This e-mail comes from Dan Dove, a Placer GOP activist from Colfax (Bruce Kranz’ district).

This is also typical of what this blogger is seeing from GOP activists all over the state. We feel like we are being “Bob Dole”d all over again.

Dan Writes -

Ken,

You raise a question that should really challenge everyone now that the Florida primary has been cast, and while his victory narrow, the media and his delegate count have gained strength in John McCain’s favor.

The answer for me is one that should be considered by all Republicans because it might provide them some direction for the California primary.

I WILL NOT vote for John McCain. (yes, that is a period)

The denial of my vote is not because he is lying about Mitt Romney “calling for a timetable to withdraw” which has been clearly shown as a lie.

The denial of my vote is because John McCain has been working from inside the party to do his utmost to destroy it since I can remember.

In a conversation the other day, I mentioned that I would rather let Hillary win than vote for John McCain and a friend asked me “why?”

My answer…

When 15 million illegal aliens are given the right to stay in the USA for the rest of their lives, who would we blame?
When ANWR is permanently shut down and Kyoto is signed pushing our economy into the tank, who would we blame?
When Guantanamo is shut down and torture redefined to suit our enemies, who would we blame?
When the Bush Tax cuts are rescinded, death tax expanded, and economy tanks, who would we blame?

I would rather blame Hillary or Obama and see the Republicans regain Congress in 2 years.

McCain is like Schwarzenegger on steroids…wait…I guess that means he is like Schwarzenegger.

Now, if someone says to me “You are not standing up for Republicans” I will say “McCain did not only fail to stand up for Republicans on many occasions, he knifed them in the back at all of the worst times”.

I will not vote for him, PERIOD.

If someone is on the fence, keep in mind that there will be other Republicans like me that cannot hold their nose on John McCain. He would destroy the Republican party by telling the conservative base to shove it whenever the opportunity arose. He would tear down the coalition that Reagan built and I will not be a part of it.

Regards,

Dan