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By: Aaron Gardner (Diary)  |  May 10th, 2010 at 01:29 PM  | 

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I just watched the video of the May 9th ABC 7 News GOP Primary debate and I must say, Chuck DeVore was excellent.

Chuck DeVore rose above his opponents in both knowledge possessed and delivery of that understanding to the California Republican primary voters. His detractors should take notice – this primary ain’t over yet.

Here are the highlights of the debate showing why I too am staying with Chuck DeVore.

Chuck DeVore is who we need in D.C., he would be an excellent ally to Marco Rubio, Mike Lee, Rand Paul, and Jim DeMint. He has led the field in substantive conservative positions on issue after issue.

The people will respond to Chuck DeVore’s consistent conservative message and vote for him if he can get the name recognition he deserves. This debate win is just one more milestone in the process.

Those who thought a coronation was in order, and those who believed it completed with the endorsement by Gov. Palin, better look again.

This primary ain’t over yet.

Aaron B. Gardner


If you liked what you saw and heard, make sure to pitch in what you can to win the primary for Chuck DeVore.

P.S. If you have another 16 minutes to burn, below are Parts 1&2 of the full debate.

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  • RINKER

    I was troubled that Fiorina did not answer his charge that she once supported McCain’s version of cap-and-trade. She says she’s against cap-and-trade, but I think voters need to hear a more thorough discussion.

    The main thing I was troubled by DeVore was his statement that “the Taliban poses NO EXISTENTIAL THREAT to the United States”. He is against our troop presence in Afghanistan, but supports drone attacks on Taliban leaders. I am strongly opposed to this position.

  • swanie

    This is the guy we need in the Senate to restore California…restore America! Now we need GOP leaders to watch the debate over and over and over until they finally understand what The People are fighting for! We are done with RINOs and flip-floppers like Tom & Carly. We need focus, strength, leadership,
    and (to quote Aaron’s article) “substantive conservative” knowledge of the issues. Tom & Carly basically model their positions on CHUCK DEVORE. Nice during the campaign but what are they going to do on their own?
    Com’mon California…Game on….we need to propel this guy through the primary…we have the next Ronald Reagan in our grasp!!!!

  • teapartypatriot

    Although I agree that devore is clearly the best candidate, the key question is: what needs to be done to get him the Repub nomination and eventually a Senate seat?

    Every poll and every assessment I’ve seen suggests that he won’t win the nomination. Wishful thinking won’t change that. Something else must be done.

  • RINKER

    I think that is a stretch, personally. Marco Rubio is the closest thing to Reagan I have witnessed. DeVore has yet to prove he can ignite the passion and support Reagan was able to ignite. I have some reservations about his views on the war on terror, too.

  • Cheryl

    For one thing, Devore has a ground campaign money can’t buy.

    What about the Rasmussen polls showing him one point above Fiorina and only a couple behind Campbell against Brown? I know this state and Brown is a has been and has a very negative history.

  • nepanyrush

    Palin, a true conservative, endorses Fiorina over the true conservative in the CA race. Here in PA-10, we have one good conservative candidate, David Madeira, and Rick Santorum, a true conservative, endorses the fake conservative connected with DeNaples of the Bufalino crime family. Why don’t these people either stay out of the primary or endorse the conservative? Of course, it was Santorum who told us to vote for Specter over Toomey 6 years ago, so maybe he is half-politician, half-conservative.

  • zollistar

    If we stop worrying about Mr. DeVore’s current numbers and work to improve his numbers, we’lll…IMPROVE HIS NUMBERS.

    Marlin Stutzman came in second in Indiana. The fact that he was a completely come-from-behind candidate showed just how far a good conservative candidate can go. That’s a message that the king-makers notice (but won’t admit that they notice, at least not publicly.)

    Chuck DeVore can make it over the line. BUT it’s up to us to get behind him and MAKE IT HAPPEN.

    I’m grateful that he’s willing to run.

    Now let’s support him. Please.

  • Aaron Gardner
  • IJB
  • zollistar

    …it might be useful for those of us who are willing to Do Something to tell the rest of us what we’re doing.

    I’ll go first.

    When Erick asked us to send money to the DeVore campaign, I IMMEDIATELY sent a donation. It was small, but it was $$$. It showed DeVore, who is taking on this challenging, wearying, maddening effort, that someone on the far side of the country (New York City, to be specific) is thrilled to help him, even if it’s with just a small donation.

    Next. if DeVore has an anywhere-in-the-country volunteer calling campaign that makes it possible for people to make introduce-the-candidate and/or get-out-the-vote calls on DeVore’s behalf, I’m signing up to call.

    Finally, I have family and friends in California. THEY WILL HEAR FROM ME.

    One already has.

    Okay, that’s what I’m doing — so far.

    Who wants to be next?

  • Aaron Gardner

    I have given to the campaign a few times and given via Senate Conservatives Fund as well.

    Great to hear of another person in the North East who is on board with Chuck!

  • partyof1

    “Undecided/No Opinion” continues to poll about as well as each of the three major Republican candidates

    Several polls have shown that Boxer’s support is below 50 percent in head-to-head match-ups with each of her GOP rivals, despite her party’s advantage in voter registration. In some, she is in a statistical dead heat with Campbell and Fiorina, and barely ahead of DeVore.

    http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2010/05/10/MNDG1DB92L.DTL#ixzz0nYqjLty1

    I don’t know what polls they were citing but if true then it seems DeVore has a shot.

  • SirGladiator

    I would love to see Chuck DeVore win the primary, but I just really wish he would save the majority of his attacks for the liberal democrat in the race, Campbell, not the clearly less conservative but at least still conservative Fiorina. If DeVore can pull it out I have no doubt he can win in November, but if we as Conservatives fight amongst ourselves and allow the far-left guy to win the primary, it doesn’t matter who finishes second. It’ll be like Indiana all over again, only WAY worse, because at least Coats is fairly Conservative, Campbell is just a liberal democrat with an R next to his name. So hopefully DeVore and Fiorina can stop fighting amongst themselves, and focus their attacks on the person who they actually ‘should’ be attacking, the front-running liberal Campbell.

  • RINKER

    It was Devore. He said we were “nation building” in Afghanistan, and he was opposed to our troop presence there. That statement I quoted was his, and that might be what would keep me from voting for him if I lived in California. He said the Taliban “doesn’t have an army” and that they weren’t a threat to us.

  • RINKER

    He did take a very hard line against Iran, which I was happy to hear.

  • aesthete

    we are nation-building in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Problem is that, while it seems like it will take in Iraq, nothing indicates that it is taking, or that it will ever take, in Afghanistan. It’s refreshing to see that he’s willing to split from the punditocracy on the issue, and should he win in CA (a long shot, I know), I’ll be glad to see him in the Foreign Affairs Committee.

  • RINKER

    I take a different view, but I’m not saying you or DeVore have a bad argument. I just disagree.

  • joayn

    For all who want to support Chuck, please visit his website. Check out the “Help the Campaign” section to get actively involved in his campaign.

    http://www.chuckdevore.com/action/

  • RINKER

    I didn’t like the bashing back-and-forth between the two. Either is preferable to Campbell. I know the majority here don’t think so, but I believe Fiorina is a conservative. Is DeVore more conservative? Probably so. What I am 100% certain about is that we DO NOT WANT CAMPBELL.

  • Section9

    People were saying that about McClintock in 2001. You don’t see them saying that now.

  • klondike

    Sending my third contribution. If I lived in California, I would be beating down his door to volunteer for his campaign.

    Aaron Gardner, thank you for that video footage.

    I think Chuck DeVore’s stance on amnesty and illegal immigration will resonate with Californians and just might put him over the top. CA is about to be innundated with illegals and MS-13 fleeing AZ.

    A county in Northern Virginia passed a bill in 2007 that seems almost a template for AZ’s bill. After passage of the bill, Maryland was innundated with illegal immigrants so much so that the State is now looking at passing a similar bill. Think about it – Maryland. One of the most liberal states on the east coast, is looking at passing an immigration bill – even before the Commonwealth of Virginia.

    Don’t back down, Chuck!

  • dfwpike

    What was Sarah thinking?

  • swanie

    Yes, zollistar, Chuck has any-where-in-the-country phone banking:

    http://chuckdevore.com/action, click option 5 (help the campaign) and then select phone banking.

    All of us in California would be grateful for out-of-state help! Many of us helped Scott Brown at the request of Chuck’s campaign.

    As for me…I have set up tables at grocery stores, I’m holding signs in heavy traffic areas, emaling friends and sending $$$. Chuck has thousands of passionate supporters up and down the state!

    We need to send the country and the Old School GOP as message…we are sick of their back-room RINO politics!

  • swanie

    Saw Santorum on Fox tonight backing the whole Palin/Fiorina scandal! What is wrong with him??? I can’t believe he could suggest Fiorina was “conservative” and keep a straight face.

    He was kind and “polite” about Chuck DeVore….admitted he is the California Conservative’s choice…but then went to bat for the RINO.

    Agreed…stick with “conservative” principles or “stay out” of our primary!

  • RINKER

    I don’t think Fiorina is a RINO. Just my opinon. Not as conservative as me, but not as liberal as a RINO.

  • bs61

    I’ve seen and heard him on other shows, and he is like the geek part of Reagan who believes in our Constitution – he was inspiring!

  • bs61

    They should be disagreeing and pointing out how they are different or better!

  • bs61
  • kuksool

    On Fox News last night, Santorum drew comparsions between Fiorina and Pat Toomey.

    Today on National Review Corner, Santorum endorsed Fiorina along with Sen. Tom Coburn and James Inhofe.

  • kuksool

    Campbelll 35%

    Fiorina 24%

    DeVore 15%

    It seems Fiorina and DeVore will bicker amongst themselves over who the “True Conservative” is and Campbell will win in a divided field.

  • kuksool

    Campbelll 35%

    Fiorina 24%

    DeVore 15%

    It seems Fiorina and DeVore will bicker amongst themselves over who the “True Conservative” is and Campbell will win in a divided field.

  • SteveLA

    kuksool

    Dates of this poll?
    Pre or Post Palin endorsement?

    I don’t think the effects of the Palin endorsement has been felt one way or the other quite yet, at least so it would show up in a poll.

  • kuksool

    Below is the link to the polls.

    http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=f74df263-5576-4f7f-97fe-32fd0d35835c

    Also Meg Whitman lead shrunk to 39% to 37%

    If Meg Whitman and Carly Fiorina lose the primary, then ti will be a blow to the GOP Establishment (esp. Romney who so wants Whitman to win).

  • kuksool

    Below is the link to the polls.

    http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=f74df263-5576-4f7f-97fe-32fd0d35835c

    Also Meg Whitman lead shrunk to 39% to 37%

    If Meg Whitman and Carly Fiorina lose the primary, then ti will be a blow to the GOP Establishment (esp. Romney who so wants Whitman to win).

  • Aaron Gardner

    The poll was between the 6th and the 9th, which puts it over the weekend.

    Key take away that I saw was that DeVore picked up 5 points while Campbell and Fiorina dropped 15 points combined. 23% still undecided.

    The GOP battle to face incumbent US Senator Democrat Barbara Boxer in November remains essentially unchanged. Today, former Congressman Tom Campbell defeats former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, 35% to 24%. State assembly member Chuck DeVore gets 15%. Limited movement since SurveyUSA’s previous poll. 23% are undecided: Among men, Campbell had led by 8 points, now leads by 12; among women, Campbell had led by 5, now 10. DeVore is up 5 points among voters age 18 to 49, Campbell is down 5, Fiorina is down 10. Among voters age 50+, Campbell is up 6. In California’s Inland Empire, Fiorina had led by 6 points, now trails by 5. Campbell’s lead in the Bay Area is now smaller, but his lead in greater Los Angeles is now larger.

    Internals:

    SurveyUSA interviewed 2,700 California adults 05/06/10 through 05/09/10. Of them, 2,273 were registered to vote. Of the registered voters, 548 were determined by SurveyUSA to be likely to vote in the 06/08/10 Republican Primary; 621 were determined to be likely to vote in the 06/08/10 Democratic primary. Early voting begins today, 05/10/10.

  • Scope

    (in a very anti-incumbent year), and the names that have been floated out there as possible 2012 pres. candidates, are all coming out for who seems to have the highest poll numbers, and who they believe has the best shot at winning, no matter what policy positions they hold. If Palin or Santorum do actually run, they will expect to be paid back from what they hope will be sitting Senators or Reps. They are doing nothing more than playing the insider political game, and, have lost any conservative credibility they may have had. Fred Thompson had said, where he stood with his principles, didn’t depend on where he was standing. These people are proving that their principles depend on where they are standing.

  • IJB
  • http://www.jwhowardattorneys.com jwhoward

    how come you don’t know DeVore would be running against Boxer if he won the primary and not Brown?

    Turn out the lights. The DeVore party is over. He cannot double his take in less than 30 days.

    It is well and good to hold on to the railing as the ship goes down, but continuing the DeVore effort just guarantees a Campbell victory. Then you, who “know this state so well” will have a choice between two liberals. Congratulations.