Posted on 01/10/2008 5:49:06 PM PST by Clintonfatigued
On the GOP side, former state legislator Rico Oller has said that he plans to run if Doolittle steps aside, and former Rep. Doug Ose (R-Calif.) might also run for the seat.
Ose honored a term-limit pledge by stepping aside in the neighboring 3rd district in 2004.
State Assemblyman Ted Gaines has formed an exploratory committee but has not officially entered the race. He has said he would wait for Doolittle to make a final decision.
Doolittle’s 2006 primary opponent, former Auburn Mayor Mike Holmes, has already entered the race, as has Iraq veteran and political newcomer Eric Egland. Doolittle defeated Holmes 67-33. Neither Holmes nor Egland has raised a significant amount of money for the race.
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Thankfully, Doolittle came to his senses. Republican chances of winning this election are pretty good now.
Isn’t Ose a borderline RINO ? I’m thinking Rico Oller is the best bet.
I was thinking, too, that if Ose wins, he’ll be the 3rd carpetbagging Republican Congressman in CA (joining Dan Lungren, who once represented a South CA district, and is now in Ose’s North CA seat, and Brian Bilbray who moved up from San Diego to the O.C. to take over Duke Cunningham’s seat).
What was in post #5?
Nekkid pictures of Doug Ose.
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