I live in San Mateo County and this guy sure put a lot of money into this race. I've never seen so much advertising for an assembly seat. And frankly, Ira Ruskin's ads were stupid. I was sure people would be turned off by them. But apparently, party loyalty is more important than pretty ads. Poizner tried to paint himself as an independent Republican (read: pro-choice), but that's just not enough in counties that voted 64-70% for Kerry.
Poizner also tried to portray Republicans as evil. He refused to say who he endorsed for president, but he did send a mailer out with a picture of John Kerry, saying he supported him. The mailers in general portrayed how bad Republicans were. He also had a fundraiser with and was endorsed by Richard Clarke. Oh yeah, and he got together with Joe Simitian to try to work to do away with parts of Prop 13, thereby increasing our taxes.
Poizner also tried to portray Republicans as evil. He refused to say who he endorsed for president, but he did send a mailer out with a picture of John Kerry, saying he supported him. The mailers in general portrayed how bad Republicans were. He also had a fundraiser with and was endorsed by Richard Clarke. Oh yeah, and he got together with Joe Simitian to try to work to do away with parts of Prop 13, thereby increasing our taxes.