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RHINO Gilchrest may be beaten in the Republican Primary!
UPI ^ | Aug. 12, 2002 | Peter Roff

Posted on 08/14/2002 1:35:27 PM PDT by sureshot

Hardball -- GOP U.S. Rep. Wayne Gilchrest, R-Md., may be in for the political fight of his life. A member of Congress since 1990, Gilchrest is one of the more reliably liberal members of the House Republican Conference. Dave Fischer, a lawyer from Timonium, Md., who has committed to at least $200,000 of his own money, is challenging him in the September GOP primary. Early indications are that this race will not be known for its kind and gentle demeanor. One early Fischer mailing has a picture of former President Bill Clinton and the number 64 percent on the front.

Flip the post card over and it says "That's the official record of how often 12 year incumbent Wayne Gilchrest voted with Bill Clinton. ... (He) voted with Clinton more than just about any other Republican member of the House." Roughly 40 percent of the redrawn 1st Congressional District is new to Gilchrest and, Fischer hopes, more conservative than the mostly Eastern Shore area that he has represented for the last 12 years. Under the new map, the winner of the GOP primary is likely to win the general election as well.


TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Maryland
KEYWORDS: conservative; educationnews; fischer; gilchrest; liberal; talley
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To find out more about both candidates go to http://www.fischerforcongress.com/ or www.gilchrest.org
1 posted on 08/14/2002 1:35:28 PM PDT by sureshot
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To: sureshot
Gilchrest liberal voting record can be found here: http://www.fischerforcongress.com/index.asp?a=opponent
2 posted on 08/14/2002 1:38:40 PM PDT by sureshot
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To: sureshot
I've been following this race a bit. Is it true that the NRA endorsed Fischer over Wayne Gilchrest? That's something to think about, I bet.
3 posted on 08/14/2002 1:49:03 PM PDT by slimjohnson
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To: slimjohnson
The NRA did endorse Fisher over incumbent Gilchrest (who got an F from the NRA). Fischer has been endorsed by over half a dozen gun groups as well as the eagle forum, american conservative union and others.

Also Gilchrest is violating his term limits pledge by running this year.

I think this is a race that the freepers should get behind.

4 posted on 08/14/2002 1:52:41 PM PDT by sureshot
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To: sureshot
The only good RINO in my book is an ex-RINO!

We need fewer squishes in Congress like this Gilchrest guy. The GOP needs desperately solid, conservative candidates much like this Dave Fischer.

I'll have to search some newspapers for articles about him.
5 posted on 08/14/2002 1:56:28 PM PDT by slimjohnson
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To: sureshot
Alright, sureshot, what's the "H" in "R_INO" stand fer?!

FReegards...MUD

6 posted on 08/14/2002 1:56:43 PM PDT by Mudboy Slim
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To: sureshot
"Also Gilchrest is violating his term limits pledge by running this year. "

Hopefully Fisher can help him keep that pledge after all.
7 posted on 08/14/2002 1:58:51 PM PDT by Gil4
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To: sauropod
Ping!
8 posted on 08/14/2002 1:58:58 PM PDT by Black Agnes
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To: sureshot; Landru; sultan88
"Under the new map, the winner of the GOP primary is likely to win the general election as well."

Way kewl...a conservative Maryland Congressman, will wonders never cease?!

FReegards...MUD

9 posted on 08/14/2002 1:58:58 PM PDT by Mudboy Slim
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To: Mudboy Slim
The H is silent :)
10 posted on 08/14/2002 1:59:29 PM PDT by sureshot
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To: sureshot
"I think this is a race that the freepers should get behind."

How many Maryland FReepers do we have?!

11 posted on 08/14/2002 2:00:37 PM PDT by Mudboy Slim
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To: sureshot
Heh heh heh...MUD
12 posted on 08/14/2002 2:01:10 PM PDT by Mudboy Slim
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To: Mudboy Slim
We can very well have a conservative Congressman if we manage to beat this RINO on Sept. 10. Spread the word!

I want my government back!
13 posted on 08/14/2002 2:02:07 PM PDT by slimjohnson
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To: sureshot
(He) voted with Clinton more than just about any other Republican member of the House.

I think Connie Morella has Gilchrest beat.

14 posted on 08/14/2002 2:03:39 PM PDT by jae471
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To: slimjohnson
"I want my government back!"

Welcome to FR.com, Newbie!! Please take time to fill out your Profile Page, 'specially if yer from the People's Republic of Maryland.

FReegards...MUD

15 posted on 08/14/2002 2:04:51 PM PDT by Mudboy Slim
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To: jae471
In a perfect world Morella would be out the door too. One can dream, huh?
16 posted on 08/14/2002 2:05:03 PM PDT by slimjohnson
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To: slimjohnson
One can dream, but I'd rather a RINO sit in district 8 instead of a Dem. Once that seat goes blue, its not gonna turn red again in my lifetime.
18 posted on 08/14/2002 2:10:10 PM PDT by jae471
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To: slimjohnson
Wayne Gilchrest's Voting Record

Voted with Bill Clinton more than almost any other Republican Member of Congress.(Congressional Quarterly Vote Study)

Ranked in the bottom 11% of Republicans on tax-and-spend issues.(National Taxpayers Union Website)

Voted with Bill Clinton's "crime" bill which included midnight basketball and dance classes for criminals. (Vote #564, 11/10/93)

Abortion should always be legal and available.(Project Votesmart Website)

Voted against a ban on partial-birth abortion on July 24, 2002.(NTLC Website)

Voted to allow military hospitals to perform abortions. (Vote # 153, 5/9/02)

Voted against requiring parental notice and consent.(Vote # 261, 6/30/99)

Voted to allow federally funded abortions in prisons. (NRLC Website)

Voted against barring the FDA from testing, developing or approving drugs for chemically induced abortions. (Maryland Right to Life Website)

Voted against legally recognizing an unborn child as a victim of a crime when that child is injured or killed during the commission of a violent federal crime.(Maryland Right to Life Website)

Voted against a ban on human cloning. (NRLC website)

Received an "F" from the NRA. (nra.org)

Voted for the Brady Bill. (Vote #564, 11/10/93)

Endorsed by the Human Rights Campaign, the largest gay and lesbian political action network in the nation. (hrc.org)

Voted in favor of gay adoption. (HR 2587, 7/29/99)

Voted against school prayer. (Vote # 201, 6/4/98)

Supported massive cuts in defense spending during the 1990s.

(Vote #214, 6/19/97; Vote #414, 9/8/93)

Voted against banning desecration of the American flag.(Vote #202, 6/12/97)

Votes twice against cuts in funding for the National Endowment for the Arts.(Vote #192, 6/25/91 & Vote #501, 10/14/93)

Votes against school choice. (Vote # 135, 5/23/01)

Voted to allow racial preferences in college admissions.(Vote #133, 5/16/98)

One of only 13 Republicans who voted to deny private landowners the compensation due to them because of wetlands regulations prohibiting development. (Vote #335, 5/16/95)

One of only 34 Republicans to vote against Republican efforts to correct over-regulation created by Clinton's revisions to the Clean Water Act.(Vote #337, 5/16/95)

Voted for CAFE standards that would park many trucks and SUVs.(HR 4, Vote# 311, 8/1/01)

The only Republican in the House to vote to give Washington, D.C. two senators, further weakening the GOP in Congress.(Vote #595, 11/21/93)

19 posted on 08/14/2002 2:10:41 PM PDT by sureshot
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To: Mudboy Slim
A GOLDEN opportunity for that clown (from VA who wrote the op-ed, the other day) to learn exactly what "RINO" means; &, more importantly what [should] happen to 'em!!
~Don'tcha think?

I mean the guy was, like, *struggling* with the term so horribly it must've hurt!

...yea learning; it never ends. {g}

20 posted on 08/14/2002 2:13:22 PM PDT by Landru
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