Posted on 10/08/2003 11:53:42 AM PDT by 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.
Exactly, lol. Bubba does look like a schoolyard bully contemplating how he's going to get back at somebody who's pi**ed him off, doesn't he? Gore looks like he's yukking it up, being goofy. I always thought Dickey looked like he was doing some scheming himself; namely, how this impeachment business might work to his advantage and catapult him into the White House. What a foursome.
Presidential Thoughts:
Hillary thinking: "I sure would like to be President."
Clinton thinking: "I sure hope I get to stay President."
Gore saying: "Does this mean I get to be President?"
Gephardt thinking: "Maybe someday I can be President."
How about China? He as been a very good friend to Red China.
He does look like a bully, doesn't he?
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.
How nice.
Now it can be factually reported:
Former, impeached President Bill Clinton is a
COAST-TO-COAST LOSER
Interesting.....xlinton is glowering, hil is talking (bet her HINO didn't like what she was saying), and algor is smiling..........fascinating combination of looks there.
btw, Howlin...........the Clintons lost California.......hehe
I think the RNC should enlist the debauched one to campaign for whomever gets the dim nomination.......ya think?
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