Sen. Boxer Plans to Confound Republicans
WASHINGTON - Democrats across the country are fond of saying "anybody but Bush" for president. In the California race for the U.S. Senate, Republicans have a saying of their own: "anybody but Boxer."
She's too liberal, they complain of Sen. Barbara Boxer. She's an extremist, they charge. In the words of California Republican Party Chairman Duf Sundheim, Boxer is "out of synch."
Yet the GOP twice has failed to find that somebody who could defeat Boxer. This time, with Democrat Gray Davis (news - web sites) recalled as governor and replaced by Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger (news - web sites), they hope Californians might be more accepting of a Republican challenger.
Boxer has heard it all before, even when she first campaigned for the Senate in 1992. She says she fully expects to confound her opponents again when she asks voters for a third term in November.
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Sen. Boxer Plans to Confound RepublicansFor those in California, is this a safe seat?