After Schwarzenegger victory, Calif. Democrats search for message

AP via San Francisco Chronicle ^ | January 17, 2004 | BETH FOUHY

[calcowgirl]

A noticeably subdued group of California Democrats opened its annual convention Saturday, pledging to re-elect Sen. Barbara Boxer and defeat President Bush in November.

But the recall race that bounced Democratic Gov. Gray Davis in October in favor of Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger cast a long shadow across the convention hall. It left speakers struggling for a message to motivate activists after the party's most humiliating defeat in years.

[NormsRevenge]

"Our governor may have been recalled, but our party has not been. Our governor may have been recalled, but our values have not been," Party Chairman Art Torres told the gathering of 1,600 delegates.

Good Ol' Art...

We're comin' for the whole damn lot of ya this November..

Time To Toss the 'cRats!!!

[Howie66]

My guess that the Granola State Rat Party is more concerned with finding their arse....you know, the the one that Arnold handed them in the recall election.

[jmaroneps37]

Gee art, you tols us the recall would fail.

[Blue Screen of Death]

Only way Dr. Dean could help California Democrats find their party would be if he was a proctologist.

[EGPWS]

"Our governor may have been recalled, but our party has not been. Our governor may have been recalled, but our values have not been," Party Chairman Art Torres told the gathering of 1,600 delegates.

Art Torres, a musician on the deck of the Titanic as it goes down.

Music to my ears!

[Amerigomag]

One sure sign of the abstinence of The Democrat Party in California, in the face of reality, is the choice of their speakers.

Grey Davis was actually invited to speak after battling the party loyalists for 3 years. What a hoot.

[bannie]

That was my favorite part too: They should be careful to not make such ripe statements!

[bannie]

SInce he's an abortionist, I keep waiting for the stupid Democrats to make some tasteless joke about his "aborting the conservatives." THAT would be a nice noose into which he might slip his neck.

[EGPWS]

That was my favorite part too: They should be careful to not make such ripe statements!

Yes they should take on such a "conservative" trait! ; )

[jagrmeister]

Democrats have no vision. They simply stand for more spending. Nothing new.

[goldstategop]

The Democrats in California live dangerously. They really have no idea how much times have changed. Heck, let em keep on hawking their tax and spend philosophy - it was a winner last October!