[EDINVA]

to be fair, Pete Wilson lost his political shirt by pushing Prop 82 that won overwhelmingly, then the courts overturned .. and made him and all R’s look like xenophobes (which image stuck).

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

Pete was good in some areas but not a strong Pro-Lifer...

[Moral Hazard]

“to be fair, Pete Wilson lost his political shirt by pushing Prop 82 that won overwhelmingly, then the courts overturned .. and made him and all R’s look like xenophobes (which image stuck).”

I thought Wilson retired after two terms as governor. I think the claim that it made the Republicans look like “xenophobes” is inaccurate considering that when we finally elected another “Republican” it was based in large part on his opposition to Drivers Licenses for illegals.