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Desperate Democrats Pt 11: Clinton Campaigns in “Blue” NorCal

Posted on: October 18th, 2010

Desperate Democrats Pt 11: Clinton Campaigns in “Blue” Napa County, California

By Jane Jamison

Here is more proof that Democrats are even more desperate than they want to admit.

Former president Bill Clinton was all over Los Angeles this weekend campaigning for Jerry Brown and Gavin Newsom, but he went to a lot of extra trouble on his way out. He made an extra flight up from L.A. to the San Francisco Bay area and the long drive way up to Napa County to campaign for Pelosi-useful-tool Mike Thompson (CA-CD-1.) Why was that necessary?

The “traditional wisdom” in Northern California this campaign cycle has been that Republican David Harmer in suburban San Francisco CD-11 is the only candidate with a chance to flip a seat, because his district is evenly-split GOP and Democratic. Harmer, is, by the way, 6 points up right now and getting front page stories from the liberal media.

You DO remember my story last week where I opined that Northern California is about to perform beyond the expectation of only one flipped seat? (Is Harmer Leading the “Stealth” GOP Surge in NorCal Congressional Races?)

Again, a lot of our GOP/tea party/conservatives running for office are way under-funded compared to their entrenched Democratic incumbent Congress people. They haven’t gotten much love or support from the GOP establishment anywhere. I would like to suggest that someone needs to pull some money out of their hat somewhere and dump it into Northern California. Bill Clinton is worried enough to campaign here, probably on the basis of Democratic polling in the area.

These Northern California challengers of “the regime” are not getting any help from any big GOP organizations or PACs. They are pretty much on their own. They can’t afford focus groups and polling. If they are lucky, they have been able to buy team tshirts for their supporters, who are showing up with home-made signs to rallies and townhalls

Some of my “friends” in GOP establishment rolled their eyes last week at my report. “Nice thought,” was the reaction.

Well, that was then and this is now.

Bill Clinton dragged his big self all the way up from Los Angeles to Napa County this weekend to campaign in the RAIN for Democrat Mike Thompson. Clinton didn’t do that because Thompson is a “slam dunk” to be re-elected, folks. Republican Loren Hanks, who happens to be an Air Force intelligence analyst who speaks Arabic, young, handsome and awesomely conservative, is good reason for Thompson to worry. Hit the tip jar for Loren Hanks.

A check of the Secretary of State’s office shows last June’s voter registration in Thompson’s CD-1 to be 46.5% Democrat, 26 % Republican, 4.8% Green or Independent. That leaves a whopping 22.7% who “decline to state” their party. Those are the voters, (along with disaffected, economy-devastated Democrats) who our GOP/conservative tea party candidates are going to be winning on November 2.

Here’s a little of the coverage from Bubba’s excellent road trip to what used to be Democratic “fly-over” country from the whiny hemp-roller Press Democrat:

(underlining and parenthetical commentary is MINE.)

“This is the most critical election, I think, of my life,” (yes and we have you on the run, why else is Clinton here?) Thompson said. “We’ve got to get out and vote to keep our country moving ahead.” (clearly they are worried Democrats are NOT inclined to come out to vote.)
Thompson, who is confident that he will retain his seat in the heavily Democratic 1st Congressional District, told the crowd he would be campaigning in the 11th Congressional District to help Rep. Jerry McNerny, who is running in a tight race against Republican challenger David Harmer. (Mike, if you are so confident, why did you drag Clinton all the way up here? Why not just stay home and watch pro football on a rainy Sunday if you have this election in the bag?)
The Tea Party was out in force in Napa despite the rain:
“We’re here because of the general feeling that government’s gotten too big, and is not responsive, specifically Mike Thompson,” said Malcolm Powell, 79, a retired physician who lives in Calistoga. “He will not interact with the tea party group.”

Bubba is also expected to campaign in San Jose today….home of Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren, who thought comedian Steve Colbert saying migrant workers having to work for a living bending over to pick fruit is FUNNY.

(Let’s Make Steven Colbert Zoe Lofgren’s Last Laugh: Vote for Ed Gonzalez)

It could just be Zoe isn’t laughing anymore…..(I would really hate to be a discredited, wrinkly old crony-crat like Lofgren running against handsome Iraqi war vet-school principal Ed Gonzalez. Probably NOT a good idea to debate sitting side by side with him, Zoe. Just sayin’. )

Go here to see all the wonderful tea party/GOP/conservative candidates who I think are tipping over the tables in NorCal. $end them $ome love if you can!

More than 10,000 attended Pleasanton, California Tea Party April 15, 2010

Why Black and Hispanic Voters May Win Senate Race for Fiorina

Posted on: October 6th, 2010

Update: KUSI report on Carly Fiorina town hall with San Diego businesses

California liberal Democrats are scratching their heads trying to figure out if conservatives in the state are:

1) Just stupid ?

or do they

2) Know something that the liberals don’t know about voter sentiment in 2010?

For example, here’s columnist Carolyn Lochhead for the San Francisco Chronicle announcing that two major conservative groups are about to spend $300,000 in California for a bus tour, voter education and Spanish language television ads for pro-life Republican Carly Fiorina for U.S. Senate.

Lochhead reminds her readers that California is a BLUE state, so conservative groups must surely be wasting their time and money. Democrats assume blacks and Hispanics will blindly vote, “D”.

“Experts think Fiorinia’s pro-life stand may doom her among California’s pro-choice voters, and have written off the Latino vote as solidly in Boxer’s camp, despite Boxer’s aid in killing a huge immigration bill in 2007.”

Experts think? Which experts?

The National Organization for Marriage website explains its California bus tour and ad campaign:

“When we won the vote for Prop 8 in California, we set back the gay agenda by 25 years. They know it too: that is why they are so angry. If pro-life, pro-marriage Hispanic Democrats and Independents help elect a Republican Senator from California, the entire American political Establishment will notice,” commented Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse on why she is choosing to be a part of the effort of the Latino Partnership for Conservative Principles’ bus tour. ”

A look back at the 2008 presidential election results in California show that black and Hispanic voters do not necessarily vote along party lines. Moral and ethical issues are more important to them than politics. An honest review of the 2008 numbers should make Democrats very, very nervous. A statewide campaign of a conservative like Carly Fiorina for U.S. Senate has a very good chance of not only winning this year, but winning big.

The droves of voters that came out for Barack Obama also had the chance to vote for Proposition 8 on the ballot. Proposition 8 was the constitutional amendment to determine marriage to be only between a man and a woman.

The Washington Times wrote after the election, “ Blacks, Hispanics Nixed Gay Marriage.”

“Really, Hispanic and black voters in California passed Proposition 8,” said Andrew Pugno, general counsel of ProtectMarriage.com, which backed the amendment.
“Inner-city black neighborhoods voted stronger for Prop. 8 than the Republican suburbs. An amazing analysis,” Mr. Pugno continued.”

Proposition 8 passed 52% to 48% overall but the demographic breakdowns of who voted how are the most interesting of all. Those numbers explain why conservatives like Carly Fiorina can expect to have strong support in a statewide race. (district races are another story due to gerrymandering.)

Exit polling done in 2008 by Election Pool shows black and Hispanic voters in California were strongly opposed to gay marriage. Their very high turn-outs are considered the reason why Proposition 8 registered such a resounding victory.

(Review National Election Pool Task Force report on Proposition 8 vote here)

Demographic breakdown of support for Proposition 8:

African American 70% (National Exit Pool)

Latino/Hispanic 59%

White 49%

Asian 48%

It’s interesting to note that the NEP poll showed such a high negative vote (70%) among black voters on the gay marriage issue, that the task force took it upon itself to “dial down” the results to some sort of “average” at 59%.

These results from 2008, of course, pre-date any of the tea party and conservatism activism that has taken place around the country and in California for 18 months. Many conservatives believe the liberal-skewed polling that is being published in the state right now discards or does not account for what the sentiment really is.

Clearly, National Organization for Marriage and the pro-life Susan B. Anthony list wouldn’t be spending $300,000 in such a liberal blue state if they thought it was a “waste of time.”

Here’s the text of the NOM ads:

“Our values make our people special. Work. Family. Children. Barbara Boxer doesn’t share our values. She supports abortion and homosexual marriage and voted against immigration reform to permit our people to come here legally to work. We’ve had enough of her talk. Carly Fiorina for US Senate. Our values. Our senator.”

”Pastor Richard” on the road with the “Vote Bus” explains why Hispanics vote values, not political parties.

Check here to see where the VoteBus will be visiting next

Vote Bus tour for Carly stops in Modesto, CA

Vote bus on tour in Stockton, CA

Spiderman Is A Racist

Posted on: April 29th, 2010

You’ve surely seen the movie Spiderman. A pivotal point in Spidey’s life happens when young Peter Parker lets a thief escape after robbing a wrestling promoter. This same robber later murders Peters uncle, whom he was living with. The rest of his life is shrouded in guilt; “if only I had stopped that thug, Uncle Ben would still be alive.” Today, if that robber was Mexican, Peter Parker would be labeled a racist for saying this. Never mind the fact that about a dozen people are murdered every day in America by illegal aliens, or that about eight sexual abuse crimes are committed daily by illegal aliens. [read more...]

Breitbart Visits FTR Radio

Posted on: April 14th, 2010

Andrew Breitbart is a conservative juggernaut. He runs Big Government, Big Hollywood and Breitbart.com. He also drives liberals absolutely berserk by doing the unimaginable: challenging their absurd positions with facts and history. This interview with FTR’s Paul Croteau (http://theloudtalker.com) was recorded April 10, 2010 at the Southern Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans.

FTR will be attending SRLC 2010

Posted on: April 6th, 2010

Billed as “the most prominent Republican event outside of the Republican National Convention,” The Southern Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans looks to be be an exciting event for conservatives. Confirmed speakers include Sarah Palin, Newt Gingrich, Tim Pawlenty, JC Watts, Mike Pence, Rick Santorum, Bobby Jindal and Michael Steele among others.

FTR Radio will have a booth on Radio Row and has reached out to every scheduled speaker for interviews. Keep an eye out for tweets (http://twitter.com/ftr__radio) and facebook updates starting on Thursday, and be sure to spread the word about FTR Radio!

FTR Radio is alive. ALIVE I SAY!

Posted on: April 5th, 2010

Welcome to a new world. A world that gives YOU a voice. A world that lets Americans all over the world have a single source of streaming grassroots conservative content available at their fingertips 24×7. Spread the word, let your friends, enemies, family and coworkers know that we are here.