Senator Tom McClintock Enters GOP Race For Doolittle's Seat

[Kadie]

Mar 4, 2008 11:24 am US/Pacific
Senator Enters GOP Race For Doolittle's Seat


AUBURN (AP) ― A staunchly conservative state senator from Southern California jumped into a Northern California congressional race Tuesday, saying he wanted to help return the Republican Party to the smaller-government themes sounded by Ronald Reagan.

"Like all of you, I watched as Ronald Reagan breathed new life and new energy into that vision," Sen. Tom McClintock said as he announced that he would seek the GOP nomination for the seat now held by Rep. John Doolittle, R-Rocklin.

"It is true that a Republican Congress and a Republican president squandered Ronald Reagan's legacy. They abandoned our principles as Republicans. This campaign is all about taking those principles back."

Doolittle is under investigation in a congressional lobbying scandal and announced in January that he would not run for a 10th term in the House of Representatives.

McClintock's entry into the race for the 4th Congressional District seat prompted another Republican, former state senator Rico Oller of San Andreas, to drop out. Oller said he didn't want to risk splitting the conservative vote and handing the GOP nomination to a third candidate, former Rep. Doug Ose.

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[Tikki]

1. Mc Clintock.......

I wouldn't wish this loser on anyone or anything...
but to get him out of our section of So Cal is a dream come true.




Tikki

[PlanetBev]

3. I'm down with you, Tikki

Loser is right. Even Schwarzenegger didn't want this idiot to be the Lieutenant Governor.

I had to share breathing space in Thousand Oaks with that asshole. I'm so glad to hear he's moved out of the area. :bounce: Sorry, Northern California.

[AlCzervik]

2. Carpet bagger! the local paper has been covering this and district 4 voters seem unpleased

with his decision.

[Mountainman]

4. Another repuke calling on the ghost of saint ronnie to win elections.

He's a rabid wing nut from the far right fringe.