#seaneldridge

In an interview today with the Poughkeepsie Journal editorial board, Sean Eldridge finally admitted that he would have voted for ObamaCare.

POUGHKEEPSIE JOURNAL: “The other thing on your website I noticed about the Affordable Care Act, or actually you don’t mention it in particular, but you say we need to fix and improve the healthcare system. So, do you support the Affordable Care Act? Was that a good—would you have supported that if you were in Congress at the time?”

ELDRIDGE: “I would have. I think we need to improve it. But yes, look, we had about a million people sign up in New York State for the exchanges, which I think speaks to the demand, the need for health care. You know, I believe in a universal right to access health care for yourself and your family. I think the Affordable Care Act has been far from perfect. I certainly support the fact that young people can stay on their health insurance longer, that pre-existing conditions no longer mean you have to go bankrupt, but there’s definitely a lot of frustration with some of the unintended consequences. I think the fact that people are having their hours cut in some cases because the employers are doing that in some cases so they don’t have to provide coverage. That’s an issue; we need to look at those hours. Some members of the labor community are frustrated because the Taft-Hartley plans, the multi-employer plans, aren’t receiving the same subsidies that they expected they would. So let’s work to improve it. I would not vote, I think it’s 51 times now, that Congressman Gibson has voted to repeal it. We’ve wasted a lot of energy and a lot of taxpayer dollars to have 51 votes that aren’t going anywhere. Let’s work to improve it. Let’s work to make sure that health care is a reality for our families. We’re not there yet, there’s more work to do.”

This comes as a surprise, given that Eldridge has dodged this question in the past:

True to his otherwise circumspect approach, however, Eldridge declined to say whether he would have voted for the bill, knowing what he does now about its implementation, had he been a member of Congress in 2010.

“It’s impossible to speculate on something when I wasn’t there and wasn’t in the room and didn’t have an opportunity to vote on it,” he said. “But what I would say now moving forward is that I would not vote more than 40 times, as my opponent has, to repeal the Affordable Care Act.”

Yesterday, Democrat Sean Eldridge was raising money in Washington, DC. One of the hosts of his fundraiser wasSteven Elmendorf, a lobbyist for Goldman Sachs. In fact, Elmendorf and his lobbying firm have received $1.65 million in lobbying fees from Goldman Sachs.

Really? Eldridge has attacked his opponent for receiving money from Goldman Sachs, but now is fundraising with their lobbyist? 

In an interview today, Sean Eldridge once again refused to say whether he would or would not support Nancy Pelosi to lead House Democrats if he is elected. Eldridge has twicebefore refused to tell voters about his support for Pelosi.

This has to hurt Pelosi’s feelings. According to Politico, Eldridge and Pelosi are “close friends,” while Pelosi’scampaign and PAC have donated $14,000 to Eldridge’s campaign. He has visited Pelosi’s Napa Valley home. Eldridge even likes Pelosi on Facebook.

It is time Eldridge comes clean with voters and says whether he supports Pelosi or not.

Despite claims from Washington Democrat leadership that Democrats will be "proud to own" ObamaCare in 2014, a troubling trend is continuing among Democrat candidates in competitive races.

Yesterday, Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (D-IL), refused to give a "yes or no" answer when asked if she would have voted for ObamaCare: 

In a telephone conference with reporters Wednesday, Bustos declined to answer Sauk Valley Media's question about whether she would have voted for Obamacare - yes or no.

Earlier this month, Sean Eldridge (D-NY) would not say if he would have voted for ObamaCare:

True to his otherwise circumspect approach, however, Eldridge declined to say whether he would have voted for the bill, knowing what he does now about its implementation, had he been a member of Congress in 2010.

"It's impossible to speculate on something when I wasn't there and wasn't in the room and didn't have an opportunity to vote on it," he said. "But what I would say now moving forward is that I would not vote more than 40 times, as my opponent has, to repeal the Affordable Care Act."

In an interview with Real Clear Politics, Sean Eldridge has once again gone above and beyond in his attempts to shed the liberal Washington establishment that is supporting his bid for Congress. 

Eldridge refuses to say whether he would support Nancy Pelosi for Speaker:

Running in a swing district that will be among the nation's most closely watched in next year's midterms, Eldridge has vowed to be an independent voice on Capitol Hill. In the interview, he declined to say whether he would support Nancy Pelosi for speaker if Democrats retake control of the House.

Republicans protest that this claim of political independence reeks of insincerity, given that Eldridge is a partially self-funded candidate whose campaign coffers have also been filled by some of the most prominent members of the Hollywood-New York-Washington axis of progressive elites, with whom he and his husband frequently rub shoulders.

This comes despite the two being "close friends."

In the same interview, Eldridge is now hedging on his support of ObamaCare: 

True to his otherwise circumspect approach, however, Eldridge declined to say whether he would have voted for the bill, knowing what he does now about its implementation, had he been a member of Congress in 2010.

"It's impossible to speculate on something when I wasn't there and wasn't in the room and didn't have an opportunity to vote on it," he said. "But what I would say now moving forward is that I would not vote more than 40 times, as my opponent has, to repeal the Affordable Care Act."

However, just seven weeks ago, Eldridge could not even name an issue on which he disagreed with Democrats:

Looks like a few weeks have bad news for ObamaCare has sent Sean Eldridge running. And this is despite his past support of the bill: 

"ObamaCare" in Action - 'I Am Obamacare' http://t.co/hg6Fxkpt via @moveon #obamacare

— Sean Eldridge (@SeanEldridge)

With Nancy Pelosi making it clear she wants to once again be Speaker of the House of Representatives, it is time for Democrats like Sean Eldridge and Gwen Graham to be honest with voters and say whether they will support Pelosi for Speaker.

In July of this year, Graham refused to say whether she would support Pelosi:

The last thing Graham would want in running for a district like this is to be portrayed as a radical liberal. So she answers questions like "Would she support Nancy Pelosi as Speaker?" this way:

"I don't want to take a position in advance of actually knowing who the leadership will be at the time."

With today’s FEC filing, Sean Eldridge may have left out two crucial expenditures that he made in his attempt to buy a congressional seat, his new homes

Of note in the real filing, over half of the $ Eldridge received from individuals came from one individual, himself.

This evening, Sean Eldridge will be heading to Park Avenue in New York City to raise money for his recently launched campaign for New York's 19th congressional district. Eldridge will be fundraising at the penthouse of former Goldman Sachs executive David Dechman, who purchased the home for $6 million in 1999. This comes after Eldridge said he would work to reduce the role of money in politics "instead of looking out for Wall Street."

It isn't surprising that Eldridge would forget the promises he has made to his part-time neighbors in the Hudson Valley, but it is surprising he do so this quickly.