California NRSC Tells Larry Elder Not To Run Against Boxer, Instead They Pick A Sure Loser

@bill, he would have to care because with their support, raising funds would be difficult. what they should have done is allow both candidates to run against one another in the primary then back the winner. now, they’re trying to be king-maker and i don’t think fiorina has a chance against boxer. actually, i don’t elder has much a chance either but this is politics.

I’m only vaguely familiar with Elder and Fiorina and on the few occasions that I’ve seen her, she has left me unimpressed.

If I were from California I would have been screaming for TERM LIMITS long ago – Boxer has been there far too long. Boxer’s infamously boorish treatment of Brigadier General Michael Walsh and Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice during their respective appearances at the invitation of the Senate was an embarrassment to the state of California and the U.S. Senate itself.

Frankly, I’d be rooting for Elder to run anyway just to show the dedication and independence that I would prefer in the person(s) representing me. As a non-resident of California, a defiant run against party orthodoxy ( and bad orthodoxy at that) might just encourage me to throw some cash his way (as long as TERM LIMITS were a central theme in his campaign).

in washington state you can run as what you want, even without the support of the party you choose to represent. i say the guy should tell them to kiss off and run anyway.

@tfhr:

There was quite a build up for her when she came onto the McCain campaign, her last job failure was forgotten. Wasn’t she rumored to be in the running for VP?

I watched her occasional appearances on Cavuto and came to the conclusion that she was not much different than some of the other McCain campaign backrounders. She seemed a bit fickle, it was like a couple of kids cheating at test time, Cavuto funneling answers for her. Disappointing, Elders has always inspired me, guess he isn’t in the CA incrowd….too honest.

Elder should run anyway – he can’t be accused of stealing votes from Firoina if they expect her to lose anyway

Sounds kiind of like what happened in NJ in the governor’s race…..

Larry Elder, run my friend. With or without the Republican Party, we need to take back our country.

Boxer is a disgrace and a pompous ass.

You can count on my vote. My business is currently crippled, so I can’t offer financial support, but my fingers are nimble and I still have my keyboard. It is oiled up and sighted in for a 1,000 meters. I will campaign for you to the best of my abilities, but you need to run.

This is the same RNC that lost the entire government majority in the last 4 years, why do people actually think they now know what they are doing??

Forget them and make it a case in point when and/if Elders runs that he tried to get the Republican nomination and they turned him down. Show that he is part of the Old School Reagan Republicans who wouldn’t have spent the way they did the last 4 years.

Here’s the story that is circulating at the convention: Back in the spring, Elder went to Washington to sit down with John Cornyn and the NRSC, and ask for their support for a bid for U.S. Senate against Barbara Boxer. Cornyn and the NRSC told him the following:

1. If Elder chose to run, they would not support him.
2. The NRSC was already committed to supporting Carly Fiorina
3. The NRSC expected Fiorina to lose against Boxer, but expected her to tie up Democrat resources in the meantime.

Lets just say “the story that is circulating” is accurate (which I highly doubt). It does not say that Elder would do any better than Fiorina! I really doubt point #3 would be brought up by Cornyn or his people given that Boxer polls less that 50% which generally indicated the seat is in trouble. If not Fiorina, why not Chuck DeVore (who polls better against Boxer than Fiorina) who had the balls to put his hat in the ring when Elder backed down.

Precisely why the idiot Republicans have to go too.

Here in Texa, Cornyn never responds to his constituents. If it is not too late, I say Larry should forget Cornyn and go for it.

The next time Cornyn is up for reelection, I will be looking at his opponents.

Larry Elder would have been awesome. The RINOS told him no. No wonder Sarah is “going rogue”. I suggest Larry do the same

Run Larry….get out there and get your feet wet. Ronald Reagan was discouraged from running against Gerald Ford for the Republican Presidential nomination — as we know, he did lose the nomination to Ford but came back in four years to win it all.

Get out there and shake hands…if you do not get the nomination this time around…Dianne Feinstein is up on the chopping block next.

Form a PAC, ask for our help, and go for it…

I am not under the illusion that anybody reads then, but ever “survey” (AKA beg for money) gets “No More RINO’s” written in for every “question”, and in every blank where I am supposed to write billing info.

NO more RINOs!

Larry Sheldon – I like that one.

I’ll be doing that too, if I ever get anything from the NRSC/RNC.

The Republican party can go piss up a rope, along with the DemocRats.

Hint: If you want to win, elect Conservatives, running on Conservative principles.

Until then – FOAD

Kinda off topic, but Tom in Canada….hmmm …probably not, probably Tom in California, said “I hate to say for once I agree with Mr. Sheldon. ”

Have I given offense?

I apologize, but I’d like to know why the “hate”.

Off-line via email is OK–my name less the blank and Cox’s network provides my email

The repubs are BRAIN DEAD….. look at New York this week….. backed a LOSER who then turned TURNCOAT!!!! They couldn’t pick a good movie, let alone a POWERFUL CANDIDATE !!!!! Time to move em out, or MOVE ON!! Time is running SHORT on choosing WHICH!!