FIRING BACK IN LA MESA

East County News Service

November 7, 2016 (La Mesa) — Last week, as we reported, deceptive hit piece mailers sent by a conservative out-of-town PAC targeted La Mesa City Council candidate Colin Parent.

Now the Democratic Party has fired back, sending mailers labeling Parent’s opponents, incumbents Kristine Alessio and Ruth Sterling, as “Trump Republicans in La Mesa.”  Both are Republicans, but Alessio’s campaign has said the flyer is false and that she does not support Donald Trump for president.

Sterling is on record back in March stating she would support Trump if he became the nominee, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported.

The mailer also quotes an Alessio statement indicating she believes how much climate change is due to man’s activities remains “unsettled.” That’s true, though Alessio has said she does not dispute that climate change is occurring.

It is unclear whether or not Parent was aware of the content of the party mailer.