Additionally, what are the campaign dynamics like. Trivedi’s campaign is for an open seat in a district that has shifted democratic. If he wins the primary against Pike, he would be the odds on favorite to win the race. Maybe Pike has a senior campaign official who is Indian, but who cares. No one ever voted for a campaign manager. No one should.

Healthcare will be a debate for years to come. I don’t think Trivedi’s fundraising ability is linked to him being a physician. People will donate to his campaign if they think he is a good candidate. I am curious to see his fundraising numbers for September.

Brown Town. I appreciate your passion, but I think you are wrong.

Thanks Doug Pike’s campaign manager. You’ve been busted by Daily Kos:

Andrew Eldredge-Martin is the campaign manager for Doug Pike, a Democrat running in Pennsylvania’s Sixth Congressional District. Drew, who has posted here as DrewEM, used sockpuppet accounts to post disparaging remarks about another Democrat running in the PA-06 primary at the Swing State Project (a sister site of Daily Kos of which I am the publisher). As it turns out, Drew also used a sockpuppet account at Daily Kos over the years to comment on two other races he managed, Bob Lord’s campaign against John Shadegg in AZ-03 in 2008, and Chris Carney’s campaign against Don Sherwood in PA-10 in 2006. Needless to say, this kind of behavior is completely unacceptable. If campaign officials have something to say about the very race they’re working on, then it is mandatory that they speak out in their own voice. Pretending to be an impartial observer, especially for the purposes of spreading negative information about opponents, is a complete violation of our trust. For the most senior official, a campaign manager, to do so is especially unacceptable. I offered Drew the chance to apologize, and told him I would include any apology in this post. Not only did I never hear back, but it appears Drew used the opportunity to edit the bio and signature line of his sockpuppet account, in a belated attempt at transparency. This information was not present in the sockpuppet account when we first discovered Drew’s malfeasance. (Drew’s behavior also stands in marked contrast to that of another senior campaign official, who, when confronted about similar activities, offered a complete apology.) Because it is our policy to ban those who create sockpuppet accounts, we have done so here. But this should also be a lesson to anyone – and to any campaign – contemplating something similar. We will remain eternally vigilant in policing this site. We will not tolerate this kind of behavior. And we will do everything in our power to ensure that the trust which animates this site remains unbroken.

Did y’all know, Doug Pike has an Indian-American working at a senior position on his campaign staff?

I’ve questioned Manan’s viability as a candidate. He has a solid resume, but once the Healthcare debate ends, which signs point to a Thanksgiving deadline, will voters respond to Dr. Trivedi? He seems like a good guy in an uphill battle. We need more candidates with his resume and experience running at the STATE levels to build that pipeline of leadership and build a critical mass to have a Desi member of Congress.

Once the debate on Healthcare ends, his viability and ability to raise money may go with it. Doug has shown he is a supporter of our community and has great progressive members lining up behind him. Roggio lost and is not as major of a player as the campaign is making him out to be. Abhi maybe viewing this candidacy through rose colored glasses