By
Luke T. Bush
PLATTSBURGH
CITY, NY -- TUESDAY FEB. 4, 2020
About
50 people this evening showed up at the Koffee Kat to interact with
Democratic candidate for the House of Representatives Tedra Cobb, New
York Congressional District 21. She as been traveling throughout the
congressional district -- all 1700 square miles -- to hear from
voters and share her views, trying to meet as many people as she can.
She explained: "It's not about me, it's about you."
She is
running against pro-Trump Republican Elise Stefanik. Tedra point out
that in the beginning Elise promoted herself as a moderate but now
the incumbent has proven she's not one for moderation. President
Donald Trump's policies are usually Elise's policies such as her vote
vote against the Affordable Care Act (ACA.)
Tedra
questioned how much attention Elise was spending on her constituents
in the her district. Elise is now serving Trump as one of his NYS
honorary re-election campaign chairs. Time spent campaigning for
Trump meant less time to work for NY-21.
One
issue discussed was health care. Tedra said she preferred a public
option over a universal health care plan. One attendee said that ACA
wasn't benefiting her because she was a "smidgen" over the
eligibility limit.
Tedra
stressed that when she served on the St. Lawrence County Legislature
Democrats and Republicans worked together. If elected she will try
to bring more unity between those parties in the House of
Representatives.
She
said if voters send the same politicians back to Washington, DC they
will get the same results.