Comments on: Campbell crows, Fiorina spins over poll

By: Walter, Livermore

Walter, Livermore — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 07:24:10 +0000

As with the Republican candidates for Governor, the Republicans for Senate fail to impress me.

I want to vote for DeVore, however I can not vote for a candidate that supports the Patriot Act. I have questions about his interventionist foreign policy positions, but I like his stance against increasing my taxes and his support for “Audit the Fed” legislation.

I have a hard time believing that Fiorina would have my best interests’ in mind. She seems like a country club Republican that would cave on important Party line votes when needed to stand her ground. Having endorsements from neo-cons such as John McCain and Lindsay Graham hurt her candidacy more than help it in my opinion.

Campbell is weak on the Second Amendment, but great with economics (Mises). He supports “Audit the Fed.” I remember him being in support of Prop. 1-A, which was the largest tax-increase in California history, and is disappointing to me. His foreign policy is more to my liking, as is his stance on civil liberties.

The bottom line is that none of the candidates from the Republicans, and none from the Democrats are worth getting too excited about.

By: Common Tater

Common Tater — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 17:53:44 +0000

A strident do-nothing party line hack is far from “having it made.”

By: agave

agave — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 01:07:10 +0000

The numbers for the general election are interesting, but it’s important to overlay a campaign on top of the numbers. For example, how will Fiorina do after Boxer drops ads talking about HP and the severance package? How will DeVore do after Boxer drops ads about some of his conservative views?

The only one that Boxer ought to fear is Tom Campbell. If Campbell cannot get out of the primary, Boxer has it made.

By: John W.

John W. — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:17:09 +0000

“Undecided” is the leading contender, with 39%. DeVore is the least known of the candidates and might gain traction if the Right gets behind him. Doesn’t look good for Carly, though. She doesn’t have Meg’s Meg-a-bucks to throw at the campaign. Interestingly, both Campbell and Boxer were among the few members of Congress who voted against repeal of Glass-Steagal. I wonder what Campbell’s position is on the banking reform proposal Obama announced today.