[kellynla]

McClintok is way ahead at this time.

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[kellynla]

Here ya go: http://www.ktkz.com

[daviddennis]

I just voted for him!

(Just goes to show that I'm not all bad :-) ).

D

[stboz]

What does he stand for? Can he get what we want when up against a heathen Demo legislature?

[Kuksool]

Poll Freeped. The poll is currently standing at:


Who has 'earned the right' to run for the Republican Party in the Gubernatorial Recall Special Election?

State Senator Tom McClintock 64%

Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger 7%

US Congressman Darrell Issa 7%

Former Candidate Bill Simon 21%


Total Votes - 1749


Tom McClintock is definitely better than Arn-uld.

[research99]

There's more dirt on Simon, that has yet to be publicly released. (If you really want to know, go to LA County Superior Court and read the 48+ volumes of the "BP Telephony" civil case filed by former drug-dealer Ed Hindelang).

It would be very helpful to California if Simon would sit out the election, but unfortunately the greed of his advisor (Sal Russo) may ultimately cause Republicans to split the Recall vote.

If you want to do something helpful, call Russo Marsh and Rogers in Sacramento, and ask Sal Russo not to run a Simon candidacy.

[Dan from Michigan]

As it stands today, I'd back Tom McClintock 100% if he ran.

Else I'd back Issa, Bill Jones(if he runs), Arnold, Simon, the democrat, and Riordan in that order.

[CyberAnt]

I voted in the poll - I am surprised to see Tom doing so well - but I wonder if Tom still has name recognition. I heard he only lost his last election by 1%. For a statewide election - that should mean that most people recognize him.

[Canticle_of_Deborah]

Issa may have earned it but I'll vote McClintock over any of the others.

I just disagree with Issa on too many of the issues.

[goldstategop]

Bump! I voted "YES"!

[TheAngryClam]

If he wants to, he'd better get it together right quick.

There will be at most three months of campaigning before the election. That's not enough time to raise the funds necessary for a statewide campaign, and I can promise that every second of television and radio advertising time will be bought immediately.

Tom doesn't have that money, either in his campaign account or in personal wealth.

Add to that the problem the while Tom has lots of grassroot support (I personally think he is the ideal solution to the California problem), it is rather disorganizaed.

That needs to be got together immediately, because he'll need them to hit the ground running, and move fast and in coordination if he wants to stand a chance.

Finally, Tom's senate seat is up in 2004, and is quite vulnerable- it's one of the races targeted for state party attention in order to prevent it from being lost to the Democrats. A statewide run would deplete Tom's already meager warchest.

So, should Tom McClintock run? IF he can get some good people onboard right now, and whip his base into shape, and IF he can get money from heaven somehow (because there's not really time to raise the money- you need it before the election is announced to buy the television time), and IF he can protect his seat somehow, either by returning bolstered by a statewide campaign or by having a very strong replacement, then yes.

However, I think it's too late for him to do any of these things effectively, and that he ought put off any statewide ambitions until 2006 and focus on keeping his senate seat for the GOP.

[Carry_Okie]

I wish, but I doubt he'd be able to raise the money.

[Roscoe]

He should be State Controller.

[BRO68]

No, Dianne Feinstein.

It will take years, a bankruptcy, and a complete housecleaning of the Assembly and Senate to straighten out the sorry State. Let DiFi and the Dems take the blame for it.

Most important, however, it gets her out of Washington. Then she can only eff up California, not the entire nation, with her kooky ideas.

[willyboyishere]

ehhhhh, I dunno....he's got "clinto..." in his name.,,,
I've had enough of that for one lifetime......

[Empire_of_Liberty]

Well, I heard McClintok this morning on KSFO, and he did not sound enthusiastic at all about running. Maybe he's in no position to campaign financially or something.

It sounds like it's a vote which is going to be split a lot of ways. The morning show host, Lee Rodgers, was trying to sound very enthusiastic, but McClintok was not really going along with him.

For me, it all depends on who else is on the ballot. I think that McClintok is the most conservative of the names I have heard, but if it looks like Rear-end would get it or a Democrat then I would reluctantly have to pass on him.

[nickcarraway]

yes