SCPR GENERAL ELECTION SERIES (VOL 4) DEMOCRATS HAVE "THE REAL DEAL" IN 7TH CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE KEN HARBAUGH?

On March 15th, Democratic 7th Congressional District candidate Ken Harbaugh came to Stark County (VFW Hall) to answer the questions of Stark Countians on what would be the sum and substance of his stand on the issues Congress deals with as they pertain to the interest of locals.

This blog is the second specifically on the Harbaugh campaign (LINK to the first which in the appendix has the "entire" video of the session).

This particular blog breaks down the full video into digestible segments (in terms of the time it takes to get the gist of Harbaugh's point of view) following a Q&A format outline.

Before getting the the first Q&A, The Stark County Political Report has an overall analysis of Harbaugh's campaign style and substance.

Candidate Ken Harbaugh appears to be "the real deal" in terms of being a candidate who endeavors to be a "Country Over Party" politician who is committed to being accessible to everyday people regardless of whether or not they likely vote for him and will seek to work with any congressperson (regardless of political party i.d. or political philosophy) in  order to enact programs, practices and policies that benefit a cross-section of citizens.

Harbaugh seemingly has positioned himself somewhere in between former 16th District (when the district included all of Stark) Republican congressman Ralph Regula (1973—2009) and Democrat John Boccieri (2009—2011) and certainly not an extreme partisan as the SCPR sees incumbent Republican Bob Gibbs as being.

Regula more than Boccieri was able to work across the aisle, but Boccieri, the SCPR thinks, was certainly better than Gibbs has proved to be.

The Report thinks that Harbaugh deserves consideration of Democrats, Republicans and independents but conditioned on voters' willingness to "hold his feet to the fire" (as he invited Town Hall attendees to do) on his theme of "Country Over Party."

Gibbs is in the view of the SCPR a "Party Over Country" guy.

Bob Gibbs (neither Harbaugh nor Gibbs has a serious primary election challenge) seems to the SCPR to be a man isolated from his constituents particularly Stark Countians witness his "by appointment only" office in the Stark County Office Building (110 Central Plaza) which seems to closed more than it is open.  Gibbs also has an office in Ashland.

By the way, Stark County is the largest population base in the 7th.

NOW TO KEN HARBAUGH'S TOWN HALL Q&A

QUESTION

HARBAUGH'S VIEW ON "THE TAX CUTS & JOBS ACT OF 2018" (3:02)

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QUESTION

HARBAUGH'S PARTISANSHIP FACTOR (2:18)

VIDEOTAPED ANSWER:



QUESTION

COMMON SENSE GUN REFORM (3:32)

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QUESTION

RE:  AVAILABILITY OF ASSAULT WEAPONS (1:41)

VIDEOTAPED ANSWER:



QUESTION

RE:  DOES HARBAUGH SUPPORT STUDENT "RIGHT TO LIFE" MOVEMENT? (1:04)

VIDEOTAPED ANSWER:



QUESTION

SHOULD EACH & EVERY SCHOOL HAVE AN "ARMED" POLICE OFFICER (1:44)

VIDEOTAPED ANSWER:



QUESTION

FOLLOW UP ON HARBAUGH POSITION ON ASSAULT WEAPONS (7:44)

VIDEOTAPED ANSWER:



QUESTION

HARBAUGH'S THOUGHTS ON WOMEN'S HEALTHCARE (3:08)

VIDEOTAPED ANSWER:



QUESTION

HARBAUGH ON MENTAL HEALTH (2:55)

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QUESTION

SOURCES OF HARBAUGH CAMPAIGN FINANCES (2:44)


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QUESTION

WILL HARBAUGH END UP BEING LIKE MANY OTHER CONGRESSPERSONS:
"UNACCOUNTABLE?"  (2:28)

VIDEOTAPED ANSWER:



QUESTION

HARBAUGH ON SPIRALING COSTS OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS (1:30)

VIDEOTAPED ANSWER:



QUESTION

WILL HARBAUGH CONSIDER SUPPORTING A "SINGLE PAYER HEALTHCARE SYSTEM?" (2:43)

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QUESTION

HARBAUGH'S THOUGHTS ON "MEDICARE FOR ALL?"

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QUESTION

HARBAUGH ON SOLVING THE CHILDHOOD HUNGER IN AMERICA PROBLEM
(4:50)

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QUESTION

HARBAUGH ON THE ROLL BACK OF GOVT REGULATION IN TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
(3:44)

VIDEOTAPED ANSWER:



QUESTION

HARBAUGH ON NEED FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM (2:30)

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QUESTION

HARBAUGH ON PROPER DIVIDE BETWEEN PUBLIC/PRIVATE SECTORS (1:40)

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QUESTION

HARBAUGH:  HIS YEARS IN MILITARY SERVICE AS PREPARATION TO BE CONGRESSMAN
(1:50)



QUESTION

DOES KEN HARBAUGH FAVOR PUBLIC FINANCING OF FEDERAL ELECTIONS? (1:38)

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QUESTION

HARBAUGH SOLUTIONS TO HEROIN, OPIOID PROBLEMS?

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QUESTION

HARBAUGH ADDRESSES:

CLOSING OF MASSILLON'S AFFINITY MEDICAL CENTER
BOB GIBBS ON THAT CLOSING & ON ACA & MEDICAID (1:29)

VIDEOTAPED ANSWER:



QUESTION

HARBAUGH ON "LGBT" RIGHTS (1:20)

VIDEOTAPED ANSWER:



QUESTION

HARBAUGH EXPANDS ON "COUNTRY OVER PARTY" CAMPAIGN THEME; ALSO ON ENERGY (3:03)

VIDEOTAPED ANSWER:



QUESTION

HARBAUGH ON UNFAIR COMPETITION FOR OHIO WORKERS FROM CHINA (1:35)

VIDEOTAPED ANSWER:



QUESTION

HARBAUGH ON CLAIMED SHORTAGE OF FEDERAL GOV'T RESOURCES FOR IMPORTANT NATIONAL SOCIAL SERVICES PROJECTS (3:53)

VIDEOTAPED ANSWER:



QUESTION

WHAT CAN VOTERS WHO WANT TO HELP KEN HARBAUGH FOR OHIO 7TH DISTRICT CONGRESSMAN DO TO HELP CAMPAIGN? (2:05)

VIDEOTAPED ANSWER:



QUESTION

RE: HARBAUGH HAVING A PRIMARY OPPONENT & AVAILABILITY OF HARBAUGH CAMPAIGN MATERIALS  (1:17)

VIDEOTAPED ANSWER:



QUESTION

HARBAUGH ON VETERANS RIGHTS/BENEFITS

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QUESTION

HARBAUGH ON "RIGHT TO WORK" & COLLECTIVE BARGAINING 

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QUESTION

HARBAUGH ON "FOR PROFIT" SCHOOLS & TOWN HALL WRAP UP

VIDEOTAPED ANSWER:



APPENDIX

For SCPR readers who want to view the entire, unedited Town Hall meeting, here is that video: