Posted on 09/21/2008 5:21:32 PM PDT by markomalley
Post-convention swing state polls are tipping toward Sen. John McCain, the TV pundits are waxing about "The Palin Factor," and Sen. Barack Obama's California supporters are freaking out about a race Democrats were uncommonly confident about only a month ago.
Conversely, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's addition to the GOP ticket jolted Northern California Republicans out of what one described as their "Underground Railroad" existence in one of the nation's most liberal regions. Ever since her speech to the Republican National Convention on Sept. 3, party officials say volunteers have been contacting California GOP offices in numbers unseen since Ronald Reagan was on the ballot for the White House.
Despite generating all this fear and enthusiasm, the Palin Factor hasn't changed the race in California. Obama beats McCain 52 percent to 36 percent in a Field Poll released last week (snip)
So Californians seeking to get involved in either campaign have options: pick up the phone, get on a plane, or hop in a car and contact a voter in a swing state that's still in play. Nevada, New Mexico and Colorado are the closest swing states. Most of the Great Lakes states are still up for grabs, and Florida always beckons.
Lizzy Gore was tired of preaching to the blue choir when she was living in Redwood City during the primaries this year and found the same unanimity when she moved to Rhode Island three months ago. So last week, she began an online campaign at thepoint.com where she started raising money for a newspaper ad that would argue that Palin would not be a good vice president. If the online effort raises $21,285, she will buy and place the ad in the Cincinnati Enquirer in swing state Ohio.
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Interesting observation--my next-door neighbor said the same thing. It's the "hidden racism" that Obama supporters don't want to face. There is an enormous amount of racial tension between blacks and Hispanics. Talk about chickens coming home to rooooost.....
“But there are enough Hispanics who absolutely hate blacks to perhaps tilt things.”
Wishful thinking.
I was one of those N. CA Republicans, and it is a lonely existence with all the SF Bay Area whackos!
I had very few friends who I could talk politics with without it getting into a shouting match. Reading about how fired up N. CA Rs are now makes me *almost* wish I was still living there.
BOO!! SKITTISH, very skittish!
They won't "advocate" for or against her, they'll just put out "facts" (i.e. lies), that's how the 527s do it. For instance, the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth didn't "advocate" against Kerry, they just put out facts about Kerry while being very careful never to say "don't vote for the guy".
Boy, these Gores never tire of drinking(or serving) the kool-aid, don’t they?
“Ever since her speech to the Republican National Convention on Sept. 3, party officials say volunteers have been contacting California GOP offices in numbers unseen since Ronald Reagan was on the ballot for the White House. “
Great news!
No wonder the Democrats are in full panic mode.
We’ve been visiting San Diego and have seen lots more of the M/P signs. Coronado Island looks like it’s been shotgunned with the blue and gold signs. We even saw a man carrying his sign on Orange Avenue, yesterday.
The women I’ve talked to, and the ones I heard cheering McCain at the American Academy of Family Physicians annual convention are very much encouraged by a woman on the ballot. One woman stormed out of the opening ceremonies which began with Terry McCauliff and John Kasich. McCauliff started off calling those of us (Family Physicians, mind you) who raised our hands to say we’d voted for Bush “ low IQ.” The woman silently walked out, across the front, pointing her middle finger high over her head, at McCauliff.
San Diego is typically conservative.
Are you seeing any Obama-Biden stickers or signs? I live in Tarzana in the Valley and work in Glendale, and I’ve only seen one Obama-Biden bumper sticker. Lots of Obama stickers, of course. I really have to laugh when I see an Obama sticker on a big SUV, I guess it’s OK if he checks his tire pressure.
I was in downtown Los Angeles the other day and saw an Obama poster on a building - and it had been “tagged.”
Schwarzenegger to convene global climate summit
AP - google | Samantha Young
Posted on 09/27/2008 12:29:20 AM PDT by calcowgirl
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Posted on 09/27/2008 8:53:48 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
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California’s Global Warming Solutions Act:
Creating A Haze Of Uncertainty For Business
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AP Exclusive: Gas cards give Calif. Leg. free ride
Fresno Bee | 9/25/08 | Don Thompson
Posted on 09/25/2008 1:58:01 PM PDT by ZGuy
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Calif. lawmakers get free gasoline (no mileage-expense report filing required)
AP on Insidebayarea.com | 9/26/08 | Don Thompson - ap
Posted on 09/26/2008 9:40:58 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2091174/posts
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In California,’Palin factor’ sparks fear among Dems, joy among GOP
SFGate | Sep 21, 2008 | Joe Garofoli
Posted on 09/21/2008 7:16:30 PM PDT by Royal Wulff
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