Any early news on Busby?

I heard her retract a mis-statement and am wondering if that faux pas has hurt her?

Win or lose, the fact that this race is remotely close is a good sign for dems in the fall.

Bilbray to win. She kind of flubbed it and the wrong time. I wonder if her explanation did any good. I understand what she meant, but the way Bilbray jumped on it must have done SOME damage.

I no longer use the word HOPE, haven't for a very long time... guess I'll have to use another four letter word. WAIT!

:shrug:

she said "you don't have to be registered to help or maybe she even used the word "vote" to a group of Latinos. She acknowledged she had a slip of the tongue and only meant you don't have to be a registered voter to help in her campaign. She stated she was appealing to anyone who wanted to help her win. I can understand the slip, but it sure opened a BIG HOLE IMO!

Bilbray jumped RIGHT on it and basically "redefined it" in HIS words. He managed to get the information out that SHE didn't care if you were registered or not to vote! He knows that's not what she meant, but she opened the door.

And wow.. what unfortunate timing for the Rethugs to jump on that one comment when immigration tops the list in that area.

Ron Reagan said something like "one lousy sentence, and it can change the entire election!?! ..one slip and they they'll end up replacing Duke Cunningham with ANOTHER LOUSY LOBBYIST!!"

Let's just hope they're all wrong..

But in that area.. wow.. it will be TOUGH.

She opened her mouth and stuck her foot in it.

I keep seeing people refer to this slip of the tongue all over the board, but didn't know what it was (I'm in Tennessee - hardly keeping up with the little details of the races on the west coast, even though I'm interested in the outcomes).

...she said some guy in a local delivery truck stopped in her yard, and came out with some sort of instrument (I tuned in late to the show and didn't catch what he used..I think it was a hatchet of some type?)

..but he was destroying her Busby sign; shredding it to pieces.

She ran out and caught the guy in the act and it REALLY startled him. He was freaking out and was worried that she would report him to the cops and his employer.

She told the guy that she didn't plan to report him, but that he should be ashamed of himself -- that he should respect her right to select a candidate just as she would respect his.

Eddie said.. "You're just too sweet, you're such a softie.. and that's okay, that's you.. but I have to tell you, the rest of us want BLOOD!!"

Sad though to think that the idiot would be so angered by her yard sign that he'd so something that idiotic!

her side turned away and said they would vote for Bilbray. They got a jump on it and started spreading the word, VERY quickly!

LOL! I love doggies.

that's a cute one on yours too..

Yeah baby..

issues. I've been warning people for weeks. The Senate Dems screwed up. Bilbray will win because Dems will vote for him. It won't be because she said the wrong thing either.

I mean.. if Democrats are even voting for the lobbyist Republican, it's surprising the polls are basically tied..

Are the polls THAT far off?

Busby has (had?) a chance because of republican crossover/apathy/scandal fatigue.

It's a border district. People are not conservative as much as they're "immigration weary". They're also sick of high housing costs. Look how expensive 3 bedrooms houses are in Imperial Beach. Illegal immigration causes HIGH housing costs. A half of million dollars for an average house. People are sick of it.

people who are calling everyone racist. It's a day later now, I guess I was right.

of what she said.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5f9vbngizSI&search=busby

that she's running against doing his DIRTY work?

Good grief..

would like to see it.

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I live in the district (and voted absentee last week), but hadn't seen the video before. It's a shame she said that. Until I heard about that quote, I felt sure she was going to win. Now I'm not so sure. It seems like the kind of thing that would really rally the other side.

I knew I didn't get it completely correct, just the gist of it. But my gist was enough I suppose.

A slip of the tongue, and I do think it truly was... but you just can't do that against these heathens!

All we can do is wait, I wonder if it really is as close as they say... I live in FL and don't really know, just try to follow this stuff and since we don't have much going on here, it was one to watch.

At any rate if HE wins, he will only have a short time to make any head-way.