Posted on 01/27/2002 8:25:56 PM PST by Impeach98
For people like Tabitha Soren, whose heart is in the right place but are politically unrealistic? Yes, you do.
What ever happened to partial birth ban?... I thought W was pro-life? How come the GOP House hasn't brought it up...nor W has send it to the congress as a bill???????
Not on a long shot. Besides, what the press won't tell you is that MOST people who are pro-abortion are MEN ... But that doesn't hold with the media view of things, so they rarely show female pro-lifers and only show white males who sound like neandtrathals.
I am a woman in my 30s, I am pro-life, and I would never vote for any candidate who wasn't.
I'm voting for Bill Simon, the only realy pro-life candidate in the race.
Pete Wilson is an example of why Republicans should be carefull with taking an offensive stance on immigration. Borders need to be protected, but a heavy handed approach will do more harm than good in the long run.
1) The number of pro-life Republican women in California is statistically insignificant, consisting almost entirely of religious conservatives.
2) If Simon becomes the nominee (he has my vote) Davis will tear him to shreds on the abortion issue. California voters respond in Pavlovian ways when the Democrats haul out the "right to choose" catch phrases.
3) Riordan neutralizes Davis's advantage on the abortion issue. Unfortunately, he is a much older man who doesn't have Presidential hair. Politically illiterate Californians (and Americans in general) tend to vote for the more telegenic candidate.
4) Whoever described Bill Jones as the "Republican Al Gore" got it just right. He will be no factor.
5) California voters have already forgotten the power crisis, and if big bills come due in the future, they will blame Enron and PG&E, not Gray Davis.
6) Davis has a $30 million war chest.
Translation: Riordan wins the primary, holding off a surprisingly strong challenge from Simon. In the general election, he loses 55-45 to Davis. Californians just aren't angry enough at Davis to turn him out of office, and they almost always give governors two terms.
Nick Jesson is a good man, and his position on the issues is a lot closer to mine than the others (including Bill Simon). And I thought long and hard before deciding to give Simon my support in terms of phone banking, walking, and ultimately, my vote. However, the quote above misrepresents what the Simon campaign has told me is his position on this issue. I'll have a chance to ask him myself tomorow, and will do so, however, the "party line" is that he is in favor, in the abstract, of legal immigration (without commenting on levels, or the notion of a moratorium for a few years), but strongly opposed to illegal immigration. No doubt you, as well as I, regard this as, at least, a day late and a dollar short. However, I have to look at this race in toto, and when you do that, the balance tips from Jesson to Simon. Not on the issues, but on the practical fact that Simon can win the primary due to the paid media blitz and all of the other essentials (to winning), that come with a well-financed campaign. This is exacerbated by Riordan's deep-pockets and the fawning media.
I'm sorry to say, it's not a race between Simon and Jesson. I wish it were. It's a race (with all due respect to Bill Jones), between Simon and Riordan. Further, Simon appears to be a good mainstream "conservative" candidate, so I really am not in a position of having to "hold my nose" to vote (and work) for the guy.
Why would you want a governor more liberal than Gray Davis? Are you a liberal?
If you think that Riordan will benave like a Republican because of the R next to his name you are wrong.
When he became mayor of LA he let go of all his Republican campaign staff and hired Dems to the highest positions in City Hall. As Mayor he used the title to endorse Democrats in the most important races in California. He endorsed Diane Feinstein twice gainst very moderate Republican challengers.
I think the mistake you are making is thinking that Riordan is a moderate Republican like Christie Todd Whittman, or Arlen Specter. He's not even that. We need a new name for people like Riordan. He is a proud and proven liberal Dmeocrat who -- for whatever reason -- chose to check the R on his voter registration card.
Pick an issue and Riordan is there with the liberal Democrats.
Well with Riordan you will get another four years MORE LIBERAL than Davis. Pick an issues and Riordan is on Davis' side or to the left of him.
Is that what you want? Are you a liberal?
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