Posted on 11/21/2006 6:53:39 PM PST by NormsRevenge
The California Republican Party is conducting an internal audit over why its unprecedented $20 million get-out-the-vote effort didn't produce wins for their candidates on election day. Only Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and insurance commissioner Steve Poizner captured statewide offices for the GOP, which also failed to pick up any new seats in the Legislature. One Republican incumbent, Secretary of State Bruce McPherson, was unseated.
Some conservative Republicans are demanding answers from the party. State Board of Equalization member Bill Leonard, who was reelected to his regional seat by a large margin, already has asked for the audit of the statewide effort. He has heard "rumors" that the GOP telephoned voters using scripts written by Schwarzenegger's team that only mentioned Schwarzenegger, that there was "mischief" with literature distributed on door-hangers in neighborhoods, and that the Republican Party may have called non-Republicans to encourage them to vote.
"... what is needed is full disclosure by the CRP leadership, a detailed political audit of how this campaign was waged. The party members, donors and volunteers deserve to know the full truth and the actual numbers."
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Mike Spence, another Republican activist, said other problems emerged during the get-out-the-vote effort: the GOP sparsely canvassed precincts in eastern Los Angeles County and an outreach program to churches "died wandering in the desert." He also has called for an audit. Spence said the conservative ideology of some Republicans, such as lieutenant governor candidate Tom McClintock, can't account for their losses. If so, he said, why did a moderate like McPherson not benefit from the get-out-the-vote message that swept Schwarzenegger to victory in a landslide?
California GOP chairman Duf Sundheim said he thinks the $20 million effort proved effective, particularly in early voting by mail. ...
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You, conversely, are no conservative; you are a radical, intent on starting an armed revolt. You inadvertently outed yourself a few posts back.
It seems NOBODY wants to confront the Dem Voter Fraud issue, for fears of being called a racist...
We had open examples of vote fraud and vote-buying in Indiana, and they died on the vine after the election, because NO ONE in the media wants to incur the wrath of the Dem leaders in those areas, and wreck thier carreers by it...
THIS is the greatest issue we must confront, if we expect to survive as both a party, and a nation.
It's NOT the electronics, it's the ABSENTEES...
When Dems need votes, they merely add a few Dem marked absentee ballots to the mix, as we saw in the bloomington, Indiana fiasco in Sodrel's district.
ACORN has focused on early voting for the dead, hospitalized, illegal and imprisoned..
Did the same thing here in Arizona and I saw several letters to out editor saying they were voting the other party because they were so sick of being bothered with phone call after phone call...
The demonrat ilk part, Vladimir.
Do you just pull this nonsense out of thin air?
As of today, and votes are still being counted, over 3.5 million votes were cast for the senator. Almost 52% of California's registered voters participated in the process earlier this month and the Republican's share of that total, all things being equal, would be about 2.7 million.
So, you're left with egg all over your face as a consequence of your outlandish statement.
Either the senator got votes from almost 70% of the Republican's registered in California, well beyond the 52% average participation, or he got all the Republican votes cast and a million more from other sources. Either way he wasn't let down by conservative, much less Republican, voters.
The Senator was, more factually, let down by the GaGOP who refused to financially support him and allowed their liberal prima donna to provide red meat with which to attack the senator during the 11th hour of the campaign.
Free free to come participate, but leave the garbage in Arizona.
I grew up in California, still have family there.. so have more than passing interest in California political climate, especially with so many of you moving over here to escape what has happened there....
I voted for Poizner for Insurance Commissioner but I don't find him to be gubernatorial material as a Republican nominee. Perhaps the Democrats will give him his due after his most generous contributions to the Democratic Party and his financial support of Al Gore in the Florida recount effort against George W. Bush.
Attacking? Citing his history of support for liberal causes, and his unwillingness to support a conservative agenda or Republicans does not constitute attacking, Grunt.
One can only wonder why these things don't disturb you and your "pragmatic" cohorts.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Nothing. Bring it on. (And keep Duf Sundheim, Marty Wilson, Steve Schmidt & Co. as far away from an independent audit as possible).
A FoulOdor, at that.
Happy Thanksgiving to ya!
I think Duf should go.
7 to 10 million conservative votes were lost to the GOP by the "rantings' of Michael Savage. He has proved he can be the Ross Perot of the 21st century. He is still out there. Look out for 2008!
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