Posted on 10/02/2010 7:00:58 PM PDT by americanophile
Carly Fiorina, Meg Whitman and even Sen. Scott Brown — the Republican who shocked the political world in January by winning the Massachusetts Senate seat long held by Ted Kennedy — have walked into a Magnolia Boulevard headquarters for the Republican Party of California this year.
"That just doesn't happen," said Jane Barnett, chairwoman of the Los Angeles County Republican Committee. "Not in L.A."
Barnett said Meg Whitman has visited the Southland more than 60 times. The party has opened more offices this year in Los Angeles County — 18 —- than at any time in recent memory. The number of campaign volunteers is also up.
In 2010, she said, "L.A. is in play."
Barnett is a Burbank resident who over the last 40 years has worked for Republican candidates ranging from Ronald Reagan to former Glendale Mayor Larry Zarian. In 2008, she ran unsuccessfully against then-Assemblyman Paul Krekorian.
Barnett's walls at the Ronald Reagan California Republican Center, a former architectural office, display color-coded maps breaking down the 40-plus congressional and Assembly races she is monitoring.
Downstairs, about two dozen phone-bank volunteers come in each day to drum up enthusiasm among members of the state's conservative base. The room is stocked with bags of red, white and blue jelly beans and other sweets to keep the energy high. Signs for Whitman, Fiorina and down-ticket candidates are plastered to the walls and windows.
Barnett is not predicting a Republican sweep of reliably Democratic seats, such as the 27th District in which Rep. Adam Schiff is seeking a sixth term against former sheriff's deputy John Colbert; or the 43rd Assembly District, where Burbank businessman Sunder Ramani is challenging Krekorian's successor, Mike Gatto (D-Silver Lake).
But, she said, "Schiff and Gatto better run tough campaigns. A large percentage of voters are not happy.
(Excerpt) Read more at burbankleader.com ...
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This guy will be California’s Bobby Jindal if he’s elected:
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I’ll be voting for Whitman and Fiorina, but I’m voting for the Libertarian candidate Pamela J. Brown for Lt. Governor.
I see little difference between Unable Maldonado and Gavin Nuisance.
So this is the year and the race to support a Libertarian candidate.
Do whatever you think best, but we let Newsom into statewide office at our own peril. He’s an amoral cur.
I’ll be voting for fiorina and Whitman as well. Today someone actually called from the Jerry Brown campaign(Since my Mom is a registered Democrat even though she mostly votes Republican), I had no idea who she was talking to when she just started laughing and said “You can forget about it” and hung up..I asked her who was on the phone, she said someone from the Jerry Brown campaign, she laughed and told him that when the guy said can we count on you for your vote LOL
I don’t worry about what Newsom will do as Lt. Governor - although it’s important to not that he would be acting governor whenever Governor Whitman is out of the state ;), I worry that as Lt. Governor he will have the perfect platform to run for governor next time around. We do that at our peril.
Gavin “whether you like it or not” Newsom must NEVER leave San Francisco.
He’ll win anyways, and you know it.
But Lt. Gov. is about as much of a dead end as VP.
But check out what Pam Brown says:
“Had it with RINOs and socialists? I have.
Help me take back our state and our liberties.
Thank you for your support on Nov 2nd.
Pamela J. Brown, Ph.D.
Economics Professor, Candidate for Lt Governor”
Come on, you gotta love that!
Maldonado is just too big of a RINO.
We gotta draw the line somewhere and put our foot down sometime.
Like I said, do whatever you think is best, but since Maldo has the best chance of beating Newsom, he’ll get my vote. I HATE Newsom.
LOL! I live in Hollywood and even the bums and homeless are Rats’. The OC sure, but LAC. But I know some pot smoking libtard friends of mine who are thinking of switching votes...because they lost their jobs. Silverlake is notoriously fickle as well.
I’m every bit as opposed to Arnold’s right-pinky man, RINO Maldonado as I am to Newsom.
In fact, I’d rather see an honest Democrat than a dishonest Republican.
They do less damage in the long run.
I can’t reward Maldonado backstabbing California with my vote.
Keep in mind there’s more than 1 million registered Republicans in Los Angeles county; we don’t realize our own strength because we don’t get to the polls. If we did, L.A. would flip and the Dems would never win another statewide election. It’s that easy folks - VOTE!
Anyway, there's nothing honest about Newsom; the guy got caught screwing his own campaign manager's wife. He's a complete pig. He's a progressive's progressive. If he becomes lt. governor, he will run for governor and nothing good can come from that. Do what you will.
All of that sounds like an honest Democrat to me.
He’s honest about what Democrats stand for, isn’t he?
He doesn’t blur the lines like RINO Maldonado, does he?
“Maldonado broke with his fellow Republicans who had opposed higher taxes included in the deal.”
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