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CA: Fight to replace Doolittle divides Placer Republicans
Sacramento Bee ^ | 2 June 2008 | Peter Hecht

Posted on 06/02/2008 6:43:01 AM PDT by CounterCounterCulture

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Doolittle was hailed by elected officials in a vast, stoutly Republican district for bringing home federal dollars. His bountiful political leadership fund furnished the purse strings for candidates and causes. His fiery conservatism plucked the heartstrings of party activists.

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Regional elected officials who stood with Doolittle now overwhelmingly support former Sacramento-area Rep. Doug Ose, claiming he is best suited to secure federal funding for local projects and infrastructure.

Republican Party activists, particularly the local county GOP central committee members who were among Doolittle's most devout supporters, are breaking strongly for Ose's rival, state Sen. Tom McClintock.

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Tom Hudson, chairman of the Placer County Republican Central Committee, said "nearly all of the activists have gone with McClintock" as their champion for traditional values and smaller government.

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But Placer County Supervisor Kirk Uhler said it is no surprise that all five Placer supervisors and some 70 other elected officials in the 4th Congressional District stand with Ose.

"Doug understands the federal government has the responsibility to solve problems," said Uhler, who believes the former Sacramento-area congressman will work to address transportation, water and other infrastructure needs of the district.

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Doolittle is endorsing neither candidate. His longtime political campaign team is working for Ose. His former California legislative chief of staff is running McClintock's campaign.

Ose, who locked up many endorsements before McClintock entered the race, has district backers including elected officials in eight counties, seven cities and local entities from water agencies to school boards.

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(Excerpt) Read more at sacbee.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: ca2008; doolittle; dougose; mcclintock; ose; tommcclintock
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To: ncalburt
Doug Ose cross the line with his non stop ugly commercials .

the ugliest commercial is where Pete Wilson endorses Ose over McClintock... i love McClintock... who cares what Pete Wilson thinks...

21 posted on 06/02/2008 12:39:55 PM PDT by latina4dubya
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To: CounterCounterCulture

I wish McClintock was on my ballot. I’m having to decide between Russ Bogh and John Benoit. I have to get the pad of paper and jot down their voting records to compare. What a job.


22 posted on 06/02/2008 5:54:30 PM PDT by CaliGirl-R
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To: calcowgirl

The League of Women’s Voter has come out in the reverse of us.

I haven’t kept up with them for a long time. Are they generally a liberal cause these days?


23 posted on 06/02/2008 8:05:10 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Ooo what's that terrible smell? Oh, I stepped in a big pile of 'lesser of two evils'. Careful...)
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To: DoughtyOne

They’re very left. They started in the 1920s with the woman’s suffrage movement that was infested with communists. Now, they tout the worst environmental laws and “social justice.” They are also a big promoter of the UN and ‘free trade.’


24 posted on 06/02/2008 11:47:57 PM PDT by calcowgirl (Schwarzenegger and McCain are trying to castrate the elephant)
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To: DoughtyOne; calcowgirl
"The League of Women’s Voter has come out in the reverse of us."

Oh! You mean "The league of women VIPERS," don'tcha???

25 posted on 06/03/2008 9:46:56 AM PDT by SierraWasp (Electing Juan McGore President, or any Dem, would be Super Power economic suicide!!! Vote Nader...)
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To: calcowgirl

That’s it, hit me with the one two U.N. and Free Trade. LOL

Thanks.


26 posted on 06/03/2008 9:51:50 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (Ooo what's that terrible smell? Oh, I stepped in a big pile of 'lesser of two evils'. Careful...)
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To: SierraWasp; calcowgirl

Evidently so, after hearing from you and CalCowGirl.

I hadn’t heard much out of them in the last twenty years that I could remember. Thanks for the comments.


27 posted on 06/03/2008 9:55:59 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (Ooo what's that terrible smell? Oh, I stepped in a big pile of 'lesser of two evils'. Careful...)
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To: DoughtyOne

“The League of Women’s Voter has come out in the reverse of us.”

You misspelled it, it’s The League of Women’s Vipers!


28 posted on 06/03/2008 10:01:42 AM PDT by dalereed (both)
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To: dalereed

Great minds in the same groove... yours and mine!!!


29 posted on 06/03/2008 10:54:45 AM PDT by SierraWasp (Electing Juan McGore President, or any Dem, would be Super Power economic suicide!!! Vote Nader...)
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To: DoughtyOne

I got a robocall from the LWV yesterday. I didn’t even have to listen—I just hung up, LOL.

They occasionally might be on the correct side of an issue, but I can’t remember one in recent history.

Their website on candidates and propositions is pretty useful, but I avoid any editorial content and always work my way straight to info as published in the voter pamphlet (that has its own biases to dicipher).

Sorry about the one-two punch. I actually thougth it was a four-five punch after communism, environmentalism and ‘social justice.’ Just wanted to make sure you got the ‘big picture.’ LOL.


30 posted on 06/03/2008 10:58:33 AM PDT by calcowgirl (Schwarzenegger and McCain are trying to castrate the elephant)
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To: SierraWasp
Any candidate that gets conned into attending one of their forums is either a fool or has a total mental void when it comes to politics.

They stack the audience with their people with preprepared questions and they are the only ones that get called on from the audience.

The whole operation is a preplanned production to make the conservative look like a fool.

31 posted on 06/03/2008 11:03:46 AM PDT by dalereed (both)
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To: dalereed; Grampa Dave; tubebender; budwiesest; Randy Larsen; Paloma_55; ...
Again! You are precisely correct!! Plus, these "forums" are only designed by the media to give candidates a chance to step on their own anatomy to create more controversary to sell more subscriptions and advertising, or at least improve ratings!!!

Media may think they are "The Fouth Estate," because of their first amendment protections, but actually, they have NO civic duty or mandate to organize or play ANY role in these "debates," or "forums," etc.!!! (same goes for "The league of Women Vipers)

I was GLAD to see that Tom McClintock did NOT participate in the latest, last minute "forum!" They are "loaded" just like you described!!!

32 posted on 06/03/2008 11:17:14 AM PDT by SierraWasp (Electing Juan McGore President, or any Dem, would be Super Power economic suicide!!! Vote Nader...)
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To: dalereed

Yeah, I know, I know. I blew it. LOL

Good to see you posting Dale. Hope all is going good for you.


33 posted on 06/03/2008 12:56:54 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Ooo what's that terrible smell? Oh, I stepped in a big pile of 'lesser of two evils'. Careful...)
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To: calcowgirl

I did get it. I just think the U.N. is sortof a blanket for the other three. At any rate, we agree on the groups that flock together.


34 posted on 06/03/2008 12:59:57 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Ooo what's that terrible smell? Oh, I stepped in a big pile of 'lesser of two evils'. Careful...)
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To: calcowgirl
Sure would be nice if someone from McClintock's campaign kept us posted today as to what numbers they are seeing.

I want McClintock to get this so badly!

35 posted on 06/03/2008 1:03:56 PM PDT by CAluvdubya (A good man has come home to San Diego! Thank you Congressman Hunter)
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To: SierraWasp

Hey, SW... in case ya didn’t get an invite via email and you don’t have plans tonight:


Join Sen. McClintock on Election Night

The Placer County Republican Party will be holding a special election night party,
where Sen. McClintock will be their special guest. Come out and show your
support for Tom as we watch the returns come in.

TUESDAY, JUNE 3RD
8:30 PM - MIDNIGHT

PLACER COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY
ELECTION NIGHT PARTY

SIERRA VIEW COUNTRY CLUB
105 ALTA VISTA AVE
ROSEVILLE, CA, 95768


36 posted on 06/03/2008 2:03:34 PM PDT by calcowgirl (Schwarzenegger and McCain are trying to castrate the elephant)
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To: CAluvdubya

Bump for Tom!

YES on Prop 98!


37 posted on 06/03/2008 2:04:43 PM PDT by calcowgirl (Schwarzenegger and McCain are trying to castrate the elephant)
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To: calcowgirl
Wow! Thank you for posting that!! I'm thinking seriously about moseyin down the western slope (now the slippery slope of the Schwartzenegger Sierra-Nevada CONservancy) of the Sierra to Roseville later on tonight and given everybody high fives as Mrs. McClintock's fine young son body slams another RINO into the road apples on the dusty trail!!!

I might even pitch a few of 'em in Petey Wilsonnegger's direction...

38 posted on 06/03/2008 7:17:30 PM PDT by SierraWasp (Electing Juan McGore President, or any Dem, would be Super Power economic suicide!!! Vote Nader...)
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To: SierraWasp

Just watched as a tree limb missed squashing Mayor Heather Fargo by ten minutes. Bad omen, man.


39 posted on 06/03/2008 10:19:48 PM PDT by budwiesest (Don't bug me man, can't you see I'm working here? And what not.)
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To: SierraWasp
Wow! Thank you for posting that!! I'm thinking seriously about moseyin down the western slope...

You're welcome.

Did you go? How was it?

40 posted on 06/04/2008 4:31:53 AM PDT by calcowgirl (Schwarzenegger and McCain are trying to castrate the elephant)
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