Is Tom McClintock the choice of true liberals?!

LA Times ^ | Sept 30, 2003 | LA Times

[rintense]

If you want to accept the obvious liberalization of the Republican party, go ahead. I won't.

[The Old Hoosier]

You're a tool for the liberal candidate (Arnold), so how's that any different?

[ArneFufkin]

In 1992 we had Bob Michel as House Minority Leader, Bob Dole as Senate Minority Leader and Bill Clinton as President. The Dems had controlled the House for 40 years. They owned the Statehouses, legislatures and courthouses.

Do I need to walk you though the individuals who controlled the House and Senate Committees back then? We're talking Kennedy, Biden, Byrd, Gonzalez, Rostenkowski, Dingell. RON DELLUMS!!!!

Give me a break. Liberalization from WHAT?? Mark Hatfield? Bill Cohen? Warren Rudman? Dave Durenberger? David Gergen?

SCOTUS Justice David Souter? Iran Gate?

Yeah, it's all falling apart.

Is there a gas leak on FR?

[joesnuffy]

Immigrant body builder
sexual deviant drug user
homo erotic model
Businessman
Actor (entertainer)
Philanthropist
Pro Abortion- Catholic?
Anti Gun
Cuban cigar smoking ...Metrosexual? ($1000 manicures and pedicures?)
Pro Sodomite Adoption of Children
Pro Social Programs (paid for how & by whom?)
Pro Taxes (one day yes the next day no)
Calls Evangelicals "right wing"
Pro Immigration (one day yes another day no..who knows)
Dang near a Billionaire
Definately a "moderate" Republican alright...
Leader....
Bwahahahahahaha
A hooker with a heart of gold...and an MBA from Harvard would do nicely as Lt Gov.
Hauser? or Quaid?.... (Total Recall)
Guess you'll find out
Hey its California...its just as likely to fall into the ocean anyway

[ArneFufkin]

All the "joes" on FR don't total 100 IQ.

[RGSpincich]

McClintock's true party is the CRA. He just associates with the California Republicans Party in name only.

[SteveH]

If you want to accept the obvious liberalization of the Republican party, go ahead. I won't.

???

But Arnold can WIN!!!!!!!

[Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated.]

;-)

[Sabertooth]

Should Tom McClintock stay in the race to help the Democrats split the Republican vote? (Paraphrased)

I don't get the Times.

What's the original language of the loaded question?

[onyx]

Apparently, "the devil" really is in the details!

Great post, Tempest and thanks for the ping!

[deport]

Q32: Tom McClintock has been under pressure from some
Republican leaders to drop out of the race to consolidate the
Republican vote behind Arnold Schwarzenegger. McClintock
argues that he should stay in the race to give voters a choice.
What do you think? Regardless of your vote, should
McClintock drop out of the race to consolidate the
Republican vote behind Schwarzenegger, or should he stay in
the race to give voters a choice? (TWO RESPONSES ROTATED)
–––––––– Among Likely Voters ––––––––
          LV  DEM REP LIB MOD CON WHT LAT
Drop out  36  15  61  11  33  60  39  22
Stay in   58  80  36  84  62  35  55  74
Don’t know 6   5   3   5   5   5   6   4

[MeekOneGOP]

Yes, in order to get MeCHA Man setup in office the LIBS will try to use tommy ...

[MeekOneGOP]

Does this not let you get to the PDF File ?? ...

http://images.latimes.com/media/acrobat/2003-09/9620532.pdf

[deport]

(ASKED OF ALL REGISTERED VOTERS)
Q6. You still get a chance to cast a vote for one of the replacement 
candidates, even if you voted NO, not to recall Governor Davis, or 
didn’t vote on the recall at all. If the special recall election 
were being held today and these were the candidates, for whom would you 
vote: Lieutenant Governor Cruz Bustamante, a Democrat; state Senator 
Tom McClintock, a Republican; actor and businessman Arnold Schwarzenegger, 
a Republican; financial investment advisor Peter Miguel Camejo, a 
Green Party candidate; columnist and author Arianna Huffington, 
an independent: for whom would you vote: Bustamante or McClintock or 
Schwarzenegger or Camejo or Huffington or would you vote for someone 
else or would you not vote for any candidate?  
(INCLUDES LEANERS) (CANDIDATES ROTATED)

                –––––––– Among Likely Voters ––––––––
                LV DEM REP LIB MOD CON WHT LAT
Schwarzenegger  40  15  66  11  42  63  46  24
Bustamante      32  62   2  69  30   5  24  54
McClintock      15   7  27   3  12  28  16  13
Camejo           3   4   –   4   5   –   4   1
Huffington       –   1   –   1   –   –   –   –
Someone else     1   1   –   1   3   –   1   1
Wouldn’t vote    5   6   2   8   4   1   5   1
Haven’t heard
enough (Vol.)    1   1   1   –   1   1   1   –
Don’t know       3   3   2   3   3   2   3   6

[ArneFufkin]

Did you really have to do that three times? ;^)

[ArneFufkin]

What a crisp, concise polling question.

"15 percent of the 99 percent who didn't hang up on us mid question support McClintock if they can go now."

[EllaMinnow]

Did you really have to do that three times? ;^)

I just got carried away...

[kingu]

I've come to the conclusion that it's just too late for Tom to get out of the race. Recalling Davis is more important than worrying about the eight percent Tom will likely pull on election day. That being said, Tom should focus all his attention on Davis and Bustamante, and getting the vote out.

However, I find it disturbing that people are trying to make their vote for Tom count in a nonsense manner.. That of making Tom come in second and Bustamante in third. Look, I understand wanting to make something good out of the support they've given Tom, but really, this concept does far more harm than good.

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[RS]

"- a Republican who can be trusted to keep his word
to conservatives."

How about a conservative that can be trusted to keep his word to Republicans ?

Heard an old clip of him yesterday on the radio (Hannity?) saying how he would drop out if staying in would hurt Republicans chances of winning.
( oh that's right - if youre not Tom, you're a RINO - so he's covered himself )

[ArneFufkin]

And tell me, what is this new trend of FR to write a post in short lines so it is difficult to read and looks like a poem? Is this what they are teaching in school now?

HLL, we had a slew of skeptical of war, fearful of nothing particular, newbies last Spring who dispensed with the shackles of capitalization. That has never been protocol around here, but 31 clueless goofballs arrived en masse ... whattya gonna do? Send them back to Fred Mertz's guest house?

Was that you who asked whether another similar poster if they had a problem with their keyboard? LOL

I don't mind that the residents of the Home for Criminally Insane have open access to this forum until "Haiku Night". It's when they start dancing ...