FLASHREPORT

In what is the clearest sign yet that conservative icon and FR friend State Senator Tom McClintock is just days away from formally declaring a candidates for the United States House of Representatives, District 4, the Senator has sent out an e-mail to his sizable list of supporters, entitled "Potential Campaign for Congress" in which he shares with his team that he is "seriously considering runng" for the seat, announces the formation of an official Congressional Exploratory Committee, and urge folks to make contributions.

My intel gathering tells me that when Tom McClintock gets IN to the race for Congress, that his fellow conservative, Rico Oller, gets OUT (as does also-ran Eric Egland, who has been campaigning for the better part of a year but has failed to gain traction).

The real question will be whether or not wealthy Sacramento business tycoon Doug Ose, a  moderate Republican who has announced his candidacy for the same seat, would stay in the race.  Recent polling data released shows it would be a long, uphill battle for Ose -- especially when you consider that McClintock will be able to raise a considerable amount of money here in California.  Of course, McClintock would also become the favorite of the national conservative movement.  I have spoken to many of our conservative leaders in Washington, D.C., who are salivating over the idea of having someone has articulate, principled and high-profile coming back to Washington, D.C.

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