Posted on 02/08/2002 1:49:47 PM PST by Richard M. Nixon
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, February 8, 2002
Former State GOP Chairmen: Riordan Unacceptable as Republican Nominee
SAN JOSE - Three former chairmen of the California Republican Party - John Herrington, Michael Schroeder and John McGraw - today issued the following statement concerning the candidacy of Dick Riordan:
"For the past few months, former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan has campaigned across California asking Republicans to support him in the upcoming state Primary Election. As former chairmen of the California Republican Party, we feel it is our duty to weigh in on the unusual candidacy of Mr. Riordan.
"After careful review of Mr. Riordan's record, both prior to his announcement as a Republican candidate for Governor, and through his statements on the campaign trail, we feel only one conclusion can be reached: Dick Riordan is no Republican.
"While we as a Republican Party will individually disagree on one issue or another, we are bonded together by a common commitment to a limited, less intrusive government and the belief that every citizen should have the freedom to achieve his or her dreams.
"Mr. Riordan's record has put him at odds with our core beliefs time and time again. While we believe this Party is more than willing to accept differences of opinion and a healthy exchange of ideas, we believe Mr. Riordan's countless endorsements and financial contributions to Democrat candidates, which began long before he became mayor of Los Angeles, have amounted to nothing more than outright betrayal of our basic principles, something we can never accept.
"Moreover, Mr. Riordan's statements on the campaign trail have not only put him at odds with the majority of California's Republicans on social issues, but his statements supporting tax increases and increases in the size of state government stand in sharp contrast with our core beliefs as well.
"Further, Mr. Riordan has shown a genuine intolerance for Republican candidates and grass-roots leaders possessing other view points and an unfortunate interest in his own political career over the interests of his 'fellow' Republicans. We believe these traits make Mr. Riordan particularly ill-suited to serve as the nominee for our party's top position, as Mr. Riordan is likely to engage in a selective support strategy to enhance his own personal motives that will leave many Republican nominees at every level out in the cold.
"As former chairmen of the Republican Party, we are forced to conclude that Mr. Riordan's Republican credentials extend no further than a check in the box of a voter registration form.
"In contrast, Bill Simon has demonstrated in the past months that he is not only committed to up-holding the core Republican belief of limited, less intrusive government, but has also shown a genuine appreciation for Republicans of every stripe. He has spent months campaigning across the state, building a solid, genuine grass-roots organization that will be of the utmost benefit to our state party in the General Election. He has also pledged whole-heartedly to support every GOP nominee in November.
"Bill Simon is clearly the candidate who should represent the California Republican Party in the General Election."
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I take it as a foreordained conclusion that Riordan will endorse and support the Democrat candidate for President, as he usually does, and will do his best to see that every conservative congressman, including those who are endorsing him now, lose their seats!
A pal of Bill Clinton’s, Riordan once hailed the most depraved Democrat president in history as “the greatest leader in the free world.” Riordan’s connections to Clinton were thick: Bill Wardlaw, who ran Riordan’s mayoral campaign, had served as the California campaign chairman for Bill Clinton and Al Gore in 1992 and 1996.
http://www.cppf.org/CPR/Articles/RepSelfMutilation1101.html
That is loser city.
As opposed to 1994, the year Proposition 187 won by a landslide with Republican support.
That year Republican Chuck Quackenbush was elected state Insurance Commissioner, Republican Matt Fong was elected state Treasurer, Republican Dan Lungren was elected state Attorney General, Republican Bill Jones was elected Secretary of State, and Republican Pete Wilson was elected governor.
Riordan, has changed his views regarding Abortion, and changes views like the wind, to fit the climate he is in (ie; LA)
Word is spreading..and Simmon is gaining popularity fast. It will be interesting to watch the debates. That will be the real tell all!!
Get real. We've lost everything but the Secretary of State position since then, both Senate and both Presidential elections.
My father's plan added a million Hispanic Democratic votes (not votes, actual turn-out-on-election-day VOTES) because of Wilson's 1994 insanity.
There is term called "paradigm shift". The national Democrats are on the wrong side of several and you guys who spout the RINO term are on the wrong side of different ones.
All of which spell:
L ----- O ----- S ----- E ----- R!
In 1994, Republican candidates were far more successful, thanks in part to the Proposition 187 issue.
My father's plan added a million Hispanic Democratic votes (not votes, actual turn-out-on-election-day VOTES) because of Wilson's 1994 insanity.
If he's arguing that he's responsible for the demographic changes in California over the last eight years, he's a blowhard BS artist.
When Republicans championed popular issues, they won. When they tried to out-democrat the dems, they lost.
Illegal aliens are a invaluable resource for the Democrat vote fraud machine, which is why they were so hysterical over 187.
I agree. 2nd, 3rd and 4th generation Hispanics tend to be more conservative. Also, Hispanics in northern California and VERY conservative compared to the Hispanics in L.A. Totally different priorities and ideology.
Simon is our best choice. He will make us proud, he is conservative, and pro-life, and is the only option to BEAT DAVIS. Davis will defeat Riordan by a larger margin than Lungren!
To a certain degree, yes, but Republicans are making major inroads with Hispanics. Bush has done a great job. And, Republicans need to learn to communicate better with the people at large WITHOUT compromise our principles. Talking in terms that people relate to and understand, rather than cold hard facts and figures, will solve our problems with some minoritys and much of so-called problems with the women. It's NOT our pro-life position that hurts us, it's the way we TALK about it.
It's the black vote we should forget about. They will never, never vote for us, especially the urban black vote. We get what, maybe 8%? We at least get 40% of the Hispanic vote! I'm not a racist, and I want to fix our problems with the black community, but it's not going to happen anytime soon because the Democrats have sold them a bill of goods and it'll take generations to fix it.
Pete Wilson got them to vote. It was his big contribution to democracy.
But he got them to vote Democratic.
Wrong again. In 1994, the year Proposition 187 won by a landslide with Republican support, Republican candidate Chuck Quackenbush was elected state Insurance Commissioner, Republican candidate Matt Fong was elected state Treasurer, Republican candidate Dan Lungren was elected state Attorney General, Republican candidate Bill Jones was elected Secretary of State, and Republican candidate Pete Wilson was elected governor.
Pesky old facts.
Name the second Republican who has won a statewide race in California in the general elections of 1996, 1998 and 2000.
Republicans running for statewide office go into the election spotting the Democratic nominee a million votes thanks to Pete Wilson.
The big mystery in California politics was when the Hispanic vote would start turning out in a big way (more than 20-25%). The answer was "1996 thanks to Pete Wilson".
My father's tracking polls for the Democratic state central committee showed in 1993 that Wilson's proposed Proposition 187, for the 1994 election, had a chance of finally motivating the Hispanics to vote. So he flew to Washington to convince Leon Panetta & Bill Clinton to put federal money into speeding up the naturalization process for immigrants in California, and to commit national Democratic money to registering those new Hispanic citizens as Democrats. That money was committed in _late 1993 and early 1994_ for spending starting in the fall of 1994!
Compare voter registration and immigration naturalization statistics for Hispanics in California for the five year periods 1990-94 and 1995-1999, or do it on a yearly basis. If the latter, you'll see the spike starting about the middle of 1995.
Email Jim Brulte at senator.brulte@sen.ca.gov for confirmation. He watched it happen. And my father gloated at me for years.
Proposition 187 was on the ballot in 1994.
In 1994, the year Proposition 187 won by a landslide with Republican support, Republican candidate Chuck Quackenbush was elected state Insurance Commissioner, Republican candidate Matt Fong was elected state Treasurer, Republican candidate Dan Lungren was elected state Attorney General, Republican candidate Bill Jones was elected Secretary of State, and Republican candidate Pete Wilson was elected governor.
BTW, what statewide offices were up for election in 1996 and 2000?
Paste the following URL. That and post 122 in the thread ought to explain why I think Bill Simon ought to go on.
I bet Stern has some listeners there, and probably in areas that could help in both the primary and general election.
Anyone hear anything about it?
1 million Hispanics voted in 1996 that did not vote in 1994. They voted the straight Democrat ticket. Well, kiss the Legislature good-bye.
Then, in 1998, the GOP got broomed out of everything but the Secretary of State post.
And in 2000, the state went for Gore when it should have gone for Dubya. Margin of victory: close enough. Getting any significant amount of the Hispanic vote would've swung the state into the GOP column, making FloriDUH irrelevant and also making for a GOP popular vote majority (which would have shut up the Gorons). And Bush ran a solidly conservative campaign, too.
Let's get it straight, pal: 187 pretty much firebombed the California GOP's chances for a generation.
When you work really hard to convince somebody that you're their enemy, do not be overly surprised when they act like you actually are their enemy.
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