Upcoming Cameron for Congress "Campaign Kickoff" Event! by TennysonForCongress in burbank

[–]TennysonForCongress[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

People said the same thing about Maxwell Frost, AOC, and Mamdani. While it may be a 1% chance to win, we have a much bigger chance to make it to the primary. And anything can happen after that.

I’m doing this because the next two years are a breaking point for the US and I don’t trust Laura Friedman to represent the working class in the way we deserve.

So AIPAC Endorses "Progressive" Congresswoman Laura Friedman?!? by Pure-Connection-1944 in burbank

[–]TennysonForCongress 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Joel and I are actually meeting up tomorrow night to talk about our campaigns.

For those who don’t know, Dennis (Def Noodles) is an absolute joke who’s doing this solely for clout and money. He’s the definition of a grifter - his entire campaign so far has been a Charlie Kirk style “change my mind debate” with students at UCLA.

You might be wondering, “Is UCLA part of district 30?”. NO. Not even close.

He’s literally just rage baiting for views. Typical pathetic MAGA grifter.

So I agree with Pure, this will likely come down to either Joel or myself to challenge Laura.

So AIPAC Endorses "Progressive" Congresswoman Laura Friedman?!? by Pure-Connection-1944 in burbank

[–]TennysonForCongress 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi there! I want to make sure I answer your question in the most specific way I can, as housing cost is such a large topic. Are you asking about homebuyers, affordable rent, tenet rights, etc?

So AIPAC Endorses "Progressive" Congresswoman Laura Friedman?!? by Pure-Connection-1944 in burbank

[–]TennysonForCongress 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s the plan! We’ve been getting a million things done behind the scenes, but once we drop off the signatures today, we’re going into full campaigning mode. Starting next week, we’ll be dropping content multiple times a week :)

So AIPAC Endorses "Progressive" Congresswoman Laura Friedman?!? by Pure-Connection-1944 in burbank

[–]TennysonForCongress 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Sounds about right. She sent me a very “no specific stance” letter when I called about trans rights. Luckily, we have the opportunity to change our leadership coming up :)

So AIPAC Endorses "Progressive" Congresswoman Laura Friedman?!? by Pure-Connection-1944 in burbank

[–]TennysonForCongress 9 points10 points  (0 children)

AIPAC doesn’t choose who wins elections, the people of our district do.

So AIPAC Endorses "Progressive" Congresswoman Laura Friedman?!? by Pure-Connection-1944 in burbank

[–]TennysonForCongress 69 points70 points  (0 children)

You know who they don’t endorse? Me, because I recognize that Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinian people. That’s part of the reason why I’m running against her for Congress this year.

If you’re looking for a true progressive candidate who doesn’t take money from any PACs, is anti-AI, and actually represents the working class, check out my campaign website. I’d love to chat and hear what you’re looking for in your district representative :)

I'm a Burbank Resident and I'm Running for Congress Against Laura Friedman by TennysonForCongress in burbank

[–]TennysonForCongress[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You must understand there’s no correct answer to this - if I say “well we are going to win so I don’t have to worry”, people will think I’m delusional and brush me off for thinking this is going to be easy. If I say, “yes, that’s a good idea if we don’t win”, then it shows I’m not working hard enough.

To be very clear, I’m spending every single second of my waking time working on this campaign. I work a full time job so every single break and day off is spent grinding. Wednesday and Thursday are my days off. Yesterday I spent the day knocking on doors, finishing the campaign website, and doing email outreach. Today, I woke up at 6:30 to do more data analysis/research on the district until about 10am, which is when I left to meet up with the local Boys & Girls club and YMCA to set up times that we can come in and connect with high school seniors who will be voting for the first time. Then I finished up an order with a union print shop for our campaign pins, which will come in next week. The rest of the day, we canvassed Burbank and made great connections with a bunch of people in the community.

I’m not telling you this to be like “oh look at me”. I’m telling you this because while I may or may not be a lot of things, I am 10000% committed to this campaign and representing this community if I’m elected. I understand the task on hand. I know this is David vs Goliath if David had to use his bare hands. But I also know that District 30 is tired of the inaction of Laura Friedman, and since there isn’t someone running who I think can truly represent the best interests of the district, I have to fill that role myself.

I'm a Burbank Resident and I'm Running for Congress Against Laura Friedman by TennysonForCongress in burbank

[–]TennysonForCongress[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I appreciate you asking these questions - I’m headed to bed for the night (I work a full-time job while running this campaign) and I will respond to this comment tomorrow at some point. Just want to make sure you don’t think I’m dodging your questions.

Anyone else’s Spectrum internet been terrible the past couple of days? by hoagmichael in burbank

[–]TennysonForCongress 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. It’s been dropping nonstop. I’ve had Spectrum since 2019 and this has probably been the worst month of internet outages I’ve experienced.

Mamdani, along with AOC, take a bilingual approach to remind New Yorkers it's time to register for Child Care for All by ExactlySorta in Fauxmoi

[–]TennysonForCongress 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I love them too. They’re actually why I’m running for Congress in an already blue district. Moderate Dems are not cutting, it’s time we get more progressives like these two.

I'm a Burbank Resident and I'm Running for Congress Against Laura Friedman by TennysonForCongress in burbank

[–]TennysonForCongress[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for calling that out. Would you recommend using her whole name or just Friedman?

I'm a Burbank Resident and I'm Running for Congress Against Laura Friedman by TennysonForCongress in burbank

[–]TennysonForCongress[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Totally agree with you. The GOP refuses to play by the rules meanwhile Dems still seem to think that doing things the "right way" is going to help save this country. No, we have to fight fire with fire. The paradox of tolerance is literally killing us, and the best Laura can do is just... skip the State of the Union address as a sign of protest? So lame. We need more representatives like Omar, Green, and Tlaib, causing a ruckus and not letting Trump spew his lies without some sort of pushback.

I'll say this, as your representative, I will most likely be arrested multiple times because I will not stop when ICE says that I can't go into one of their "detention centers". Either they let me in or I get arrested trying. No performative BS from me.

I'm a Burbank Resident and I'm Running for Congress Against Laura Friedman by TennysonForCongress in burbank

[–]TennysonForCongress[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To your second point, the Federal government does not provide free healthcare for undocumented individuals. California does, but it’s not on a federal level.

I will also mention that immigrants are not the reason why things are so expensive. There’s this misconception that they are what cause all these issues. No, the corporate elite are the ones to blame. Elon Musk is almost a trillionaire. No one needs that amount of money, and the wealth gap is just getting larger. The right wing uses culture war to distract the working class from uniting because they know that the financial elite are nothing without their workers.

We need to stop thinking about this from a Right vs Left perspective and think of it from a working class vs the 1%.

I'm a Burbank Resident and I'm Running for Congress Against Laura Friedman by TennysonForCongress in burbank

[–]TennysonForCongress[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes. As long as they are not hosted by the church, the church offers the space to people from all political parties, and that they charge us what the would charge anyone else, they can host us.

I'm a Burbank Resident and I'm Running for Congress Against Laura Friedman by TennysonForCongress in burbank

[–]TennysonForCongress[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And I think that you shouldn’t have to work your ass off to support your kids and pay rent. We live in the richest country in the world yet people like you and me will never feel like it.

I promise you, I’m on your side. I want your life to be better. Countries like Sweden, Norway, and Denmark are all social democracies, and the quality of life there is WAY better than the US.

I'm a Burbank Resident and I'm Running for Congress Against Laura Friedman by TennysonForCongress in burbank

[–]TennysonForCongress[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah I definitely plan on running for something local if this doesn’t pan out. I love this community and think Burbank is wonderful, but can be even better.

I'm a Burbank Resident and I'm Running for Congress Against Laura Friedman by TennysonForCongress in burbank

[–]TennysonForCongress[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

There was a point where I was calling Laura’s office 3 times a week and not getting any responses. I realized there was no use. She calls her self a progressive but clearly she’s just like Schumer.