We lost a solid conservative, who could have financed his own campaign, and got a solid conservative who could not, because Tom believed he was entitled to the Governor's office. This is not a battle over personality; it is a battle over principle. I believe the principles we believe in lost when Darrell pulled out, and they lost because Tom would not even consider anything other than his personal campaign for Governor.<.b>
As so many have been saying all along, TOM IS IN IT FOR TOM.
The curtain has been pulled back, the humbug has been exposed. So much for the phony "it's the principle" claims. So much for the lame "This is not a coronation, the person has to "earn" the position/votes." rants. Tom thinks it is a coronation and he's the chosen, "heir to the throne", beauty queen. No wonder he's got a huge chip on his shoulder.
Bye bye Tom.
I go back and fourth on his analysis, but I do believe that the California recall will rock the Democratic party to the core and they are shooting whatever the have in their arsenal at Republicans. This is why you see Bush under such intense attack as of late
The other thing that has got them so scared is that the Crown Jewel of the Democratic Party, Bill Clinton, actually hurt Davis' poll numbers when he campaigned for him in California
I believe the Democrats are banking on Bill Clinton campaigning for them in 2004 to help make gains in the House, Senate and possibly in the White House and this development has them concerned. Maybe Al Gore was not so dumb?
As for the current attacks on Bush, this will probably get buried and die down when Govenor Arnold is elected and the press becomes consumed with this "amazing political story"
"UPDATE: Here is the PDF with the full results. Note...Latinos back the recall by 50-47, and 37 percent intend to vote for either Schwarzenegger or McClintock. "
Interesting, to say the least....