Posted on 10/07/2004 12:00:21 PM PDT by GOPXtreme20
Hey guys. I got an e-mail message from Tom McClintock himself. I e-mailed Mr. McClintock a couple of days ago and to my amazement, he e-mailed me and said this:
Hi Richard,
It will please you to know that I have already filed my initial paperwork to run for Lt. Governor in 2006. I would not be in this position today without the support from people like you who truly believed in my message during the recall election. I look forward to the coming campaign.
Thanks for all your help.
Tom
Nice. bttt
Welcome to FR...
I was hoping McBaine would run.
That's great, he's a good guy.
Isn't McClintock running for re-election the State Senate this year? Why announce your candidacy for another office when you're still running for the one you're in?
Agreed. It was terribly stupid of him to say anything about it.
What party?
You heard it first here.
RINOld will not run for reelection and McClintock will run for governor.
I'm not that familiar with California politics, but wouldn't he run on the ticket with the governor? If not, would Arnold be running for governor, and McClintock lt. gov?
"I'm not that familiar with California politics, but wouldn't he run on the ticket with the governor?"
Not in CA. Governor and Lt. Governor are separate offices. It has happened that they were of different parties....in fact, that's the case right now.
Several times, as now, they have been of different parties.
Oh Lord, please, please, if I get but one wish let this be it.
Hope you're right. McClintock would make a great governor.
Good, but Tom will be attacked by neo-con, open borders, cheap labor republicans in this state as he was when he ran against the pervert actor who occupies the Governor's mansion today. These new age republicans want someone who is in touch with the fruits and nuts in Caleeeefornia. More importantly, the state party chair is more open borders than the most radical immigration advocates in our state. I will never vote for any republican again unless he states outright that he wants to shut the border down. I will not compromise, it is up to the republican party to come back to its base and for them to compromise with us rather than with liberals and those who depend on illegal alien labor for their continued fabulous wealth. They will not convince me to give my country to Mexico or send my job to China. Now I am worked up and angry. If 10% of us were, instead of unconditionally supporting "the party," I wonder what their positions would be like?
Good question. What party? I hope Independent because in all good conscience, I cannot support the new-age, open borders republican party in California, but I would vote for Tom regardless of party. I hope he takes alot of conservatives with him, because the party does not deserve their support anymore.
And we believe the newbie? Sounds more like this came from Tom's opponent.
I'll believe it when I see it.
Just "newbie"itis I guess.
They'd move further to the left.
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