Super Tuesday Comes Down to California
How happy am I? Before I go to my day job and add to the GDP (I’m proud to say Romney supporters know what that means), let me tell you just how happy I am.
I’m a Republican. I’ve voted Republican in every election after registering to vote. Never a blue thought has crossed my mind. I was in my early teen years when Ronald Reagan beat Jimmy Carter, and then, as now, I was convinced that lower taxes would yield a better economy, and that America deserved a strong military to thwart the Soviet threat. Reagan was California’s former governor, and he was taking a message I strongly believed in to the rest of the country.
Since that time the demographics of my great state have changed dramatically. An influx of new people into urban areas has turned the once proudly red state into a red state with two big blue dots: in the Democratic strongholds of the San Francisco Bay Area and in LA county. In elections subsequent to 1984, a Republican vote has meant less and less as, in election after election, California has “turned blue.”
But today, in the birthplace of the Reagan revolution, the tide is turning. As our party has seemed ready to plug its collective nose and vote for McCain, my state, my California, is turning into the bulwark that will save our party from McCain’s blue invasion. California is turning into the state that will give Mitt the victory he needs. California! Why am I happy? Today, my vote finally means something, and I’m ecstatic. California conservatives, once again we can be the birthplace of the revolution. Please join me today and vote for Mitt Romney, who is the only candidate left in the race that is willing to live in the house Ronald Reagan built.
February 5th, 2008 at 1:20 pm
More power to the Golden State as it votes Romney! Save us!
February 5th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
Breaking: Dobson Slams McCain on Ingraham
Released as a Statement Ingraham read over the air.
I am deeply disappointed the Republican Party seems poised to select a nominee who did not support a Constitutional amendment to protect the institution of marriage, voted for embryonic stem cell research to kill nascent human beings, opposed tax cuts that ended the marriage penalty, has little regard for freedom of speech, organized the Gang of 14 to preserve filibusters in judicial hearings, and has a legendary temper and often uses foul and obscene language.
I am convinced Sen. McCain is not a conservative, and in fact, has gone out of his way to stick his thumb in the eyes of those who are. He has sounded at times more like a member of the other party. McCain actually considered leaving the GOP caucus in 2001, and approached John Kerry about being Kerry’s running mate in 2004. McCain also said publicly that Hillary Clinton would make a good president. Given these and many other concerns, a spoonful of sugar does NOT make the medicine go down. I cannot, and will not, vote for Sen. John McCain, as a matter of conscience.
But what a sad and melancholy decision this is for me and many other conservatives. Should Sen. McCain capture the nomination as many assume, I believe this general election will offer the worst choices for president in my lifetime. I certainly can’t vote for Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama based on their virulently anti-family policy positions. If these are the nominees in November, I simply will not cast a ballot for president for the first time in my life. These decisions are my personal views and do not represent the organization with which I am affiliated. They do reflect my deeply held convictions about the institution of the family, about moral and spiritual beliefs, and about the welfare of our country.
February 5th, 2008 at 1:39 pm
Paul, I feel the same way where I am in NorCal. Voting in the heart of Silicon Valley I feel like my vote/voice is drowned out. However, I just need to remember my blue brothers and sisters are with me just the other side of the inland mountain range in the central valley and down near the border. MSM coverage in the Bay Area is overwhelmingly ignoring GMR except to say that he is finished (actually they repeated that over and over during the past 30 days of this primary season). I too feel more movement into the Romney camp. Go Mitt!
February 5th, 2008 at 1:41 pm
Why can’t Dobson consider Romney?
February 5th, 2008 at 1:47 pm
Romney Wins West Virginia — 18 delegates- good start
http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/primaries/results/state/#WV
February 5th, 2008 at 1:58 pm
Mitt Wins West Virginia!!
http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/primaries/results/state/#WV
February 5th, 2008 at 2:03 pm
I hear West Virginia has to vote again because the winner needs at least 50% of the vote. That’s what they said on Fox News. They are voting again in 28 minutes. They eliminated Ron Paul (the least votes) from consideration and vote again. I’m really glad I got to vote for Mitt here in California. Lets hope we turn this thing around!
February 5th, 2008 at 2:04 pm
Sorry for the double post on poll results–but i’m excited!!
John “Tax on Gas” finished a distant third!!
Couple this with his Maine showing where he had support from the Senators and this is telling!!
The tide has turned!!
February 5th, 2008 at 7:11 pm
Hucakbee won, it was close though. Romney only campaigned there once! I believe.