From: "Gary Britt" 

She sounds good as you described.  Sometimes due to waiting in line
somebody gets to be the party's choice even when they aren't the most
electable candidate.  That's what got us Bob Dole.  It was his turn.

Gary

"Ellen K."  wrote in message
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> Bush II.
>
> See  http://www.treas.gov/organization/bios/marin-e.html
>
> A lot actually comes up if you google her.
>
> On Sun, 13 Nov 2005 23:37:39 -0500, "Gary Britt"
>  wrote in message
:
>
> >Who was she Treasurer under?
> >
> >Gary
> >
> >"Ellen K."  wrote in message
> >news:p40gn1t8bj7k86r9gh5anno9eesqiuofno{at}4ax.com...
> >> Californians are possibly unique in one respect, which is that although
> >> the state is registered majority Democrat, and usually votes Democrat,
> >> people do get their dander up when they sense they are being
> >> manipulated.  That's how Proposition 13 passed and how Gray Davis got
> >> voted out of office.
> >>
> >> A very big mistake the Republican party has made here is not courting
> >> the Hispanic vote.  Hispanic culture is very much more oriented to
> >> "family values" than to the Democrats' positions. 
We had a terrific
> >> possible candidate to run for the Senate, Rosario Marin -- female,
> >> Hispanic, bootstrap life story, was mayor of a small city here, then US
> >> Treasurer, but no, they had to run a gray white male.  Sheesh.
> >>
> >> On Sun, 13 Nov 2005 14:53:45 -0500, "Gary Britt"
> >>  wrote in message
:
> >>
> >> >It would have affected congressional representation as well, I
assumed,
> >but
> >> >it didn't necessarily have to do so directly.  Eventually it would
have
> >> >either way.  It should have had the affect of getting
more republicans
> >over
> >> >time, I would have thought.
> >> >
> >> >Gary
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >"Ellen K." 
wrote in message
> >> >news:l02fn15ukmhfqn2fjlmmrk6guqoeouicmb{at}4ax.com...
> >> >> Armey's letter said the current districting helped secure the
> >Republican
> >> >> majority in Congress.  I have to confess that I
hadn't read the
actual
> >> >> text of the proposition before that and had assumed
that it referred
> >> >> only to the state legislature.
> >> >>
> >> >> On Sun, 13 Nov 2005 12:47:36 -0500, "Gary Britt"
> >> >>  wrote in message
:
> >> >>
> >> >> >Sweep the nation no.  Its actually not the way
things should be
except
> >in
> >> >> >the case of California whose districting has
gotten so out of whack
> >that
> >> >the
> >> >> >proportion of democrats and republicans in the
legislature doesn't
> >even
> >> >come
> >> >> >close to reflecting the voting population.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >I was surprised to see Ellen's comment about
Army, but he is a paid
> >> >lobbyist
> >> >> >now.  The state republicans for it probably have
their seats pretty
> >much
> >> >> >guaranteed to them and like the democrats in the
state legislature
put
> >> >their
> >> >> >personal interest over the state's interest.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >Once California got its districting straightened
out for a decade
or
> >so,
> >> >> >they could go back to the usual and preferred
method.  Right now
> >> >> >California's legislature is a bigger captive to
limited special
> >interests
> >> >> >than is Washington, and that's really saying something
> >> >> >
> >> >> >Gary
> >> >> >
> >> >> >"John Cuccia"
 wrote in message
> >> >> >news:2moen1hu3m2fe7lfs3qbsasr0urss42fmt{at}4ax.com...
> >> >> >> On Fri, 11 Nov 2005 14:58:45 -0500,
"Gary Britt"
> >> >> >>  wrote:
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >I was really disappointed in the defeat
of Arnie's 4 ballot
> >> >propositions.
> >> >> >> >Especially the one that would have put
one man one vote back
into
> >the
> >> >> >state
> >> >> >> >legislature.  What did Arnie do in your
opinion to screw this
all
> >up?
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> I was hoping that his redistricting
proposition would pass in
> >> >> >> California and then sweep the nation.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >
> >>
> >
>

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