Bacon faces primary challenge in May election

Bacon faces primary challenge in May election

BACON, WHO ISSERVING HIS SECONDTERM IN DISTRICTTWO, WHICHCONSISTS OF OMAHAAND THESURROUNDING AREA,IS SEEKING ANOTHERTERM TO THE HOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES.LAST WEEK WEHEARD FROM HISTHREE DEMOCRATICCHALLENGERS WHOACCUSED HIM OFALWAYS AGREEINGWITH PRESIDENTDONALD TRUMP.REPORTER JONKIPPER RECENTLYSPOKE WITH HIM ANDTELLS US THECONGRESSMAN ISPOSITIONING HIMSELFAS A CONSERVATIVE,INDEPENDENT VOICEIN WASHINGTON."IT'S A LIE WHEN THEYSAY I HAVE FOLLOWEDTHE PRESIDENTWHOLE-HEARTEDLY."BACONCONGRESSMAN DONBACON SAYS HEAGREES WITHPRESIDENT TRUMPABOUT 90 TO 95PERCENT OF TIME."I COULD TAKE THETOP 10 ISSUES ANDSAY THE PRESIDENT ISMUCH BETTER THANJOE BIDEN ON THESEISSUES."BACONBUT HE HAS GONETHE OTHER WAY ONISSUES LIKECITIZENSHIP FORDREAMERS AND THEPARIS CLIMATEACCORD.BUT HAS SIDED WITHPRESIDENT TRUMPWHEN IT REALLYMATTERED, LIKEWHEN HE VOTED NOTTO IMPEACH THEPRESIDENT.DESPITE THEECONOMY SINKINGDUE TO CORONAVIRUSCONCERNS, HETHINKS HE AND THEPRESIDENT ARE THERIGHT PEOPLE TOHELP REBUILD IT."I'M THE RIGHT GUY TOSEND BACK TO GETTHIS ECONOMYRESTORED ONCE THISCORONAVIRUS LIFTS."BACONBUT HE DOES HAVE APRIMARYCHALLENGER.THE MAN RUNNINGAGAINST HIM,RETIRED RAILROADWORKER ANDFORMER NAVYSEAMAN PAULANDERSON, KNOWSTRYING TO BEAT ANINCUMBENT IS ANUPHILL CLIMB."I'LL BE HONEST WITHYOU, I'M ASKING FOR AMIRACLE, THAT'SWHAT IT'S GOING TOTAKE."ANDERSONANDERSON IS NOSTRANGER TOELECTIONS.RUNNING FORCONGRESS, THELEGISLATURE,GOVERNOR,COMMUNITY COLLEGEBOARDS AND CITYCOUNCIL IN THE PAST.THREE YEARS AGO,HE HAD TO PULL OUTOF THE OMAHA CITYCOUNCIL RACE AFTERHE MADE COMMENTSABOUT THE MUSLIMMOSQUE AT THE TRIFAITH INITIATIVE.SAYING IT HADCONNECTIONS TO THEMUSLIMBROTHERHOOD ANDSHOULDN'T BEOPENED."NO I DON'T REGRETIT.I TOOK A STAND." "WHEN AMERICA WASFOUNDED, IT WASFOUNDED AS AJUDEO-CHRISTIANNATION.IT STILL IS."ANDERSONHE ALSO VEERS TOTHE LEFT ONHEALTHCARE, SAYINGTHE UNITED STATESSHOULD ADOPT ASYSTEM LIKE THE ONEIN THE UNITEDKINGDOM WHERETHERE'S AGOVERNMENT ANDPRIVATE PLANSAVAILABLE TOCITIZENS."A MIXTURE OF BOTHWOULD HELP, ITWOULDN'T SOLVE ITCOMPLETELY, ITWOULDN'T PLEASEEVERYBODY BUT IBELIEVE THATS ABETTER WAY."ANDERSONCONGRESSMANBACON VOTED TOREPEAL OBAMACAREIN THE 2017, AND HESTILL WANTS TOREWORK THESYSTEM.THAT INCLUDESALLOWINGBUSINESSES TO BANDTOGETHER TO BUYHEALTHCARE PLANS.HE THINKS THATWOULD LEAD TOCHEAPER RATES FOREVERYBODY."IN MY CASE, I WANTTO PROVIDE MOREOPTIONS FOR OURCONSTITUENTS, IWANT TO DOASSOCIATIONALPOOLS, WHICH IS NOTALLOWED RIGHT NOWUNDER ACA."BACONBACON SAYS HE'SDONE LITTLECAMPAIGNING, JUSTPOLICY MAKING ANDVOLUNTERRING."I'M NOT WORRIEDABOUT THE PRIMARYFRANKLY, I KNOW IMDOING A GOOD JOB."BACONIN OMAHA JON KIPPER3NNBACON HAS BEEN INTHE HOUSE OFREPRESENTATIVESSINCE 20-17, BEATINGDEMOCRAT BRADASHFORD FOURYEARS AGO.YES