Posted on 08/23/2010 12:05:01 PM PDT by Mojave
As more states consider copying Arizona’s harsh anti-immigration law, at least one state’s GOP leaders decided against taking a stance on the measure. The California Republican party did not endorse Arizona’s SB 1070 during its semiannual convention this weekend, despite a push for a vote of support by conservative activists in the state.
The party skipped over a resolution that would have stated the party’s support for SB 1070 and Proposition 187, a 1994 effort to cut public benefits to undocumented immigrants.
But gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman has stated opposition to both SB 1070 and Proposition 187, and there was some concern last week that her stance would cause tension for the party. Some party activists accused Whitman last week of trying to block the vote over SB 1070 support. She planned to leave the conference before the vote was to occur.
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1 )The sacrifice is to the opponent, the Rats
2 ) No, but some hispanics might vote Republican and to antagonize them is to insure they won’t.
That man McCain’s about to kiss sure looks funny...
The California GOP stands for nothing, and should therefore be abolished!
Pure and simple.
It’s only function is to provide a vehicle for crooks to get their hands upon public money, and state power levers. JMHO
I’ve been telling folks this, even if the Republicans win you’re going to be shocked because you’re going to see very little policy change. Sure, I know what your thinking, ya right, but you just wait, we are far, far left of the democratic party 30 years ago, JFK would shame any Republican today ...
Just one more example of how the Nation was destroyed...
Give republicans an opportunity to win BIG and you can BET their RINO elitist masters will screw it up.
Sigh! No hope in CA.
vaudine
How's that work?
Conservatives are the first to run from trouble..
Fleeing to other states...
They're the first to give up the best to settle for less...
But ya know what? Those that run then hope for true conservatism to "take over" were never conservatives in the first place...
To be honest, we don't need those types here.
They are better suited to stand on the sidelines and bark.
THE STUPID PARTY: Working hard to prevent a democrat debacle.
NAMES please.
I’m just going say that California politics is not the same as the rest of the country. I’ll leave it to the wisdom of the GOP candidates to know what they need to win in that state. Then just hope that they can somehow do enough good things to turn the economy and attitude to work toward a more centrist approach. To think that California would elect anything other then a RINO would be naive.
DUDE! Centrist to conservative Hispanic registered voters in California don't like illegal aliens either!
Pandering to illegal aliens does NOT win elections!
Buy a clue!
The party skipped over a resolution that would have stated the party’s support for SB 1070 and Proposition 187, a 1994 effort to cut public benefits to undocumented immigrants. But gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman has stated opposition to both SB 1070 and Proposition 187, and there was some concern last week that her stance would cause tension for the party.
Obviously the California GOP is not conservative. I am sure John McCain, the Bush Family, Lindsey Graham, and other Liberal RINOs are happy with this.....real conservatives are not
It sounds like the party "leadership" wouldn't allow the party members to vote on the resolutions.
That guarantees continued Democrat domination of the Assembly, the Senate and the state constitutional offices.
I’ll vote indie and let the DNC continue to have it then.
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