Bill Clinton made his campaign stops for Jerry Brown and Gavin Newsom, and the news was overwhelmingly positive. Good press followed wherever he went, and people even waited in the rain to hear him stump for Mike Thompson in Napa:
Hundreds of hopeful fans waited for hours in the rain for the chance to hear Clinton speak at the historic Uptown Theater. Just minutes after its doors opened, the venue was packed with 850 people.
“It may be raining outside, but the sun’s shining in here,” Clinton said as the crowd cheered.
Clinton’s campaign stop in Napa was his 83rd this season, he said, in an election where anger against incumbents is motivating Republicans and tea party supporters.
Like a pastor before a devoted congregation, Clinton captivated the crowd inside the theater for nearly an hour, and challenged the idea that there was an “enthusiasm gap” between energized Republicans and apathetic Democrats.(Santa Rosa P-D)
California has always been something of an outlier. And who knows how Democrats may fare across the nation, but in California, things are looking fairly good. Brown and Boxer’s numbers are strong as their opponents have been unmasked as far too conservative for the state. As voters tune in, Carly and Meg lose them.
That is not to say that there isn’t a lot of work left. We need to work every day until 8pm on November 2 to make sure that every possible vote makes it through the door. This is the word of Bill Clinton as he traveled the state. And I think that is the right message for California right now. We just cannot afford Whitman or Fiorina in office.
“Brown and Boxer’s numbers are strong as their candidates have been unmasked…” should maybe read as their “opponents (or opposing candidates)” have been unmasked as far too conservative for the state…
Otherwise a fine post. I have been out of state for three weeks and it seems a lot has been going on while I was off in TX and NM. Good to be back to help out with the last couple of weeks of the campaigns.
that 2010 will be as weird and out of synch with national trends as 2006 and 2008 were. no fate but what you make, though.
Clinton not only betrays his promise to end the military’s gay ban, he signed the gay ban into a Conressional statute instead of vetoing it. And instead of vetoing it, he signed DOMA into law. He set back gay rights by 20 years, What a hero! This sleazy piece of shit cared more about getting his dick waxed than he did about the human rights of 30,000,000 Americans. The very last day I hear the word ‘Clinton’ will be a very good day. And Obama is just as sleazy.