From today’s Wall Street Journal Political Diary E-mail:
Quote of the Day
"Arnold Schwarzenegger, secretary of homeland security. Or, perhaps, ambassador to the United Nations. Hey, you heard it here first. As he locks up the GOP nod, John McCain and his deputies are talking boldly this week about redrawing the electoral map into one where California lights up red on Nov. 4 for the first time in 20 years. The Golden State’s 55 electoral votes falling into the GOP column would pose a virtually insurmountable challenge to Democrats, no matter who wins that party’s nod…. [T]here is one way for McCain to make the Golden State a red state, or at least give it an honest shot. And he’s just sitting there in Sacramento, waiting to be asked" — National Journal columnist John Mercurio
March 7th, 2008 at 12:00 am
California will not go red this year. Sadly, many red states will go blue, and most likely stay that way for a while.
March 7th, 2008 at 12:00 am
A Republican will not win California in November, period.