Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Republicans are switching players

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Jason, it's Marni von Wilpert. The Voter Protection Project said I could reach out with a MAJOR update in our race.

Republicans are changing tactics in this race, swapping Rep. Darrell Issa with far-right San Diego County Supervisor Jim Desmond. But swapping one MAGA loyalist for another doesn't change a thing.

Split a donation now between the Voter Protection Project and me to help me flip CA-48, no matter the opponent. »

Here's what to know about MAGA Republican Jim Desmond:

❌ He is full MAGA, with the backing of Trump's Republican Party.

❌ He is a longtime backer of Trump's ICE attacks against immigrants and our communities, even siding with Trump's lawsuit against California for protecting immigrants in 2018. Donald Trump thanked him for his efforts.

❌ He voted for a massive pay increase for politicians like himself who already make over $200,000 a year, and used a special slush fund to spend a quarter of a million taxpayer dollars on lavish office redecorations for himself.

❌ He is backed by the extremist gun lobby and opposes common-sense gun regulations to reduce gun violence and school shootings.

❌ He voted to allow big tobacco companies to sell candy-flavored vaping products designed to hook children, which have increased teen smoking by 900%.

❌ He is a danger to public health in the spitting image of RFK Jr. — he was called San Diego's 'most high-profile skeptic of the coronavirus' for his work to discredit scientists, and even claimed COVID wasn't really killing people.

If Republicans think they can trick voters by playing musical chairs with candidates, they have another thing coming. Voters know better. This district is ready to flip, and no last-minute, desperate Republican reshuffling is going to change that.

I'm running to take back Congress, stop Trump's chaos, and make Washington work for working people again. I've beaten Republicans, the NRA gun lobby, and opioid drug companies, and I'm ready to beat whatever handpicked Trump puppet the GOP throws at me, but I need your help, Jason.

My team is making a big fundraising effort to overshadow this news and show Republicans that Californians can't be fooled. We need to raise $200,000 in the next 48 hours to prove that no matter who we are up against, CA-48 will flip blue.

Can you split a contribution of $48 between the Voter Protection Project and me to help my team hit our $200,000 goal?

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This race has always been about stopping Trump's chaos and corruption, and after today, that mission is clearer than ever.

Thank you for standing with me. Let's flip CA-48 blue.
— Marni

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