Clintons Lose California

Newsmax ^ | Oct. 8, 2003 | Christopher Ruddy

[Maria S]

The pundits are in full “I told you so” mode about California’s election results.

Here’s my two cents.

The first and immediate big loser is the liberal media, exemplified by the Los Angeles Times.

They demonstrated that they served as nothing more than a political hit machine for the Democrats and Gray Davis.

Shame on them. Shame on them for waiting until the last minute with the allegations against Arnold Schwarzenegger.

I am not one to dismiss the charges they brought. Some, especially ones suggesting assault, are serious. Had these issues been raised fairly two weeks ago, the public and Arnold Schwarzenegger would have had time to examine them.

The New York Times shares in the shame parade. Its last-minute (fictional) “Arnold said nice things about Hitler” story was befitting of the National Enquirer. But the really significant losers are Bill and Hillary Clinton.

Bill Clinton invested quite a bit of time in the California race. He personally campaigned for Gray Davis. And Davis has admitted that Clinton was his key adviser.

Davis apparently listened to the ex-president. Davis went on a campaign jihad against “the vast right-wing conspiracy” and the “evil Republicans.” This is all out of the Clinton playbook.

It worked for the Clintons during the impeachment because practically anything would have worked – Clinton had a booming economy and a nation at peace. The country did not want change.

California is a much different story.

I believe Davis could have beaten off the recall. Had the gracious Davis we saw conceding last night been the Davis Californians saw during the recall race, he would have remained governor of California.

But he embraced Clinton. He listened to Clinton. Didn’t he know the voters are tired of Clintonism? The Sept. 29 poll by CNN/USA Today/Gallup showed that Clinton's campaigning made voters more likely to vote for the recall.

When the ex-president came to Florida last year to campaign for Bill McBride, the Democrat running against Gov. Jeb Bush, Clinton destroyed McBride. Up until Clinton’s arrival, McBride had been surging in the opinion polls. Almost from the minute Clinton arrived, the numbers started to drop. McBride was finished.

The Clintons’ disaster in California may have poisoned their own well.

The Schwarzenegger phenomenon now puts a question mark on whether Hillary should run for president. The Democrats believed California was solidly in the Democrat column during the 2004 race. That is no longer certain.

Wesley Clark has also closely identified with the Clintons. This alliance is helping his nascent campaign now. But the specter of the Clintons will hurt him in a presidential race.

You can be sure of it. If you don’t believe me, ask Al Gore.

[Maria S]

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[dirtboy]

Here's hoping that the Clintons continue their domination of the Democrat Party. All the way to the seafloor.

[Libertina]

Here here! LOL

[b4its2late]

I'll 2nd that!

[LiteKeeper]

INTREP

[Fitzcarraldo]

Sometimes I think their goal is to make the VRWC a self-fullfilling prophecy, so they can justify (as least to themselves and useful idiots) any and all means to attack.

[Roughneck]

Now that the clintoons have lost a gazillion times, I sure wish hitlary would gather up their balls and go home!

[69ConvertibleFirebird]

What's sickening is to hear demoncRATs rant on and on about how this election only went this way becasue of "a bad economy." (The bad Bush economy...) That many other govoners would have lost if a recall happened to them too.

This recall happened becasue the corrupt Greyout Davis drove the state to near bankruptcy!!!

[LibWhacker]

I love this pic of him taken right after
another big loss (impeachment day).

[novacation]

The dims pulled out the big guns. Too bad for Gray all they can do is shot blanks. Lucky for Monica though

[Paloma_55]

I don't fully agree. I don't think this was just about Gray Davis.

What has been happening in California is the complete, un-limited control of our government by the most liberal Democrats in the state.

Even moderate Democrats have been squelched.

At this point, Gray is the fall guy. I am hoping that come next November, many of the extremists in our legislature find the public is still fed up and they get kicked out too.

As a conservative Republican, sure.. I would love to have Republican control of our government, but at this point I believe that most Californians would be happy to have anyone other than the liberals runnng the show.

Drivers licenses for illegals?
Mandatory hiring of transvestites?
Homosexual marriage?
Free college for illegals?

the list is unbelieveable.

Gray is the tip of the iceberg.

[time4good]

Thanks. That's a keeper.
Clinton(scum) looks like Igor or Frankenstein with his anger, Lil' Dickey looks like he messed his pants but doesn't want to tell anyone and AlGore looks like the clueless idiot babbling next to the furious punk bully who's about to back-fist him for not shutting up but instead trying to be witty.

[VOA]

Here's hoping that the Clintons continue their domination of the Democrat Party.
All the way to the seafloor.

All the way to "The Core" and beyond.
Maybe they'll come up in Communist China where they'll feel right at home.
Or, if they reach escape velocity..."To The Moon, Alice!"

[Truth666]

"Gray is the tip of the iceberg."

Find here what were the tricks used to prevent the iceberg from melting (Hitlery666)

[4everontheRight]

"Clintons Lose California"........
all I have to say to that is ....Hardy har har!

[Howlin]

Oh, wow.......I've never seen that picture before. Totally far out!

Here's the one of him on the ride home from the Paula Jones deposition:

[Howlin]

Have you all seen the picture in #10 before?

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[Mr. Jeeves]

I am hoping that come next November, many of the extremists in our legislature find the public is still fed up and they get kicked out too.

That will be much harder due to the gerrymandered districts we have here. More likely that a small number of halfway sane, moderate Democrats will get tossed but all of the true lunatics will remain safely ensconced in their custom-tailored districts.

Arnold better warm up that veto pen - he's going to need it a lot in the coming years.