Dan Walters: Schwarzenegger holds his own, so race remains a tossup

Sacramento Bee ^ | September 25, 2003 | Dan Walters

[novacation]

I know.Haven't had my coffee yet. No offense intended.

[SierraWasp]

AND... He left out that he was the only candidate at that table that had actually SIGNED the Recall Petition in the first place!!!

[novacation]

McClintock shouldn't have said anything about abortion or guns rights. His supporters already know his positions on those issues and the wack jobs in the state now so him as a "right wing crazy."

Love the photo at the beginning of your home page. Reminds of the only cheer leader I even had luck with.

[Mr Rogers]

1) Arnold has not demonstrated leadership capability. He claims it, but his ability to drive away potential supporters with "right-wing crazies" talk leaves this point in his resume up to debate.

2) McClintock's comments on illegal immigration & a colorblind society were awesome. It might cost him the elction - but it was sure nice to have someone speak the truth on these issues. For that alone, he deserves serious consideration.

It also might be that those comments will help him. In the 3 years I've lived in CA, I've met a surprising number of folks who have had their cars wrecked by illegals, and I've gone to one funeral for a 12 yr old girl killed by a hit & run illegal. (A bystander got the plate - when the cops stopped her a little while later & told her she had killed a girl, her reply was,"So what")

If CA is getting sufficiently tired of paying the cost for ignoring the problem, then in the privacy of the voting booth they might vote for change.

[John123]

How can I prove that the Green Party is a communist party? I have having an argument with someone (not on this website) who favors the Green Party candidate, Peter Camejo.

[novacation]

even=ever. Still haven't had my coffee.

[SierraWasp]

"Schwarzenegger, who is now the almost unanimous choice of state GOP leaders."

One of the BIGGEST reasons for NOT supporting, or voting for Arnold I've seen in print, so far!!!

[Dog Gone]

Here's a discussion of Green Party politics. They are anti-capitalist, to say the least.

Even last night, Camejo said that citizens ought to be able to vote out entire Boards of Directors of evil companies and place themselves in charge.

[DoctorZIn]

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[Weimdog]

"I'll be laughing as he takes the so-called republican party of California on a far left trip into the dustbin of history."

Can you please explain to me exactly which dustbin we are sitting in right now?

The Rebuplican party holds no state wide office, and only has 1/3 of the state Senate and about the same in the state Assembly.

[PeoplesRep_of_LA]

McClintock, in fact, came across as the most knowledgeable on state government issues and least confrontational of the quintet, his very conservative philosophy notwithstanding, and could easily be seen as the "winner" in classic debate terms. He stuck to the issues presented to the candidates and passed up opportunities to digress into cheap-shot rhetoric. But he may also have lost by winning because Schwarzenegger didn't stumble -- and that will only increase GOP heat on the senator to cede the party flag bearer's role to the bodybuilder-turned-actor.

In the logic that only 2 kinds of people on Earth can follow; Hard Core Democrates, and RINOs. They sound more alike every day!

I think he did stumble, big time. Arrianna showed in her rudeness that (R)nold can't walk into a room and control it, in fact, he looked kind of sad droning trailing off in cliched nonsense as the Moderator was talking over him. I almost felt SORRY for him, if I didn't already know that he is running a Stealth Liberal campaign that will ruin my Party and my State.

[John123]

Yeah, it really does look that way. I did a google on the author of your link. Howie Hawkins is a Green Party member who ran on their platform.

[truthkeeper]

Love the photo at the beginning of your home page

Okay, I had to take a look too. OMG, that was funny. Best laugh I've had on this forum in two weeks.

So nv...have you had your coffee yet?

[truthkeeper]

I can't believe it. I agree with your entire post!