Nathan Fletcher, San Diego Mayor's Race

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\f0\fs24 \cf0 >> Joanne: IT WAS THE DEFINING\ MOMENT IN HIS BID FOR MAYOR.\
NATHAN FLETCHER'S MOVE FROM THE\ REPUBLICAN PARTY DECLARING\
HIMSELF AN INDEPENDENT.\ THERE IS QUESTION WHETHER IT WAS\
ABOUT PERSONAL DECISIONS OR\ POLITICS.\
HE HAS BEEN A LONG TIME REPUBLIC\ CAN.\
\page TAKE A LOOK.\ >> I'M THRILLED TO BE HERE WITH\
SOMEONE WHO REPRESENTS I BELIEVE\ ALL REPUBLICANS.\
THROUGH LIMITED GOVERNMENT WE\ CAN ALLOW THE INDIVIDUAL TO\
PROSPER AND MORE EFFICIENCY.\ I'M THRILLED TO SIGN THE PLEDGE.\
>> Joanne: JOINING ME IN STUDIO\ IS ASSEMBLY CANDIDATE AND\
MAYORAL CANDIDATE NATHAN\ FLETCHER.\
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.\ >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.\
>> Joanne: THIS IS A FLEDGED\ SAYING YOU WILL NOT INCREASE\
TAXES.\ WOULD YOU SIGN THAT TODAY IF YOU\
WERE ASKED.\ >> I PLEDGED TO DO THE RIGHT\
THING FOR THE PEOPLE I\ REPRESENT.\
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU SHOULD RAISE\ TAXES.\
I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE A\ COMPETITIVE HE CAN 234078 I CAN\
BASE OR PUT PEOPLE BACK TO WORK\ RAISING TAXES.\
I SAW LAST YEAR THE REALITY OF\ GOVERNORING AND RATIONAL\
CONVERSATIONS.\ WHEN I WORKED WITH GOVERNOR\
JERRY BROWN TO ELIMINATE A\ LOOPHOLE AT THE REQUEST OF\
CALIFORNIA CEOs WHO SAID WE'RE\ AT A COMPETITIVE DISADVANTAGE --\
>> Joanne: TO CLARIFY DOES THAT\ MEAN YOU WOULD NOT SIGN THAT\
PLEDGE IF ASKED TO TODAY.\ >> I WOULD NOT.\
I WOULD PLEDGE TO DO THE RIGHT\ THING FOR THE PEOPLE I\
REPRESENT.\ >> Joanne: YOU SUPPORT THE NEW\
CONVENTION CENTER TAX.\ >> THAT'S A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF A\
PROJECT YOU HAVE A SPECIFIC FEE\ OR TAX FOR A SPECIFIC PURPOSE\
WITH A BROAD BASED ECONOMIC\ IMPACT.\
\page WE HAVE TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO\ HAVE CONVERSATIONS LIKE THAT.\
TO SAY WE'RE GOING TO INVEST IN\ OUR TOURISM INDUSTRY AND\
ELIMINATE A LOOPHOLE WITH NO\ INTENSIVE TO MAKE US MORE\
COMPETITIVE.\ MOVING FORWARD I WILL DO THE\
THINGS I HAVE DONE IN THE PAST\ WITH A CLEAR SIGNAL I WON'T BE\
HOLD TO THE FAR RIGHT OR FAR\ LEFT.\
>> Joanne: I WANT TO TALK ABOUT\ ISH R. OTHER ISSUES AND PUT UP\
ON THE SCREEN THE SCORECARD.\ I WANT TO GIVE CREDIT TO\
VOICEOFSANDIEGO.ORG.\ THEY LOOKED AT FOUR MAJOR\
CANDIDATES.\ YOURSELF A INDEPENDENT,\
DEMOCRATS AND TWO REPUBLICANS.\ THEY LOOKED AT LIKE ISSUES.\
OUT SOURCES CITY SERVICES.\ WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS SCORE CARD\
AND PEOPLE CAN DO SO ON OUR\ WEBSITE OR VOICESSANDEAN\
OWE.ORG.\ YOU SEE YOUR POSITION IS NO\
DIFFERENT THAN THE OTHER\ REPUBLICANS.\
HOW ARE YOU DIFFERENT?\ >> THERE IS A STARK AND CLEAR\
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MYSELF AND\ COUNCIL MEMBER CARL DEMAIO.\
HE'S BEEN LABELED THE MOST\ POLARIZING IN SAN DIEGO\
POLITICS.\ HE SAYS HE WANTS TO MAKE US THE\
MOST LIKE WISCONSIN AND NOT IN\ CHEESE.\
>> Joanne: IS IT A PERSONAL\ DIFFERENT OR ON THE ISSUES THAT\
YOU DIFFERENTIATE.\ >> BOTH.\
MY APPROACH IS SIGNIFICANTLY\ DIFFERENT.\
BEFORE I BECAME A INDEPENDENT I\ HAVE HAD DEMOCRATS AND\
REPUBLICANS SUPPORTING ME.\ I HAVE DEMONSTRATED I CAN BRING\
\page PARTIES TOGETHER BEHIND GETTING\ THINGS DONE.\
MY APPROACH IS NOT DIVISIVE\ WEDGE BALLOT MEASURES BUT\
NEGOTIATING IN GOOD FAITH AND\ THERE COULDN'T BE A BIG\
DIFFERENCE.\ >> Joanne: LET'S TALK ABOUT YOUR\
CHANGE.\ THERE IS A ROT SAID ABOUT YOU\
LEAVING THE REPUBLICAN PARTY AND\ CRITICISM.\
THIS IS FROM THE REPUBLICAN\ PARTY.\
SOMEONE WHO SAYS HE'S YOUR\ FRIEND.\
HE WRITES:\ >> Joanne: WHY WOULD YOU LEAVE A\
PARTY TO RUN IN A NON PARTISAN\ RACE.\
>> MY ONLY REGREAT IS I DIDN'T\ DO IT SOONER.\
OVER THE COURSE OF MY TIME IN\ THE LEGISLATURE.\
A ENVIRONMENT INCREASINGLY\ PARTISAN.\
IT'S NOT ABOUT SOLVING A PROBLEM\ BUT PRESERVING IT.\
IF YOU'RE A REPUBLICAN IN SAN\ DIEGO YOU GOT A MAIL PIECE WAY\
PICTURE OF ME AND JERRY BROWN.\ IT SAYS HE'S STANDING WITH JERRY\
BROWN, THAT MUST BE BAD.\ ON THE SAME DAY THE DEMOCRATIC\
PARTY HAD A MAILER WITH ME AND\ JOHN MCCAIN AND IT SAID HE HAS\
TO BE BAD.\ HEAVEN FORBID YOU HAVE A\
ENVIRONMENT THAT SAYS I WILL\ STAND WITH ANYBODY.\
>> Joanne: YOU MADE A LOT OF\ PEOPLE IN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY\
ANGRY.\ YOU HAD BIG WIG BACKERS.\
NEWT GRINNING RICH, MITT ROMNEY.\ HOW DO YOU TURN YOUR BACK ON\
THAT.\ >> YOU'RE NOT.\
THE IDEAS AND APPROACH AS\ RUNNING FOR THE ASSEMBLY IS THE\
\page SAME.\ SOLVING PROBLEMS, BRINGING\
PEOPLE TOGETHER AND GETTING IT\ DONE.\
I'M NOT PLAYING THE PARTISAN\ GAME.\
I WILL WORK WITH YOU WHEREVER\ YOU'RE FROM. I HAVE A LOT OF\
SUPPORTERS THAT ARE DEMOCRATS.\ THOSE THAT SUPPORTED ME ARE\
SUPPORTING ME TO IT DAY.\ >> Joanne: -- YOU HAVE CHANGED.\
YOU HAVE CHANGED ON SOCIAL\ ISSUES.\
ABORTION --\ >> I HAVE NOT.\
THAT'S NOT A FAIR\ CHARACTERIZATION.\
YOU TALK TO SUPPORTERS OF MINE.\ THEY ASKED ME MY POSITION BEFORE\
THE ASSEMBLY POSITION.\ I WAS PRO-CHOICE THEN AND TODAY.\
>> Joanne: IN YOUR PLANNED\ PARENTHOOD QUESTIONNAIRE YOU\
SUPPORT A BAN OF TEENAGERS\ HAVING ACCESS TO ABORTION\
WITHOUT PARENTS KNOWING.\ DID YOU SUPPORT THAT FIVE YEARS\
AGO.\ >> NO.\
>> ANYONE CAN TAKE ANY ISSUE AND\ TRY TO TWIST IT THE VOTES ARE\
PROCEDURAL IN NATURE.\ THEY WERE USED AS A POLITICAL\
FOOTBALL.\ >> Joanne: WHAT ABOUT SAME-SEC\
MARRIAGE.\ >> I OPPOSE PROPOSITIONS 8.\
I SUPPORT MARRIAGE EQUALITY.\ IN THE ENVIRONMENT DOMINATED BY\
EXTREMES.\ YOU HAVE A CARL DEMAIO PAINTING\
ME AS A RADICAL LIBERAL.\ AND YOU HAVE BOB FILNER PAINTING\
ME AS A CRAZY RIGHT WING\ CONSERVATIVE.\
IT CAN'T BE BOTH.\ IN TODAY'S ENVIRONMENT THERE\
ISN'T ENOUGH TO AGREE WITH ONE\ OR THE OTHER.\
\page >> Joanne: WHAT IS IN THE MEDIA\ LATELY, YOU HAVE MISSED A BE IN\
OF VOTES.\ ARE YOU PUTTING YOUR RESPONSIBLE\
ASIDE TO RUN THIS CAMPAIGN.\ >> I WILL PUT MY RECORD UP\
AGAINST ANYONE IN THE CAMPAIGN.\ -- PUT PEOPLE BACK TO WORK,\
PROTECT YOUR THROUGH CHELSEA'S\ LAW.\
WE WORK EVERY DAY.\ >> Joanne: NATHAN FLETCHER,\
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.\ >> THANK YOU.\
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