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CRP Chairman Ron Nehring Issues Statement Concerning Clinton's Declining Support

(SACRAMENTO) - California Republican Party Chairman Ron Nehring today issued the following statement in anticipation Democrat presidential candidate Senator Hillary Clinton's visit to San Francisco:
 
"Hillary's campaign juggernaut suddenly doesn't look all that impressive. It's not because of the strength or weakness of her organization, but it is about trust and candor.

"If you take a look at her responses just on the issue of New York Gov. Elliot Spizter's drivers license plan, she looks like a graduate of the John Kerry School of Flip Flops. And her response to Gavin Newsom's plan for ID cards for illegal immigrants is to have no response at all. Californians are used to dealing with tough issues. California politics isn't for the timid. We expect our candidates to be honest and straight forward, and that's not how Hillary Clinton is coming across."

Hillary Continued A Strategy Of "Avoiding Direct Answers To Questions":

"[S]he continued her strategy of avoiding direct answers to questions: She wouldn't say how she would address Social Security; she declined to pledge whether she would stop Iran from developing a nuclear weapon, or say whether she supports giving driver's licenses to illegal immigrants." (Nedra Pickler, "Clinton Gets No Love In Democrats Debate," The Associated Press, 10/31/07)

Hillary Dodged Questions About Release Of Papers From Clinton Presidential Library:

When Asked If She Would Release Papers From The Clinton White House Years, Hillary Responded That It Was Not Her "Decision." Russert: "But there was a letter written by President Clinton specifically asking that any communication between you and the president not be made available to the public until 2012. Would you lift that ban?" Hillary: "Well, that's not my decision to make ...." (Sen. Hillary Clinton, Democrat Candidates Presidential Debate, Philadelphia, PA, 10/30/07)

• "In An Exchange Sure To Inflame Clinton Critics, New York Sen. Hillary Clinton Side-Stepped A Question Over Whether She Would Approve The Release Of Presidential Papers Related To Her Role In The White House During Her Husband's Presidency." (Susan Davis, "Clinton Papers At Issue," The Wall Street Journal's "Washington Wire" Blog, blogs.wsj.com, 10/30/07)

Hillary Dodged Question On Illegal Immigration:

Hillary Refused To Answer Whether She Supports Giving Driver's Licenses To Illegal Immigrants. "Near the end of a Democratic debate Tuesday where she deflected most darts aimed at her by her rivals, White House hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) just would not say whether she backed a proposal by New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer to give driver's licenses to illegal immigrants." (Lynn Sweet, "Hillary Waffles On Immigration," Chicago Sun-Times, 10/31/07)

New York Post's Charles Hurt: "She tied herself up in knots - in a way her opponents couldn't - with her non-answer about whether she favors giving driver's license to illegal aliens." (Charles Hurt, "Foes Couldn't KO Her - So She Socked Herself," New York Post, 10/31/07)

• Hurt: "Her evasiveness on the most talked-about issue in the state reminded everyone of the worst of husband Bill and what could be in store if another Clinton makes it to the White House." (Charles Hurt, "Foes Couldn't KO Her - So She Socked Herself," New York Post, 10/31/07)

The Atlantic's Marc Ambinder: "[T]he way Clinton answered this [drivers license] question provided her opponents with a point of evidence to attack her credibility and character." (Marc Ambinder, "Before The Scramble To The Spin Room, Some Thoughts," The Atlantic's "Marc Ambinder" Blog, marcambinder.theatlantic.com, 10/30/07)

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