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McClintock Convinced Persistence Will Pay Off
The Los Angeles Times ^ | 8/25/03 | Darryl Kelley

Posted on 08/25/2003 1:50:59 AM PDT by goldstategop

Hiram Johnson confronted the same problem; he was also a political maverick," McClintock said. "He realized he had to take his case directly to the people, and he did."

If state lawmakers won't curb their spending, McClintock says he'll take his case for reform directly to the people too.

"Ultimately, the governor, whoever he is, will have to rally the people for the fundamental reforms needed to change our state," he said. "The Constitution gives the people the ultimate authority."

(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: 25000taxfree; careerpolitician; conservatism; courage; jeffersonian; mcnader; persistence; progressive; recallelecton; republican; tommcclintock
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Tom McClintock is definitely on a roll. He is one of the three top candidates who could win on Oct. 7th. And as a true conservative, he's won the hearts of the California Republican Party grassroots. This is probably my favorite quote about him as a candidate that personifies why he's out of fashion in this state. His time may yet come.

"I'm a Jeffersonian Republican," he said, "which means I believe the fundamental responsibility of a government is to preserve the liberty of the people, rather than to abridge that freedom for whatever fancies the government in power develops."

1 posted on 08/25/2003 1:50:59 AM PDT by goldstategop
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To: goldstategop
I am a tad confused... haven't you been pumping Arnie on the other threads?
2 posted on 08/25/2003 1:59:05 AM PDT by ambrose (Property Taxes are Too Low, Vote for Ahnold!)
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To: goldstategop

This is what "success" looks like. For "failure,"

see Tom McClintock.

3 posted on 08/25/2003 2:00:06 AM PDT by Young Rhino (http://www.artofdivorce.com)
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To: ambrose
Don't be confused. My head says Arnold's probably going to win. My heart's definitely with Tom. If he DOES break out, I do plan to vote for him!
4 posted on 08/25/2003 2:00:56 AM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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To: goldstategop
I haven't read the article because I won't register on the LATIMES site, but if it a positive article about McClintock, the question must be asked, "Why is the LATimes writing a positive article about a staunch Republican?"
5 posted on 08/25/2003 2:05:44 AM PDT by dawn53
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To: goldstategop
Same here, and I'd far rather see positive stories about Tom than negative ones about Arnold. Thanks for the post.
6 posted on 08/25/2003 2:06:35 AM PDT by DoughtyOne
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To: dawn53
Its easy: they want to bring out the Democratic faithful to help get Large Breasts elected Governor.
7 posted on 08/25/2003 2:06:53 AM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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To: goldstategop
Ah, the old divide and conquer on the part of the LA Times. Wonder what Grayout has on the publisher?
8 posted on 08/25/2003 2:07:46 AM PDT by strela ("Each of us can find a maggot in our past which will happily devour our futures." Horatio Hornblower)
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To: dawn53
Couldn't have anything to do with keeping the Republican vote splintered, could it?

Bustamonte is at 35%, Arnold at 22%, without the backers of McClintock, @ 12 percent and Ueberroth @ 7 percent, according to the latest LA Times poll.

9 posted on 08/25/2003 2:12:47 AM PDT by kattracks
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Pravda on the Pacific ran this pole after trashing Schwarzenegger for seven days for having no plan. During that seven days Schwarzenegger had been meeting with business leaders, economists, academics and politicans, discussing the state's fiscal standing. Of course the LA Times didn't report that.

Just a day or two before his Wednesday Press conference, the LA Times ran the poll. Schwarzenegger was known to be at his lowest point at that moment.

The Times didn't bother to run another poll after the Press Conference. They'll wait until just before his next public appearance.

Frankly, I don't know what to make of those polls. They may be accurate. Then again they may bear very little on real numbers.

Pravda on the Pacific knows what they are doing. They are sandbagging and it's not doing anyone any favors. Well I should say it's not doing anyone but Davis any favors.
10 posted on 08/25/2003 2:24:50 AM PDT by DoughtyOne
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To: DoughtyOne
Of course. The other day their editors huffily told Schwarzenneger voters to vote "NO" on the recall and to vote for their candidate in 2006. The LAT is four square behind Gray Davis and they're not hiding their bias. Not in the least.
11 posted on 08/25/2003 2:29:32 AM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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To: goldstategop
I sometimes think this stuff is bad, but I guess Hurst was a real son of a gun in his day. Then there's Chicago in the old days. I'm probably too thin skinned, but he really angers me.
12 posted on 08/25/2003 2:35:31 AM PDT by DoughtyOne
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To: goldstategop
LA Slimes password

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13 posted on 08/25/2003 2:47:19 AM PDT by prarie earth
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To: DoughtyOne; Rabid Republican; kellynla
Pravda on the Pacific ran this pole after trashing Schwarzenegger for seven days for having no plan.

Indeed. The pollsters may have an agenda: get the democrat elected at all costs, so any trends or extenuating data for the candidates on the right could be conveniently left out.

Whatever the case, it's good to see Simon votes coalescing into McClintock's support base in these numbers, if my assumptions are correct about their uptick. It's also good to see Schwarzenegger answering some of Limbaugh's questions. Righ t now, I'm optimistic: with all of the candidates on the right, the one that settles out ahead in October can gain the "outsider" votes who might have gone to the Democrat if they had picked a less entrenched pol than Bustamante. Let's all be careful to keep positive about all the conservative candidates now. It's more important than ever. The final result may surprise us, and I don't want to be eating my words when I go down and vote.

By the way, I keep thinking polls are more important than ever in this election. We need a conservative poll source. Can FOX news be of any assistance?

P.S. Here's an op/ed from McClintock's website to read: Gilroy Dispatch Columnist Cynthia Walker Endorses Tom McClintock for Governor

Quote:

Then Assemblyman McClintock began to speak, and I was bowled over. He was smart, articulate, wryly humorous, honest, incisive, and to the point. I’ve voted McClintock on every possible occasion ever since.
When was the last time California was governed by someone who could be described like that?
14 posted on 08/25/2003 2:51:46 AM PDT by risk
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To: risk
Hey WHO changed MY headline WITHOUT asking me first?? It made perfect sense!!!
15 posted on 08/25/2003 2:54:24 AM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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To: kattracks
Couldn't have anything to do with keeping the Republican vote splintered, could it?

Plus, it makes them appear "balanced." A two-fer.

16 posted on 08/25/2003 2:56:02 AM PDT by Smile-n-Win (Just government means organized self-defense. A "compassionate" government is organized crime.)
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Hey WHO changed MY headline WITHOUT asking me first?? It made perfect sense!!!

Seems like ... "The headline police is on a roll!"

(ducking)

17 posted on 08/25/2003 3:02:01 AM PDT by Smile-n-Win (Just government means organized self-defense. A "compassionate" government is organized crime.)
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To: risk
Whatever the case, it's good to see Simon votes coalescing into McClintock's support base in these numbers, if my assumptions are correct about their uptick.

Well the LA Times has really screwed with your mind.  Remember, this poll was take on Monday or Tuesday last week.  Simon didn't withdraw until Friday.

What they've done is make it so these numbers are of no use to anyone, if you're trying to guage what's really going on.  I wouldn't be surprised to see those votes go to McClintock, but they haven't shown up yet in polls, because none have been take in about six or seven days.
18 posted on 08/25/2003 3:03:09 AM PDT by DoughtyOne
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To: Smile-n-Win
I'd rant against Admin Mod for not asking me first but I'll bite my tongue; I don't want to get banned from FR.
19 posted on 08/25/2003 3:03:38 AM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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To: DoughtyOne
Thanks for correcting my assumptions. Like you say, the polls are masking the truth right now.
20 posted on 08/25/2003 3:11:18 AM PDT by risk
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