John Doolittle gets desperate
Vote for the "weasel." It's important.
By Neil Stevens Posted in 2008 | Archived | California | California CD 4 | Cleaning House | Eric Egland | John Doolittle — Comments (4) / Email this page » / Leave a comment »
The Sacramento Bee writes about a recent meeting of Republicans at the State Convention that was headlined by speeches by Rep. John Doolittle and two challengers, including Red State-supported Eric Egland. I'm thinking that our having helped Egland out-raise Doolittle has scared the guy, because he's now referring to Egland and fellow challenger Ted Gaines as "weasels."
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Says the Bee:
Mike Spence, president of the California Republican Assembly, which represents the most solidly conservative wing of the state GOP, said his statewide organization will not make an endorsement in the Doolittle race. But conservatives are watching the district closely and with concern.
"I think most of our members are very supportive of John Doolittle, but I also know members that aren't," Spence said. He added: "I think we're always concerned when there is a strong conservative member of Congress who is targeted. This will be one or two contested seats in California. We're going to be trying to find a way to keep the seat."
Mike Spence, I hope you're reading this, because I want to tell you something: Eric Egland or Ted Gaines each probably have a better chance to win than John Doolittle. CD 4 ought to be our district, it having gone overwhelmingly for Bush both times. But Doolittle couldn't even get a majority, running behind all other Republicans.
This isn't about innocent or guilty, as activist Pete Weber implies when the Bee quotes him as saying "The American system is you are innocent until proven guilty, and I believe my man is innocent." This is politics, and if we can nominate a new conservative who will win over the incumbent who is on track to possibly lose, then we need to do it.
As the saying goes, if you want a friend, get a dog. But if you want a Congressman, nominate Eric Egland.
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Erick's also had several posts on Egland though; enter "Eric Egland" into the search bar (adjacent to the word Go! next to the RS logo up top) and they should come up.
Hopefully the GOP voters in this district will NOT follow the idiots in Kentucky's lead when they re-nominated their corrupt Republican governor instead of Ann Northup - who would have won the general election and been a great conservative governor. We saw how THAT turned out.
Please, CA04 - throw that bum John Doolittle out. He's not the conservative he used to be. He's gone native. Do yourselves and all conservatives a favor and nominate Eric Egland. He will carry the mantle and win the district.
Speaking as a longtime resident of CD-4, I've wanted Doolittle replaced for quite some time. His taste for perks and pork is remarkable, and his boosterism of the Auburn Dam project always left a bad taste.
However, he's probably willing to bite and claw to keep his cushy seat in congress. If Doolittle forces a fight (which is quite likely), Egland is going to have to spend resources that will be necessary in the general. That's dangerous, since the Dems have fielded a pretty solid candidate with a sizable war chest and he's not facing a primary challenge.
Fortunately for Egland the district is pretty red, and his experience should serve as a good foil to Brown's war record. Still, CD-4 isn't a shoo-in for ANYBODY. Expect this one to be a nail-biter.
Is Doolittle favored to win the primary, or is Egland? Any polling data?
“.....women and minorities hardest hit”