And Poizner Too

McCarthy isn't the only Republican drawing grassroots ire going into the GOP convention in Anaheim. Opponents of Steve Poizner, the newly annointed chair of the governor's redistricting measure and candidate for Insurance Commissioner next year, have launched a new web site: Stopsteve.com, dedicating to scuttling his candidacy next year. But as Anthony York reported in Capitol Weekly: This week, Schwarzenegger has lined up some big potential donors for the home stretch. He announced that insurance commissioner candidate Steve Poizner, has been tapped to chair a new campaign to champion the governor’s redistricting measure, Proposition 77. Poizner, who spent $7 million on his failed run for the Assembly, has already given $1.7 million to fund his run for insurance commissioner, and is expected to open his checkbook again to the Yes on 77 campaign. Poizner has committed to raising $8 million for the initiative. The anti-Poizner site's front page reads: From his positions on issues to his questionable contributions to John Kerry, Al Gore, and the Democrat National Committee, Poizner has demonstrated he is not the Republican we want as our Insurance Commissioner. But that might be a tough sell, with Republicans rallying around Schwarzenegger and Schwarzenegger rallying around Poizner.