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Senator Boxer's Last Foe Advises Current One
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| Contributor | Gerald Farinas |
| Last Edited | Gerald Farinas Mar 27, 2004 03:04pm |
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| Media | News Service - Associated Press |
| News Date | Saturday, March 27, 2004 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Senator Boxer's Last Foe Advises Current One
The Honolulu Advertiser
Republican Matt Fong was confident he'd win his 1998 U.S. Senate race, but then Democrat Barbara Boxer mowed him down with attack ads casting him as an extreme right-winger on abortion, gun control and the environment. Now Fong has some advice for Boxer's latest adversary, former California Secretary of State Bill Jones: Don't make the same mistake I made. Fong said he was never able to paint an opposing picture of Boxer, an incumbent with broader recognition.
"She succeeded in defining me," said Fong, who now owns a consulting firm. "My kids, who at the time were going to public high school, came home and said, 'You know, kids at our school believe that you're handing out guns on Halloween.'"
Jones insists he will not let Boxer define him. Still, Jones could prove an easier target than Fong, as he holds more conservative views on most social issues. Fong was more centrist, believing, for example, that abortion should be legal during the first trimester.
"She is very ruthless in how she campaigns," Fong said. "I disagree with about 110 percent of everything about her but I do respect her as a candidate. She is tough." |
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