Simon's departure helps Arnold

Arnold's support of sodomy and abortion should make him a favorite of you libertines.

I find homosexuality abhorent, and I think abortion should be prohibited by law.

And I think Arnold is a socialist. (just like most republicans).

But he IS a republican after all...

Doesn't that mean he wins your automatic support...?

Or have you changed your ways?

However, I'm not following your logic. Are you saying that the liberal media manipulated the facts and Tom McClintock wasn't the top vote getter in California, in 2002? Or, are you saying that the mainstream (liberal) media keeps overlooking the top vote getter in California, in 2002? That would be Tom McClintock, of course.

My comments were not directed towards the 2002 McClintock race. That was a sideshow from the media point of view. My comments were directed primarily at the way the media handles the highest-profile office elections on a given ballot, such as governor.

Therefore extrapolating my view in the way you suggest is not what I intended to convey.

However, in regards to 2002, I will give you my view. When [high-profile office candidate] Simon took a dive in 2002, he dragged the other Republicans on the ballot down with him, including McClintock. Voters tend to vote along party lines on a single ballot. The media aids and abets this, of course; they focus their attention on the top couple of highest-profile office candidates and give all the other candidates short shrift.

Does anyone remember Matt Fong? He was running for U.S. Senate against Barbara Boxer. He stood an excellent chance of winning. But when it was discovered that he'd donated money to the "Traditional Values Coalition,"

A load of revisionist "history".

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.