voted NO on ending special funding for minority & women-owned business. (Oct 1997)
• Voted YES on prohibiting same-sex marriage. (Sep 1996)
• Voted YES on prohibiting job discrimination by sexual orientation. (Sep 1996)
• Voted NO on banning affirmative action hiring with federal funds. (Jul 1995)
Crime
• Voted YES on limiting death penalty appeals. (Apr 1996)
• Voted NO on limiting product liability punitive damage awards. (Mar 1996)
• Voted NO on restricting class-action lawsuits. (Dec 1995)
• Voted NO on mandatory prison terms for crimes involving firearms. (May 1994)
• Voted YES on rejecting racial statistics in death penalty appeals. (May 1994)
• Fund education fully, to reduce racial inequality. (May 2003)
• Voted YES on funding smaller classes instead of private tutors. (May 2001)
• Voted YES on funding student testing instead of private tutors. (May 2001)
• Voted NO on Educational Savings Accounts. (Mar 2000)
• Voted NO on education savings accounts. (Jun 1998)
• Voted NO on school vouchers in DC. (Sep 1997)
• Voted NO on $75M for abstinence education. (Jul 1996)
• Voted NO on requiring schools to allow voluntary prayer. (Jul 1994)
• Voted YES on national education standards. (Feb 1994) (Common Core)
• Firmly opposed to Bush’s voucher proposal. (Jan 2001)
• Rated 100% by the NEA (liberal teachers union), indicating pro-public education votes. (Dec 2003)
Energy
• Voted YES on targeting 100,000 hydrogen-powered vehicles by 2010. (Jun 2003)
• Voted YES on removing consideration of drilling ANWR from budget bill. (Mar 2003)
• Voted NO on drilling ANWR on national security grounds. (Apr 2002)
• Voted NO on terminating CAFE standards within 15 months. (Mar 2002)
• Voted NO on preserving budget for ANWR oil drilling. (Apr 2000)
• Voted YES on ending discussion of CAFE fuel efficiency standards. (Sep 1999)
• Voted YES on defunding renewable and solar energy. (Jun 1999)
Government Reform
• Allow non-US natives to run for President. (Sep 2003)• National election reform; but leave elections to the states. (May 2003)
• Voted NO on require photo ID (not just signature) for voter registration. (Feb 2002)
• Voted YES on continuing funding for the National Endowment for the Arts. (Aug 1999)
• Voted YES on favoring 1997 McCain-Feingold overhaul of campaign finance. (Oct 1997)
• Voted NO on banning more types of Congressional gifts. (Jul 1995)
Gun Control
• Voted NO on banning lawsuits against gun manufacturers for gun violence. (Mar 2004)
• Voted YES on background checks at gun shows. (May 1999)
• Voted NO on more penalties for gun & drug violations. (May 1999)
• Voted NO on loosening license & background checks at gun shows. (May 1999)
Healthcare
• Voted YES on allowing patients to sue HMOs & collect punitive damages. (Jun 2001)
• Voted NO on limiting self-employment health deduction. (Jul 1999)
• Voted YES on increasing tobacco restrictions. (Jun 1998)
• Voted NO on banning human cloning. (Feb 1998) <<<<<<<< Huh!?
• Voted YES on Medicare means-testing. (Jun 1997)
Immigration
• Earned Amnesty for undocumented workers. (Sep 2003)
• Voted YES on allowing more foreign workers into the U.S. for farm work. (Jul 1998)
Tax Reform
• Irresponsible to promise no new taxes. (Sep 2003)
• Repeal Bush tax cuts that went to top earners. (Sep 2003)
• Estate tax repeal hurts federal-state relations. (Jun 2001)
• Voted NO on $350 billion in tax breaks over 11 years. (May 2003)
• Voted NO on cutting taxes by $1.35 trillion over 11 years. (May 2001)
• Voted YES on reducing marriage penalty instead of cutting top tax rates. (May 2001)
• Voted NO on eliminating the ‘marriage penalty’. (Jul 2000)
• Voted NO on across-the-board spending cut. (Oct 1999)
• Voted NO on $792B tax cuts. (Jul 1999)
• Voted NO on requiring super-majority for raising taxes. (Apr 1998)
• Voted NO on FY99 tax cuts. (Apr 1998)
—(Source-Graham on the Issues)
Is this the “Graham Legacy” Floridians, and the rest of Americans can “count on” from Gwen Graham?
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