Even In a âBig Tentâ Party VA
Sergio Coppola
My name is Graham Weinschenk and I am a Democrat. Among other things  I believe in a womanâs right to choose  that diversity strengthens us  that love will always win  and that protecting the environment is a necessity. These are not things that  âDemocraticâ Congressional candidate Sergio Coppola (6th CD)  believes in.
There are a number of problems with the âIssuesâ page of Cappolaâs website. First   he  fails to actually take a position on most of the issues listed.  He  walks a fine line of attempting to take both sides of most issues. In the process of doing this   he  reveals some pretty outrageous things  which are enumerated below:
 Coppola  Does Not Support Common Sense Gun Control
 Coppola âs position here is incredibly unclear.  He  argues that guns are essential for âthe ability to form a militiaâ and that âaccess to guns is a constitutional right for self-protectionâ. However   he  does support regulations that would prevent the mentally ill from buying guns. But that seems to be where  he  draws the line.  Coppola  then makes a non-specific statement that gun holders need to face more accountability. What does that mean?
 Coppola  is Both Pro-Life and Pro-Choice?
This one is one of the strangest because  Coppola  seems to make both arguments here.  He  says that  he  âbelieves all life is importantâ and that  he  â[does] not support abortion as a method of birth controlâ. Then  he  does an immediate 360 and says that  he  believes âthat a woman has a right to decide what should happen to her bodyâ. Which is it?
 Coppola  Doesnât Understand Being LGBT
Although  Coppola  does say that  he  is against limiting access to government programs and benefits based on sexual orientation   he  also says that a personâs sexual orientation is a DECISION. Itâs 2017. Really.
 Coppola  Believes that America Was Created Based on Christian Principles
Again  there are some positives and negatives here.  He  believes that our laws should be further separated from religion  yet  he  also believes that America was founded based on âChristian principlesâ. This is just factually incorrect. The principal behind both of these are very different.
 Coppola  Is All Over the Place on Immigration
This one just really doesnât make sense. First   he  says that immigration is key to American culture. Then   he  says that immigrants must âassimilateâ to American culture.
 Coppola  Wants a Flat Tax
Again   Coppola  got this right out of The Heritage Foundation. Having a flat tax is extremely regressive  and would do absolutely nothing for the struggling working class.  He  claims that  he  wants a flat tax of 23%  and  he  says that this would lead to everyone paying their âfair share.â Really? 23% for someone making $30 000 a year is a lot different than someone making $300 000 a year  or $3 000 000 a year.
 Coppola  Is an Isolationist
 Coppola  apparently has an issue with the amount of money that the United States spends overseas on goodwill projects and development (a tiny percentage of the budget  by the way  with most of the money coming back to the U.S. in military sales  purchases of American goods and services  etc.). In other words   Coppola  would rather see the US isolate itself than operate as the leader of the free world. We canât afford to take a step back from our spot on the world stage. I must add that  Coppola  also supports cutting military spending.
My name is Graham Weinschenk and I am a Democrat. Among other things  I believe in a womanâs right to choose  that diversity strengthens us  that love will always win  and that protecting the environment is a necessity. These are not things that  âDemocraticâ Congressional candidate  [TGT]  (6th CD)  believes in.
There are a number of problems with the âIssuesâ page of Cappolaâs website. First   he  fails to actually take a position on most of the issues listed.  He  walks a fine line of attempting to take both sides of most issues. In the process of doing this   he  reveals some pretty outrageous things  which are enumerated below:
 Coppola  Does Not Support Common Sense Gun Control
 Coppola âs position here is incredibly unclear.  He  argues that guns are essential for âthe ability to form a militiaâ and that âaccess to guns is a constitutional right for self-protectionâ. However   he  does support regulations that would prevent the mentally ill from buying guns. But that seems to be where  he  draws the line.  Coppola  then makes a non-specific statement that gun holders need to face more accountability. What does that mean?
 Coppola  is Both Pro-Life and Pro-Choice?
This one is one of the strangest because  Coppola  seems to make both arguments here.  He  says that  he  âbelieves all life is importantâ and that  he  â[does] not support abortion as a method of birth controlâ. Then  he  does an immediate 360 and says that  he  believes âthat a woman has a right to decide what should happen to her bodyâ. Which is it?
 Coppola  Doesnât Understand Being LGBT
Although  Coppola  does say that  he  is against limiting access to government programs and benefits based on sexual orientation   he  also says that a personâs sexual orientation is a DECISION. Itâs 2017. Really.
 Coppola  Believes that America Was Created Based on Christian Principles
Again  there are some positives and negatives here.  He  believes that our laws should be further separated from religion  yet  he  also believes that America was founded based on âChristian principlesâ. This is just factually incorrect. The principal behind both of these are very different.
 Coppola  Is All Over the Place on Immigration
This one just really doesnât make sense. First   he  says that immigration is key to American culture. Then   he  says that immigrants must âassimilateâ to American culture.
 Coppola  Wants a Flat Tax
Again   Coppola  got this right out of The Heritage Foundation. Having a flat tax is extremely regressive  and would do absolutely nothing for the struggling working class.  He  claims that  he  wants a flat tax of 23%  and  he  says that this would lead to everyone paying their âfair share.â Really? 23% for someone making $30 000 a year is a lot different than someone making $300 000 a year  or $3 000 000 a year.
 Coppola  Is an Isolationist
 Coppola  apparently has an issue with the amount of money that the United States spends overseas on goodwill projects and development (a tiny percentage of the budget  by the way  with most of the money coming back to the U.S. in military sales  purchases of American goods and services  etc.). In other words   Coppola  would rather see the US isolate itself than operate as the leader of the free world. We canât afford to take a step back from our spot on the world stage. I must add that  Coppola  also supports cutting military spending.