Carona is rolling in cash…and problems too

Carona is rolling in cash…and problems too

O.C. Sheriff Mike Carona’s campaign staff is no doubt quite ecstatic – apparently his fundraiser on Thursday, at which Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is supposed to be appearing, will apparently put Carona over the $1 million mark. None of his competitors are anywhere close to that. Two have raised over $100,000 and one has lent himself that much.

The good news for Carona’s many detractors is that both the Times and the Register mentioned in today’s edition that protesters will be showing up in droves on Thursday at the event, which is scheduled to take place at the St. Regis Hotel in Dana Point.

I have a feeling that there might be other protesters there too. There are many conservatives upset at Schwarzenegger for choosing a pro-abortion Democrat and former Gray Davis staffer, Susan Kennedy, as his Chief of Staff. Don’t be surprised if CRA or YAF protesters are there. There might also be radical Latino protesters there, as they are still angry at Carona over his new policy of training his officers to identify felons who are illegal immigrants.

If enough varied protesters show up, the media will be sure to cover them – and hopefully they will assume that everyone is there to protest Carona for his legal problems and his mistreatment of women. Regardless, the resulting negative publicity will be a boon to Carona’s opponents. It may damage Schwarzenegger as well.

I have been trying to find the anti-Carona website that Jean Pasco referenced in her article in today’s Times. If any of my readers know the URL, please pass it on. You can read her article at http://www.latimes.com/news/local/orange/la-me-arnold1feb01,0,5062537.story?coll=la-editions-orange.

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