White House Offers Campaign Help to Honda
The White House lent campaign help to Rep. Mike Honda, D-Calif., in his re-election bid for the 17th Congressional District seat. “Barack and I are counting on you to support Mike Honda and the Democratic ticket this November 4,” first…
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lady Michelle Obama said in a call to voters that the Honda campaign released Thursday. “In an election this close, your vote is more important than ever before. We can’t risk having more out-of-touch folks coming to Congress just because a handful of Democratic voters stayed home.” Honda, a veteran lawmaker on the Appropriations Committee, is facing a fellow Democratic candidate next week -- Ro Khanna, an attorney who was deputy assistant secretary of commerce during Obama’s first term. Khanna has attracted the backing of many tech heavyweights in the Silicon Valley district that Honda has long represented. In their one debate, Khanna attacked Honda for not reaching across the aisle to Republicans and said he would (see 1410080037). Honda and Khanna align on many tech and telecom policy issues, such as backing strong net neutrality rules and urging overhaul of government surveillance policies. Earlier this month, the Honda campaign slammed Khanna for attacking Honda’s liberalism.