GO SIMON
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Tom McClintock for CA State Controller
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Dick Ackerman for CA Attorney General
Posted on 10/11/2002 8:14:32 AM PDT by Tumbleweed_Connection
In 1998, Gray Davis got 71 percent of California's Latino vote.
A poll conducted by the Public Policy Institute of California in September shows that in this election, that number may drop by almost 20%.
The Davis campaign is wondering, where's the love?
Well, back in 1994, California voters, not Republican lawmakers or right-wingers or anyone else except the people who actually live in the state, passed Proposition 187, which eliminated public education and other taxpayer-funded benefits for illegal immigrants (i.e., those who were paying no taxes).
Hispanic voters, who felt the most harmed by Prop 187, blamed the measure's passage on 16 years of Republican Governors, voted for a Democrat who they thought would get rid of the Proposition, and vaulted Gray Davis to his place in Sacramento.
Davis ran as someone who was 'on the voters' side', so he promptly did exactly ... nothing.
The LA Times, in 1999, wrote: "Faced with a decision to either continue California's lawsuit to implement Proposition 187 or to end it, Davis did neither. Forced to choose between the options of either ignoring the will of California voters who passed the initiative or offending the state's Latino community that strongly opposed it, Davis did both."
Proposition 187 has since been dismantled by the state's activist court system, but LA Weekly is reporting that "Immigrant Latino grassroots groups are angry that Davis vetoed a bill that would have permitted some undocumented residents to obtain driver's licenses.
" 'Democrats used to say that Latinos were given birth as Democrats,' says Miguel Araujo, the head of San Francisco-based Centro Azteca, which lobbied for Davis in 1998 and now has withdrawn its support. 'But that's not true anymore. Davis has shown that he is in fact one of our worst enemies.' "
Republican Candidate Bill Simon has worked tirelessly to win over Latino voters, even thought they are generally wary of the G.O.P.
Can he capitalize on Davis' failures with the Hispanic community? Polls also show as many as 17 percent of voters are undecided about this year's election, and 11 percent have opted for candidates outside the major parties.
Davis has also not been able to shake Simon in the polls ... there's hope yet.
As dumb as that may sound to you, it's true. Not only do they think they are born Democrats, they also think they are born Catholic. What they don't realize is the fact that both can be changed.
Sort of like Original Sin.
Republican Candidate Bill Simon has worked tirelessly to win over Latino voters, even thought they are generally wary of the G.O.P.Muy bueno, PING!Can he capitalize on Davis' failures with the Hispanic community?
Polls also show as many as 17 percent of voters are undecided about this year's election, and 11 percent have opted for candidates outside the major parties.
" 'Democrats used to say that Latinos were given birth as Democrats,' says Miguel Araujo, the head of San Francisco-based Centro Azteca, which lobbied for Davis in 1998 and now has withdrawn its support. 'But that's not true anymore. Davis has shown that he is in fact one of our worst enemies.' "From our FRiends at www.polizeros.com [8/29/02]:
MEMORIAL MEETING [9/6/02]
Peter [Camejo] is inviting all Bay Area campaign supporters to an important memorial meeting on September 6th in Berkeley.
The meeting is to honor Antonio Araujo, who was assassinated in Michoacan, Mexico on August 18th.Antonio was a founder and leader of Centro Azteca, a group fighting for the rights of Mexcian workers here in California.
Antonio's brother Miguel, has worked closely with the Camejo campaign this year.
Antonio was working in Mexico to stop corruption and defend worker's rights. His assassination was an attempt to stop this work and intimidate those who attempt it. ”Our message will be that all people of good will stand behind those working to end corruption, both here and in Mexico,” says Camejo. “This murder will not stop us from our struggle. All individuals and groups organizing this meeting will make it clear that we support Centro Azteca and their important work...”more
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"...Lately this election has come down to lack of choice. Most voters are discouraged at the prospect of choosing between Gov. Ka-ching and Simple Simon.Gray Davis = Al GoreSome may consider going the Nader route and voting for Green Party candidate Peter Camejo, a Trotskyist-turned-stockbroker.
So you say you'll lodge a protest vote, because voters won't elect someone as dumb as Simon? In 2000, a lot of people said that about the man currently sitting in the White House..."
Bill Simon = George W. Bush
I think that as many people will be as pleasantly surprised at how good a Governor BILL SIMON will be, as there were people who have discovered how good a President GEORGE BUSH has proven to be.As Ann Coulter says, if the Democrats were to lose the ability to call Republicans "dumb," they would lose over HALF of their ammunition.
They were WRONG about Reagan, and they were WRONG about Dubya - just as they will be proven WRONG about Bill Simon.We WILL "Dump DAVIS!"
The "DumpDAVIS" FReep in SACRAMENTO will be:"Dump DAVIS!"
Get the FACTS
about our "Pay for Play" governor at:
www.eGray.org
Saturday (10/19) - 1 pm to 3 pm
- on the South Steps of the Capitol building in Sacramento
FReepers from all across California will gather on the Capitol Steps to "Dump DAVIS!"Jim Robinson will be there.Eric Hogue with Sacramento radio station KTKZ (1380-AM) will broadcast LIVE from the FReep!theme: "Dump DAVIS"And, join us for a post-FReep PARTY at the Hyatt Regency:
(Get your picture taken in front of a GIANT "dump truck"...)Good food, GREAT fellowship, and daviddennis FReep videos on their BIG SCREEN TV!
But if it happened in the ONE-part state of Kalifornia, the RATs did it.Republicans only have "observer" status in our state government - for now. :o)
BUMP!!!!!
Check out the www.firedavis.com website. They have put up a MASSIVE
As most elections show, when an incumbent gets kicked out, it rarely has to do with the perceived merits of the challenger. It almost always turns on the attitude of the voters toward the incumbent.
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