[Alia]

Yes, it could. Howard Dean made it clear, last year, I think, that hub of ops would be out of California. Dem plans were to immediately seize control of the 7 states surrounding CA (Arnold blew that for them); But Dean and his allies have made invading the "RED States" their priority in their campaigns. The Dems have taken their temperatures of "what's important" to Red States.

Since I've moved here from CA, I've heard, ad nauseum, from NC natives -- why would you move HERE? "We all wanna live in celebrity land!".

I see the Dem Game plan.

And over the past two years, allies in the MSM presses have regularly published articles about the "backwardness" of the Southern States (as though holding nearly Bankrupt, Educationally bereft, Man-Boy Child Association California as the "uber" model of Utopia).

Why, in your opinion, did Istook hire "Californian's" to run his campaign? Any sense on this? Jordan, grad of UC Berkeley. It's about "linguistics". That's what Dems are up to. Using and promoting a newer vocabular set which will add a "zing" to the "hicks" and make them feel envious, so they'll come on board the Democrat Mothership.

Dems see Guv Arnold's platform and positioning, think they can take him and the Red States too.

Problem is, Dems have ONLY taken a superficial reading of both Guv Arnold and the Red States.

This could get fun.

[pepperdog]

Why, in your opinion, did Istook hire "Californian's" to run his campaign?

Wish I knew. I'm not the most "in" on this stuff, but there is a freeper who knows a lot about about it. Personally I am beginning to think Istook has been torpedoed and doesn't even know it. No one it their right mind would bring a bunch of Berkley grads (and both the campaign manager and assistant manager are from Berkley) and expect them to read Oklahoma politics. And they have done exactly what one would expect, they don't have a clue (or is that deliberate?). I thought Largent ran the worst campaign I ever saw, but this one brings incompetence to a new high.