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Article: Long shot looking to unseat Lee has no regrets
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- Oakland Tribune
- Article date:
- October 24, 2008
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Charles Hargrave hasn't reported raising any money, doesn't have
a campaign Web site and knows he'll lose Nov. 4 -- and he has no
regrets whatsoever about running for Congress.
Taking on incumbent Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Oakland, in the nation's
sixth-most-Democratic district is no cakewalk.
"I knew exactly what I was getting into, I knew exactly what was
going to happen, but I believed I had a message that would resonate
with people and I went out and did all I could do," Hargrave said.
"The odds are too great for me to win -- I have to be realistic
with myself -- but I'm not going to give up, I've got 10 days left,"
he added. "I feel very good. The response has been basically, I
would say, ...