Busby outpaces GOP pack, falls short of outright win

San Diego Union Tribune ^ | April 12, 2006 | John Marelius

[cold666pack]

well, Its gonna be an uphill battle in my opinion for Bilbray, but I hope he can pull it off.

[DM1]

why would it be uphill? Busby got 43% or so while the 12 Republicans got 50% or more.

[Patrick1]

The GOP wins this seat with 55% of the vote in the fall. You heard it here first.

[DM1]

Don't they have to run again in June? you would think we should get that margin in the June special election.

[quark]

Bibray is a country club-type 'Pub, but better than the Hillary-like Busby.

[cold666pack]

right.

[DM1]

Remember every seat counts in the house even if the candidate is not exactly perfect. The image of House Speaker Pelosi from Gun Grabbing San Fran scares the $%!t out of me ;)

[cold666pack]

Someone said something clever about Bilbray - He's like re-heated coffee. If you need it, you drink it, but if you can get a fresh cup, you do. I think I agreed at the time.

[Patrick1]

You are correct. The June election is more dicey but regardless in the fall this will be a GOP seat still. Of course of the Dems win in June the MSM will have multiple orgasms.

[DM1]

" Of course of the Dems win in June the MSM will have multiple orgasms."
this is what i am afraid of
we need some good frickin news for a change or at least absence of bad
if we win in June we will accomplish this task and force the MSM to say "well the dems did not win but it was close" as opposed to "Bush and the GOP are doomed because they eat babies as we can see in the loss of this GOP seat"

[Pukin Dog]

Our local media is going nuts this morning, just like they did when Donna Fry won the mayoral primary. They are so in the tank for Busby I had to turn it off for Fox News. Busby was defeated last night, but none of the local media will say so. She has NO CHANCE TO WIN THIS SEAT. NONE. But you would not hear anything like that from our media which has practically crowned her as our next Congressman.

[Southflanknorthpawsis]

The GOP wins this seat with 55% of the vote in the fall. You heard it here first.

Yep, you're right. I scanned the article quickly so I may have missed it, but...........

To a reader out of San Diego area it would appear that Busby is a clear front runner. It would be much more accurate to explain that Busby was one of two Democrats running while there were 14 Republicans,1 Independent and 1 Libertarian. The three other non-Republicans, together, garnered less than 3% of the vote.

Since it is very probable that most of the Republican votes will now go to the Republican run-off candidate, the Republicans will win.

Ol' Francine's taste of victory will be brief and truth will force her back into reality in June.

[Chairman Fred]

Bilbray was my representative during the DIRTPOTUS impeachment process. He was, in fact, on the committee that voted to impeach Wet Willie, and I congratulated him for having the courage to do the right thing. (Yes, Bilbray voted in favor of impeachment.) He paid the price in 2000. Having him back in the House would, overall, be a very good thing.

[John Geyer]

Part of me wants Bilbray to lose, the GOP doesn't need another moderate in its party. I would only support Bilbray if he became a conservative, this is a conservative district, Bilbray isn't a conservative. Bilbray hasn't even worked a day in his life. The GOP is no place for big government, pro-homosexual, pro-choice Republicans.

[John Geyer]

Abortion Issues
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1999-2000   Bilbray supported the interests of the National Right to Life Committee 57 percent in 1999-2000.

1999   Bilbray supported the interests of the Planned Parenthood 55 percent in 1999.

Agriculture Issues
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1999   Bilbray supported the interests of the American Farm Bureau Federation 44 percent in 1999.

Budget, Spending and Taxes
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1999   Bilbray supported the interests of the National Taxpayers Union 54 percent in 1999.

1999  On the votes used to calculate its ratings, the Concord Coalition attaches more value to those votes it considers more important. For 1999, the Concord Coalition gave Bilbray a rating of 64 percent.

Business and Consumers
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2000   Bilbray supported the interests of the Business-Industry Political Action Committee 55 percent in 2000.

2000   Bilbray supported the interests of the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council 86 percent in 2000.

1999-2000   Bilbray supported the interests of the National Federation of Independent Business 66 percent in 1999-2000.

1999-2000   Bilbray supported the interests of the Public Citizen's Congress Watch 40 percent in 1999-2000.

1999   Bilbray supported the interests of the Associated Builders & Contractors 72 percent in 1999.

1999   Bilbray supported the interests of the Consumer Federation of America 33 percent in 1999.

Civil Liberties
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2000  On the votes that the American Civil Liberties Union considered to be the most important in 2000 , Bilbray voted their preferred position 21 percent of the time.

Civil Rights
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1999-2000   Bilbray supported the interests of the Human Rights Campaign 80 percent in 1999-2000.

1997-1998  On the votes that the Campaign for a Color Blind America considered to be the most important in 1997-1998, Bilbray voted their preferred position 75 percent of the time.

Conservative
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2000   Bilbray supported the interests of the Concerned Women for America 57 percent in 2000.

2000   Bilbray supported the interests of the American Conservative Union 68 percent in 2000.

1999-2000   Bilbray supported the interests of the Christian Coalition 50 percent in 1999-2000.

1999   Bilbray supported the interests of the Liberty Lobby 40 percent in 1999.

Environmental Issues
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1999-2000   Bilbray supported the interests of the League of Conservation Voters 73 percent in 1999-2000.

Gender Issues
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1998  On the votes that the National Organization for Women considered to be the most important in 1998, Bilbray voted their preferred position 37 percent of the time.

Government Reform
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1999-2000   Bilbray supported the interests of the U.S. Public Interest Research Group 60 percent in 1999-2000.

Gun Issues
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2000  Based on lifetime voting records on gun issues and the results of a questionnaire sent to all Congressional candidates in 2000, the National Rifle Association assigned Bilbray a grade of F (with grades ranging from a high of A+ to a low of F).

[cold666pack]

msm not able to admit defeat - shocker.

[cold666pack]

you're preachin to the choir - regarding Bilbray's razor thin victory - I can muster a dee do if you can loan me a Whoop. But in the end, I will support Bilbray, ther's just no choice between him or Busby.

[DM1]

Yikes
yeah i would hesitate too with this record
still i just cannot stomach Pelosi so i would hold my nose and vote