Allan Hoffenblum
Allan Hoffenblum
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These cheap shots at the president are ill-timed and ill-advised. It comes at a time when the president is being hit by all sides. It's piling on.
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It would certainly be a major upset for McCloskey to defeat Pombo, but McCloskey will add a lot of drama and theater to the race.
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The timing is 100 percent political. If you're really sincere about getting a gubernatorial signature, why aren't you working to get it on his desk when it is easiest to sign it?
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I think he's in serious difficulty. I think a lot of people are unhappy with him.
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Gilchrist will appeal to the hard-core conservatives on the single issue of immigration, and one would think, take votes away from John Campbell.
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Gilchrist has the most emotional issue. A lot of people hate illegal immigration. And on that issue alone he is going to be able to motivate (voters). There's a lot of frustration and nobody is coming up with any answers.
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Pombo has to take this challenge seriously. If Pete McCloskey pulls 30 percent, Pombo's in trouble. That means there's a lot of Republicans looking for an alternative.
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Look, the muscle magazine thing was just stupid and he doesn't want to talk about his past womanizing. He's made a lot of mistakes, but corruption is not one of them.
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When the governor started going after those public employee unions he made those rookie mistakes that we learned back in the '70s. And it does nothing but get you in trouble.
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Why did they wait several months to respond to attacks from unions? ... They made bad political decisions all the way through.
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When (Ronald) Reagan was governor, there was always unrest. He raised taxes ... he signed one of the most progressive pro-abortion bills in the country at that time.
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It tends to happen more often in the heavily populated areas because that's where the parties tend to be more active. It's no longer unusual.
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It's a referendum on him and his political team's persuasive abilities.
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You're not going to beat Richard Pombo on the Endangered Species Act. But corruption is an issue that's on everybody's mind. If he's vulnerable on any issue, that would be it.