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Posted on 12/18/2003 3:48:46 PM PST by Impeach98
Edited on 04/12/2004 6:02:06 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
Lost between Arnold Schwarzenegger's victory in the Gray Davis recall and preparations for the upcoming Democratic presidential contest, the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate in California isn't likely to get much attention any time soon.
But the prize -- the right to face off against two-term Democrat Barbara Boxer next November -- is looking a little bit more attractive to Republican candidates these days. While formidable, Boxer has never been as popular as the state's other senator, Dianne Feinstein. And with a Republican suddenly in the governor's office and President Bush looking stronger on the national scene, the potential Boxer challengers are beginning to think they might just catch a wave and knock her off.
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Does any of the current CA budget fiasco blow back onto him? How would you charecterize his voting record while in the assembly?
Best of all he'll do it with a smile on his face. I'll never forget his performance debating Bob Mulholland during the Recall. He exposed Mulholland for the bitter little man he is -- it was great stuff!
Only Howard can hold his own against Boxer. And no Clinton Republican will win - how many GOP voters will vote Libertarian or AIP!
Good point... see, I knew you'd come around to becomming a Kaloogian guy :)
Some on here actually think, that if we follow their advice, we will end up with a ultra-conservative Republican party, or a conservative Libertarian party, (you really have to laugh at that one!). No pilgrim, what you will end up with is what they have in Canada: several parties on the right, none of them in power, and the liberal party in power as a result. You'd better grow up, and let conservatives pool the limited amount of votes we can get in an election to keep the Dems out. I'd rather have a center-right gov't than an ultra-leftist one, and believe me, in national elections, that is your two choices, period. Split your votes, the Dems take over. Pool them, and the result will not be the KOG, but it will be eons closer to that than any other plan.
Nadar cost Gore the 2000 election, (check Florida results if you doubt the facts of that), and the Dems are not ones to split up their votes. They are too shrewd for that. It’s about time conservatives quit being so whiney and settled for less than perfection. Believe me, I voted for the most conservative person in every primary I've ever voted for: Robertson in 88, PJB in both 92 and 96, and Keyes in 2000. Did any of those get the GOP nomination? Nope. Did I cry about it, and refuse to vote, or worse, waste my vote on a 3rd party conservative that only aided and abetted a Dem victory? Nope. I GLADLY voted for the eventual nominee, and without one iota of regret about it. Most on this site do not share that view. Most conservatives on here regard a loss to the Dems as some kind of victory. No way in heaven, hell, or anywhere between is that the fact of the matter.
If anyone thinks anything was really gained by Clinton being in power for 8 years, you are completely mistaken. And Clinton getting in was in large part due to Perot, your "3rd party conservative." You can drink that coolade if you want, pilgrim, but I will pass, thank you. I've said it before, I will say it once again. If you are too intolerant to vote GOP, you are too intolerant to vote for anybody. You have to hold ofc to make a difference. Sitting on the sidelines with your so called "conscience," (lol, I am certain that most who use that word do not have the slightest idea what it really means), pat yourself on the back for not accomplishing anything.
Outside of a GOP nominee who supports the gay agenda, I will continue to vote for the best Republicans we can nominate. The more of them in ofc, the more we can make a true conservative difference. The more Dems that are there, the more that will be hindered. If you're not thankful for what we now have, you don't understand that it could be much worse than it is now. The GOP majority is not perfection, but there is nothing better to replace it with, only worse things. If you study this with complete fairness, you cannot arrive at any other conclusion. And the first thing to improve it is to stop all divisive 3rd party/independent/sit out elections nonsense. Frankly, with the posts I see on FReep, I am surprised that there is a GOP majority at all. Thank G-d for small favors.....
No Republican until Arnold has won statewide for years. Not conservatives not liberals.
I think we are back to your problem of just not liking conservative Republicans which is fine. Rosario Marin or Toni Casey are excellent candidates for you to support!
Isn't this a conservative website?
He was also endorsed early on by Tom McClintock. BUMP
The GOP establishment is supporting Rosario Marin, a moderate who was the former U.S. Treasurer. She has made some comments in favor of blanket amnesty for illegals. Bill Jones is midway between Marin and Kaloogian as far as ideology goes, but many conservatives are against him for supporting John McCain in 2000.
But the strength of Kaloogian is that he is best suited among all 4 GOP challengers to go head to head with Barbara Boxer and keep the race focused on her and respond to any of her sleazy attacks.
We've nominated both a conservative (Herschensohn) and a moderate (Fong) against Boxer.
Both lost.
The one thing in common about both races is Boxer was able to out-grudge match her opponents.
That won't be the case with Kaloogian. And Kaloogian showed in the Recall Gray Davis effort that he is artfully skilled at overcoming long odds and the political establishment to secure victory. He also accomplished a similar victory with his leadership of the Defend Reagan effort against CBS.
Howard's going to make a great GOP nominee to defeat Barbara Boxer!
It's our last show of the year,
and we're going out with a bang...
Special Guest
Kenneth Timmerman
will be discussing his latest book!
Radio FreeRepublic is sponsored by the FreeRepublic Network.
Isn't this a conservative website?
Yes it is - and when you have a conservative who has a demonstrated track record of winning...
+ Kaloogian won his three races for State Assembly. Elected with over 60% of the vote in 1994.
+ Kaloogian successfully led the Recall Gray Davis Committee which was instrumental in the unseating of Democrat Governor Gray Davis when many who seek "liberal-moderates who can win" were insisting that the recall would never go anywhere and if it DID qualify would surely lose.
+ Kaloogian led the Defend Reagan Committee which was instrumental in pressuring CBS to cancel the anti-Reagan smear piece "The Reagans."
.... so, when you have a conservative candidate who shows he/she has a strong track record of winning... well how can we NOT support him?!
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