Looks as though the Inland Empire is McCain country.
Just a few of Senator McCain’s big-name supporters in the Inland area include: former Senate Minority Leader Jim Brulte, Assemblywoman Bonnie Garcia, District Attorney Rod Pacheco, and Riverside County Supervisor John Tavaglione. Local party activists have also signed on with the Senator’s “No Surrender” message. Riverside County Republican Party Vice Chairman Ken Minesinger also endorsed Senator McCain’s candidacy just this week.
Riverside Lincoln Club President Doug Jacobs and longtime GOP activist Aaron Knox have signed on with the campaign. The McCain campaign in the Inland area is chaired by Rob Hightower, who is a criminal prosecutor in Riverside. Hightower commented that “all across the Inland Empire, from Riverside to Coachella and from Temecula to Rancho Cucamonga people are excited about John McCain. His plan of lowers taxes, conservative values, and the vigor to win the war on terror is resonating with Republicans here.” Hightower concluded that “this is a great time to be a member of the McCain team. We are looking forward to more people becoming involved.”
Anyone interested in helping out can contact me, and I’ll forward your name along to the right folks!
January 24th, 2008 at 12:00 am
Jill,
Nice post, however, we here in the IE are saving our votes for Romney;)
Russ Bogh
January 24th, 2008 at 12:00 am
Hi Jill,
Thanks for your post on John Mccain’s Inland Empire support. It is always nice to see how the region I call home is seen through the eyes of those who live elsewhere in California.
As Russ Bogh stated above, there is a tremendous reservoir of support for Mitt Romney in the Inland Empire region.
State legislators such as Bob Dutton, Bob Huff, Anthony Adams, and all four GOP county supes in San Berdu are on board with Team Mitt. Mitt Romney’s campaign presence in Riverside County is expanding as well.
However, I thank you for pointing to Senator McCain’s roster of support here – indeed, he too does have a bevy of key Inland Empire supporters, most notably our outstanding former state senator, Jim Brulte (Depdending on how the lines were drawn in the 90’s, I believe I was a constituent of his for most of my life!).
Nice update Jill, and thanks for posting.
January 24th, 2008 at 12:00 am
The mighty I.E. is going to be a very interesting place to watch as the results come in! Lot’s of fired up folks…you gotta love it! Thanks for chiming in, Russ and Adam…I hope your candidate appreciates how fortunate he is to have you onboard.
January 25th, 2008 at 12:00 am
It will be a good fight in the Inland Empire. As an Inland native, and a McCain supporter, I look forward to a spirited campaign. Things are never boring here! I look forward to the Senator doing well.
January 25th, 2008 at 12:00 am
Hightower A McCain supporter? Did I teach you better?
Oh well cant win them all best of luck to you and Jill, McCain will make a great Secondplace finish in CA
January 26th, 2008 at 12:00 am
More endorsements…The Desert Sun just endorsed Sen. McCain.
http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080124/OPINION01/801240335/1004/opinion
And to Mr. Bogh, I learned well–best of luck to you as well. We can agree on the future campaign to make you Senator Bogh.
January 26th, 2008 at 12:00 am
Of course, Rob, they also endorsed Barack Obama. Not that I am picking on the Desert Sun, in particular. But who the heck cares what these typically left-wing newspaper editorial boards “recommend” — most of the writers on those boards probably are not even Republican.
January 26th, 2008 at 12:00 am
The writers may not be Republican–I’m frankly unfamiliar with the editorial board of the Desert Sun. Nevertheless, a larger proportion of the readers of this paper are Republicans. Most candidates are more than happy to have an endorsement from a publication with an enormous circulation.
January 30th, 2008 at 12:00 am
So Republicans don’t work for newspapers? Republicans aren’t lawyers?