I was just push-polled, um actually no, I was "message-tested" by the puritanical, far-right candidate for Lt. Governor, Tom McClintock.
McClintock has run for Governor before, and it seems he still wishes to bring California to the dark side.
But since he is way behind in the polls (Garamendi has a double-digit lead), he does what Republicans usually do....he is using his considerable war chest on dirty tricks.
http://www.californiachronicle.com/...
This is basically from memory:
So I pick up the phone and am asked to engage in a 45 second poll by an automated pollster.
Question 1: Will you vote in the Nov 7 election.
A: Yes
Question 2: Will you vote for Tom McClintock or John Garamendi?
A: Garamendi
Question: Do you support amnesty for illegal aliens?
A:Depends.
Q: Yes or no answer only is accepted-
A: then Yes.
Question 4: Are you pro-life?
A: No
Question 3: Do you support raising taxes....?
A: Yes
Question: Do you support the ideal that marriage is one man and one woman?
A: No
Question: Do you believe the government has the right to take away your home at any whim?
A: What sort of bullshit question is this...this is a bullshit push poll.
Q: Only a yes or no answer will be accepted.
A: This is a bullshit push poll, I hope you tape that answer.
Q: Thank you, paid for by McClintock for Lt. Governor
What are they going to do with this data? Show that Garamendi supporters are also pro-choice, pro-gay, pro-taxes, and pro-"illegal"? Will that go out in their fundraising newsletter and their get out the vote campaigns? Just last week he was in Napa fundraising with the Catholic Business Leaders. Of course, had he gone to the Napa Catholic Churches with his anti-undocumented worker campaign he might have received the cold shoulder, given that the St. Helena Catholic Church does outreach for migrant farmworkers.
Anyhow, this SOB has out fundraised Garamendi 1.5 Mill to $188,000, so Garamendi deserves some love.
http://www.tommcclintock.net/...=
Because we do NOT want this fundamentalist to continue his crusade to swing California into the red, please consider a small donation to keep this from happening.
http://www.garamendi.org/...