When it mattered most, Doris Matsui failed to stand up to Trump, and even voted for key parts of his agenda.

Summary:

Democratic primary voters need to see, see on the go and read that Doris Matsui doesn’t have what it takes to stand up to Trump. We need a new generation of leaders like Mai Vang who can take the fight to Trump, not career politicians who have voted for key parts of his agenda and take money from his donors. While voters will always have respect for Matsui, it's time for a new leader.

  • Doris Matsui voted to increase Donald Trump's ICE's budget by billions of dollars1 2 3 4 because she takes campaign contributions5 from the same private contractors6 that are helping ICE carry out mass deportations. Mai Vang is the daughter of refugees and is leading the fight on Sacramento City Council to ban ICE from city property; she refuses all corporate PAC money.
  • Doris Matsui takes support from AIPAC7 and has voted8 to send billions of dollars in weapons to Israel that have been used to kill children in Gaza. She also takes corporate PAC contributions9 from the same defense contractors that are providing weapons for Trump's illegal war in Iran. Mai Vang believes we should be spending our tax payer dollars here at home to guarantee health care for everyone and bring down the cost of living.
Voters also need to read all of the above, and that:
  • Doris Matsui has voted for key parts of Donald Trump's agenda, including Trump's corrupt crypto bill10 that allows Trump and his family to profit off crypto while in office.

Core Goals:

  • By week 6, voters need to see, see on the go, and read the contrast between the two candidates

  • In the closing weeks (3-1), voters need to see and see on the go purely negative messaging against the incumbent

CITATIONS

1 https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1158

2 https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/133

3 https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2617

4 https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2882

5 https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?data_type=processed&committee_id=C00409219&contributor_name=C00068692&contributor_name=C00075341&contributor_name=C00109017&contributor_name=C00211318&contributor_name=C00248716&contributor_name=C00369751&contributor_name=C00426775

6 https://www.forbes.com/sites/tylerroush/2026/01/26/these-companies-palantir-att-deloitte-have-the-biggest-ice-contracts-as-dhs-funding-under-fire/

7 https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?data_type=processed&committee_id=C00409219&contributor_name=C00797670

8 https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8034

9 https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?data_type=processed&committee_id=C00409219&contributor_name=C00035683&contributor_name=C00142711&contributor_name=C00250209&contributor_name=C00303024

10 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1582

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