71st Assembly Candidate Neil Blais Hasn't Been a Republican for Very Long
Posted by: Eric Linder | 03/15/2008 12:03 AM
It's the Ides of March for 71st Assembly candidate Neil Blais, as on the eve of the very Republican CRA endorsement meeting, Blais announces that he was registered as a Democrat throughout the Carter, Reagan, Bush Sr. and Clinton Presidencies, leaving many republicans curious as to whom Neil Blais voted for up until 1997.
As you can clearly see in the comments to Jubal's original post on Red County Orange County, the Blais team is on the defensive.
Here's the news release:
Candidate Neil Blais Finally Admits He Was A Democrat Until The Late 90s
MISSION VIEJO, CA -- The race for Assembly in the 71st District took a dramatic turn last night when candidate Neil Blais decided to come clean and admit he had been a Democrat until "96 or 97."
"After months of dancing around the question, Neil Blais finally decided to tell the truth about his party affiliation," said Shawn Fago, President of the Orange County Young Republicans.
Mayor Jeff Miller, the former chairman of the Republican Party of Riverside, is the top Republican candidate in the 71st district. He has been endorsed by leading Republicans in both Orange and Riverside counties, including Congressman Ed Royce, Senator Bob Dutton and Assemblyman Mike Duvall.
"All during the Reagan, Bush 1 and Clinton years, while Jeff Miller was working hard to elect Republicans, Neil Blais was a voting Democrat," said Miller's consultant Dave Gilliard. "It seems Neil just plopped himself down in Orange County in 1997, checked the political landscape, and decided it would be in his best political interests to become a Republican."
As you can clearly see in the comments to Jubal's original post on Red County Orange County, the Blais team is on the defensive.
Here's the news release:
Candidate Neil Blais Finally Admits He Was A Democrat Until The Late 90s
MISSION VIEJO, CA -- The race for Assembly in the 71st District took a dramatic turn last night when candidate Neil Blais decided to come clean and admit he had been a Democrat until "96 or 97."
"After months of dancing around the question, Neil Blais finally decided to tell the truth about his party affiliation," said Shawn Fago, President of the Orange County Young Republicans.
Mayor Jeff Miller, the former chairman of the Republican Party of Riverside, is the top Republican candidate in the 71st district. He has been endorsed by leading Republicans in both Orange and Riverside counties, including Congressman Ed Royce, Senator Bob Dutton and Assemblyman Mike Duvall.
"All during the Reagan, Bush 1 and Clinton years, while Jeff Miller was working hard to elect Republicans, Neil Blais was a voting Democrat," said Miller's consultant Dave Gilliard. "It seems Neil just plopped himself down in Orange County in 1997, checked the political landscape, and decided it would be in his best political interests to become a Republican."
Conservative ideas are not dead, there a just dang few conservatives who can communicate....
And he got spanked at the CRA endorsement meeting today. Congratulations Jeff on a well deserved win.
Oh Puhleeeez. When Neil joined the GOP more than ten years ago, he did so sincerely and has voted like a Republican. Compare that to your boy Miller who has raised taxes more than any Republican I can think of. I would think Corona has had enough of the Miller charade.
Raised taxes? You wouldn't happen to have any proof to go along with that statement would you?