Why Brad Sherman Is In Trouble

According to the Mark Reed for Congress campaign, their last poll showed Reed at two points behind incumbent Brad Sherman. This is within the margin of error. New poll results are expected Friday.

In a supposed "safe" Democrat district, Sherman is in trouble if he can't out-poll a political unknown.

There are reasons for this. The Reed campaign issued this statement today:

BRAD SHERMAN KNOWS WHAT IS BEST FOR YOU???

It seems Brad Sherman doesn't really care what you, the electorate, thinks. After all, Sherman turned his back on 72% of the people in the 27th District who did not want Obamacare. He also voted for Tarp, the failed Stimulus bill, Cap & Trade, the Financial Regulation bill, all against the will of the majority of the American people.

Apparently, Mr. Sherman feels he knows what is better for you than you do. Sherman must have been the lone Congressman to have the read 2,700 plus pages of the healthcare legislation in the short time before it was pushed through Congress.

Obamacare was conceived behind closed doors, without the transparency that Obama had promised. But that didn't bother Sherman, who further violated the people's trust by voting for something he had not fully read or understood. He listened to Pelosi who said, "We have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it."

Who would vote on a bill before knowing what is in it? Brad Sherman did.

Mark Reed's pledge to you is that he will not vote on a bill that he has not read and understood. He also pledges to do the will of the people and not allow his office to turn into a rubber stamp the way Sherman has.

The power belongs to "We, the people." Mark Reed views that as a sacred trust. He will take the rubber stamp out of Brad Sherman's hands and return the power where it belongs....to the people of the 27th District.

A new Rasmussen poll shows the following:

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that most Likely Voters think their representative in Congress does not deserve reelection if he or she voted for the national health care law, the auto bailouts or the $787-billion economic stimulus plan.

(To see the full Rasmussen Report, go here.)

Brad Sherman is in trouble because he voted for the Obamacare law, the auto bailouts and the $787-billion economic stimulus plan. That's why he refuses to debate Mark Reed, he would be forced to defend his votes.

It must be tough to defend the indefensible.