"He lost, plus I like Howard better."
Mr. Creel, we Californians won't tell you North Carolinians who to put in Congress if you refrain from telling us who to send there. I suspect that Mr. Bilbray is far more electable than Mr. Kaloogian, and I respect both men.
Hurt to bust your bubble, guys, but Bilbray scored a fairly paltry 71% lifetime Conservative rating from the ACU (and 68% in his final year before his 2000 defeat). That was fine for a seat that he took from a liberal 'Rat, but not in a very Conservative GOP seat. This district can send someone with a 100% score without worry about a backlash. Kaloogian is the man for this seat.