Tom McClintock’s 15 point victory last night over Doug Ose was not only a victory for taxpayers and voters in the 4th, but a referendum embracing small, conservative government and limited taxation over the opposite. This race was the 2nd most expensive congressional primary in United States history!
Come November, Mr. McClintock will beat Mr. Brown by at least the margin he beat Mr. Ose by – 15 points. The trick for Tom’s campaign now is to overcome negatives relating to veteran’s issues incurred as a result of Ose’s scurrilous mud slinging. However if these attacks did not resonate with voters while Ose was making them in the primary, why would they resonate when Brown makes them in November’s general?
More interesting to us political types though are the winners and losers in this race, aside from the obvious of Tom and Doug respectively.
We saw just about every elected official in Placer & EDC counties come out for Ose – some stronger than others. Amongst Doug’s most adamant supporters (and thus biggest losers) we have EDC’s own District Attorney, Vern Pierson. Vern is astute and normally good on things like this, but not this time. He was critical of Tom’s senate votes “against veterans” on several prominent radio and tv ads. This will not bode well for his future political aspirations, which are alive and well.
Lew & Kirk Uhler – unlike Vern, these two, particularly Kirk, are less than astute and often on the wrong sides of issues, and this race was no exception. Lew’s National Tax Limitation Committee (which is normally right on!) did a mailer for Doug in return for the $100k Doug donated to his committee. Talk about selling out – Lew’s committee espouses limited taxation and individual freedoms and here it is supporting a candidate that voted for tax hikes. Also Kirk told a sitting Assemblyman that had endorsed Tom that “he was wrong and should rethink his endorsement.” Talk about eating your words.
Governor Pete Wilson is another big loser. With his high profile rebuke of McClintock, he not only broke Reagan’s 11th Commandment, but in many ways, sealed the deal for Tom. Voters remember Wilson raised VLF & sales taxes while Tom was in the senate. Recall Pete’s recent comments: “I could never count on Tom while I was in office…” – well of course Tom was not going to vote for his tax increases, hence Pete’s inability to count on Tom as a “team player.”
Bruce Kranz also another big loser. Not only did Bruce’s boy Doug lose big, but Bruce didn’t get his 50 % + 1 and now will be in a runoff with Jennifer Montgomery. Bruce’s own staffers are McClintock backers. As a result of Bruce’s political decisions over the past year, he is finding himself in hot political water with few willing to bail him out.
Unfortunately, many of our local elected leaders made the wrong decision in this race, for the wrong reasons (full endorse list at bottom). As a result of placing politics ahead of principle they now find themselves in precarious positions. With the exception of a few individuals, the McClintock campaign will begin to outreach to their former detractors in preparation for Charlie Brown in November. My prediction is we will see about two thirds of former Ose supporters transition into the McClintock camp, with the remaining third remaining neutral or tacitly supporting Brown.
Big winners in this race include Assemblymen Gaines, Keene & Senator Aanestead. These three respected leaders endorsed Tom early on and continued to support him throughout the 90 day slug fest. As a result, they received plenty of cheap shots, especially Gaines. Several electeds within Gaines’ own district including Senator Cox and Supervisor Uhler took it upon themselves to tell Mr. Gaines how misguided he was for supporting Tom and that he should rethink his decision. Looks like a pretty good decision to me. The charge now is for all of us republicans to unite under a single banner, discourage petty political in-fighting and send a clear message by destroying Charlie Brown in November.
*Endorse List Below*
WE SUPPORT DOUG OSE FOR CONGRESS
WE SUPPORT DOUG OSE FOR CONGRESS
Endorsement List - A printable version is at the foot of this page.
ORGANIZATIONS
California Coalition of Law Enforcement Associations
California Narcotics Officers Association
Crime Victims United
Peace Officers Research Association of California (PORAC)
Northern Alliance Law Enforcement
Sacramento County Deputy Sheriffs' Association
El Dorado County Deputy Sherifs' Association
Placer County Deputy Sheriffs Association
Placer County Deputy District Attorneys Association
Auburn Police Officers Association
California Farm Bureau Federation
California Alliance to Protect Private Property Rights
California Fish and Game Wardens Association
Sacramento Metro Chamber of Commerce PAC
North State Building Industry Association PAC
Butte County Farm Bureau
California Congress of Republicans
Placer County Congress of Republicans
Western Growers Association
Republicans of River City
The Auburn Journal
The Sacramento Bee
The Mountain Democrat
The Sierra Sun
Tahoe Sierra Board of Realtors
INDIVIDUALS
Former California Governor George Deukmejian
Former California Governor Pete Wilson
California Congressman Dan Lungren
California Congressman Wally Herger
California Congressman Brian Bilbray
California Congressman Ken Calvert
California Congressman David Dreier
California Congressman Duncan Hunter
California Congressman Darrell Issa
California Congressman Jerry Lewis
California Congressman Buck McKeon
California Congressman Gary Miller
California Congressman Devin Nunes
California Congressman George Radanovich
Congressman Dan Burton
Congressman Chris Cannon, Chairman Western Caucus
Congressman Ed Royce
Congressman Greg Walden
California State Senator Dave Cox
California State Assemblyman Roger Niello
California State Assemblyman Doug La Malfa
Former California State Senate Republican Leader Jim Nielsen
National Tax Limitation Committee President Lew Uhler
University of California Regent Emeritus Ward Connerly
Placer County Supervisor Rocky Rockholm
Placer County Supervisor Robert Weygandt
Placer County Supervisor Jim Holmes
Placer County Supervisor Kirk Uhler
Placer County Supervisor Bruce Kranz
Placer County Sheriff Ed Bonner
Placer County District Attorney Brad Fenocchio*
Placer County Assessor Bruce Dear
Placer County Treasurer-Tax Collector Jenine Windeshausen
Placer County Water Agency Director Gray Allen
Placer County Water Agency Director Mike Lee
Placer County Water Agency Director Alex Ferreira
Placer County Congress of Republicans Chairman Gerald Brentnall
Roseville Mayor Jim Gray
Roseville City Councilmember John Allard
Roseville City Councilmember Carol Garcia
Roseville City Councilman Richard Roccucci
Roseville Mayor Pauline Roccucci, Retired
Roseville Mayor Mel Hamel, Retired
Roseville Mayor June Wanish, Retired
Roseville Joint Union High School District President Jan Pinney
Roseville Joint Union High School District President Jim Joiner, Retired
Roseville City School District President Susan Goto
Roseville City School District Board Member Stanford Hirata
Eureka Union School District Former Board Member Sheila Anderson
Lincoln Mayor Primo Santini
Lincoln City Councilmember Tom Cosgrove
Lincoln City Councilmember Kent Nakata
Lincoln City Councilmember Spencer Short
Rocklin Mayor Brett Storey
Rocklin Vice Mayor Peter Hill
Rocklin City Councilmember Kathy Lund
Rocklin City Councilmember Scott Yuill
Rocklin City Councilmember George Magnuson
Rocklin City Fire Chief Timothy Mrozinski, Retired
Rocklin Mayor Ken Yorde (Retired)
Auburn City Councilmember Bob Snyder
Auburn City Councilmember Mike Holmes
Auburn City Councilmember Bridget Powers
Auburn Mayor Cheryl Maki, Retired
Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital Chief Administrative Officer Mitch Hanna
Loomis Mayor Russ Kelley
Loomis City Councilmember Thomas Millward
El Dorado County Supervisor Rusty Dupray
El Dorado County Supervisor Helen Baumann
El Dorado County Supervisor Jack Sweeney
El Dorado County Sheriff Jeff Neves
El Dorado County District Attorney Vern Pierson
El Dorado County Auditor-Controller Joe Harn
El Dorado County Supervisor John Upton, Retired
El Dorado County Sheriff Hal Barker, Retired
Placerville Mayor Carl Hagen
El Dorado Irrigation District Board Member John Fraser
El Dorado Irrigation District Board Member Bill George
El Dorado Irrigation District Board Member Harry Norris
El Dorado County Republican Women President Diane Hooper
El Dorado Hills Community Services District President Bill Vandegrift
South Lake Tahoe City Councilmember Kathay Lovell
South Lake Tahoe Mayor Tom Davis, Retired
Georgetown Public Utility District President Norm Krizl
Georgetown Public Utility District Boardmember JoAnn Shepherd
Lincoln Club of El Dorado Hills President Greg Jones
Nevada County Supervisor John Spencer
Sacramento County Supervisor Susan Peters
Sacramento County Supervisor Roberta MacGlashan
Sacramento County Sheriff John McGinness
Sacramento County District Attorney Jan Scully
Sacramento Metro Chamber President & CEO Matt Mahood
President of Republicans of River City Carl Burton
Lassen County Sheriff Steve Warren
Lassen County Supervisor Brian Dahle
Lassen County Supervisor Jack Hanson
Plumas County Supervisor Rose Comstock
Plumas County Supervisor Bill Dennison, Retired
Butte County Supervisor Kim Yamaguchi
Butte County Supervisor Curt Josiassen
Butte County Farm Bureau President Ryan Schohr
City of Oroville Vice Mayor Jamie Johansson
Oroville City Councilmember Susan Corkin
Oroville City Councilman Jim Prouty
Oroville City Councilman Mike Howard
Modoc County Supervisor Dan Macsay
Modoc County District Attorney Gary Woolverton
Sierra County District Attorney Lawrence Allen
Sierra County Supervisor Brooks Mitchell
National Narcotic Officers' Associations' Coalition President Ronald Brooks
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Department of California, State Commander David Norris
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Department of California, State Adjutant and Quartermaster, John Lowe
(partial list) *For identification purposes only
WHAT OTHERS SAY
"Doug Ose's personal integrity, experience and proven dedication to taxpayers and fiscal accountability will help set a bold new course for our nation."
Congressman Dan Lungren
"In the face of a troubled economy, we could not ask for a better champion than
Doug Ose."
State Senator Dave Cox
"Conservative, experienced, ethical - that's what I think of when I think about
Doug Ose."
Placer County Supervisor Rocky Rockholm
"We know we can count on Doug Ose to fight for our local interests."
Rocklin City Councilmember Kathy Lund
"When it comes to public safety there is no better candidate in the race for Congress than Doug Ose."
Placer County Sheriff Ed Bonner
"In Congress, Doug Ose voted for one of the largest tax cuts in American history, and spearheaded the Government Waste and Corrections Act to stop wasteful spending that was costing taxpayers $30 billion annually. I strongly endorse him."
Lew Uhler, President National Tax Limitation Committee
