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Uber driving congressional candidate has his eyes set on Rep. Diana DeGette's seat

Casper Stockham hopes to be the candidate that can finally unseat democratic representative Diana Degette. He talks to Marshall Zelinger about those odds, plus school vouchers and his take on the economy.

By: Kevin S. Krug

Posted at 3:30 PM, Aug 07, 2016

and last updated 2016-08-07 17:30:16-04

DENVER -- Congressional candidate Charles "Casper" Stockham hopes to be the first Republican to beat Rep. Diana DeGette in an election in more than 20 years.

And he's pitching is platform to voters every time they hire him as an Uber driver.

On this week's Politics Unplugged, Stockham tells Marshall Zelinger how he makes that pitch to voters.

He also talks about his plan to get more people into jobs through workshops he is already helping to organize.

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Uber driving congressional candidate has his eyes set on Rep. Diana DeGette's seat

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