While the November 2010 General Election is still 15 months away, you don’t wait until the last minute to decide if you plan to challenge a sitting elected official (or a wide open seat as last years presidential campaign). Case in point was former TN. Senator and TV personality Fred Thompson who couldn’t make up his mind if he was going to throw his hat into the presidential campaign disappointing many of his followers.
As we look at the 2010 US Senate race in California we have seen (GOP) trial balloons for governor Schwarzenegger, active campaigning by Assemblyman Chuck DeVore, to undecided candidate Carly Fiorina. Ms. Fiorina, former Executive CEO of HP, is recuperating from breast cancer surgery. The big question is which Republican will challenge Senator Barbara Boxer in next November’s General Election?
What a contrast. Governor Schwarzenegger, who cannot get the legislature to come to terms with a balanced budget, to Ms. Fiorina who has very deep pockets but lacks political experience. Compare and contrast that background to Assemblyman DeVore who has been actively campaigning around the state for the past year.
Some of the keys to any successful election is finance, name recognition, endorsements and “grass roots” support.
In this race, excluding the governor, Ms. Fiorina wins the cash battle hands down. She left HP with a $45 million dollar “golden parachute” so fundraising for her is not a factor.
Let’s shift gears and analyze Assemblyman DeVore who has a high profile in GOP circles but is not seeing much traction in the media especially when we look for polls on this race. While Chuck has strong “grass roots” support in Orange County, his war chest was reported at $350,000.
Friday’s July 24th Rasmussen Report on the possible match up lists Senator Boxer getting 45% of the vote, Fiorina, 41%, another candidate 7% and 7% undecided. Business Week failed to even mention Assemblyman DeVore by name in their report yet are assuming that Ms. Fiorina will throw her hat into the arena.
Running for statewide office requires running TV ad’s that are not cheap. Although Assemblyman DeVore has been very active in using the Internet and Twitter, his followers will need to open their wallets so that he can run a formidable race in the primary election.
President Obama used a single word in his campaign that applies to this race. Change! We need a “change” in the US Senate representing southern California.
While I have no problem with race, religion or gender, we need to replace the left wing Senator from San Francisco. Southern California, with 24 million residents, needs to have its own senator representing our unique needs in Washington. The only state in the nation with a larger population than southern CA, the land defined as the area below the Tehachapi Mountains, is the state of Texas.
We already have US Senator Diane Feinstein representing the Bay Area.
Based on the above some might argue we have “taxation without representation” in southern CA.
email from a friend. Yes, I do have friends who are from that “other” party.
I hope not.
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go Boxer
hopefully we can get rid of this awfull senator . she is a disaster . devore would be a good guy even fiona . any one but her .
She might be beatable, against someone with the $$.
That person is NOT Charles Devore. Even with 10 Million dollars this guy could’nt win.
These senators!!!
Titles of Nobility indeed. We need term limits for these dinosaurs.
Response from my email distribution mentioning a new candidate forming an exploratory committee.
“Al Ramirez first started visiting LA in 1997. He established a residence in Santa Monica, CA in 2002 where attended St. Monica Catholic Church. He recently moved into the Hollywood community of Los Angeles and now attends Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Beverly Hills. He is a veteran telecommunications sales professional who’s been active in a variety of technology networking groups delivering cutting edge solutions that helped revolutionize the Internet for businesses and consumers all across America. Al Ramirez is currently forming a United States Senate Exploratory Committee to test the political waters for a potential bid for US Senator from California in the 2010 Republican Primary.”
Unlikely that anyone can defeat her. That would be the same for any current senator from any state.
who knows maybe if we can get someone in there good . we dont sf reps
All i can say, if boxer can be a sentor, i sure as heck can be the president.
O shoot Foreginers can’t run for pres right?? that’s ok i will just tell them i’m an illegal Alien from Mexico, that should do the trick!
🙂 just a wee joke, don’t get your panties in a twist.
probally would not work, if we were not going to change the constitution requirement for President for Arnold, it is unlikely there would be a change for you. But I am sure anyone on here could do a better job than Palin would.
I for one will do what ever I can to make sure she is defeated in 2010. She is a disgrace. We need someone is more towards the center instead of ultra-left to represent the ordinary people (not just unions)
How can anyone vote for someone who is as self-absorbed, pompous, and arrogant as this pitiful excuse for a Senator? She doesn’t have the sense that God gave a cucumber.
Barbara Boxer must be defeated. It is obvious that she views herself as untouchable – a crowned queen if you will. It is about time that we have someone who is FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE represent southern CA – not a condescending elitist spendocrat like Barbara Boxer. Chuck DeVore is the only candidate that I can see as being the best person for the job. Check out Chuck’s website to see where he stands on the issues: http://www.chuckdevore.com/
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Mervin Evans for US Senate
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I am running for the United States Senate because I believe our time is now! As I see the challenges facing our America, I believe it is time for California to have a new generation of leadership. Now is the time for bold ideas, a new vision and a belief that a brighter tomorrow is just over the horizon.
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On Boxer’s watch, California has attained double-digit unemployment, leads the nation in foreclosed homes and is economically unprepared for the future. Excessive government spending, pork projects and catering to lobbyists and liberal special interests has been Congress’ response. We need solutions that will bring our economy back with durable jobs.
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Boxer is a complete disgrace to california and our nation…..how dare she talk to our bravest military like she did. She thinks she is the queen of California. Cali is the most beautiful state and she and her cronies have doubled the unemployed, catered to the illegals, hates the military (who gave her the right to say stupid things”, she caters to the unions and this great state is completely broke, due to her and her idiot friends.