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Update - Saxton Continues Waffling on TABOR & Immigration in Latest Lars Appearance

After ducking the Lars Larson show for the past two days, Ron made an appearance today - though he only succeeded in digging a larger hole for himself.

On Monday, Saxton's campaign told the Eugene Register Guard Ron would take a position on the TABOR ballot measure this Friday.

Republican nominee Ron Saxton - whose campaign previously had said he backed the measure - is now undecided. Campaign manager Felix Schein said Saxton supports the concept of a spending limit and would announce his position Friday on this particular version. "No spin now. We are, very candidly, on the fence," Schein said of the Saxton campaign's attempt to make a decision whether to back the measure.

But today Lars put the question to Ronnie and he did what he does best: waffle.

SAXTON: What I want to tell you is that I'm not going to be endorsing this measure, I'm not going to oppose it publicly.

Lars opened the discussion by asking about Ron's refusal to take a position on a recent state GOP resolution about the children of undocumented immigrants.

Ron continued to spin, saying, "What I want to do as governor, what I want to campaign on in the next few months is the parents," ignoring again his statements to the contrary from the primary. But Lars pushed him, leading Ron to take this clear stand on the issue:

SAXTON: Today am I ready to make this a major issue or come out on it? No. I’m ready to say let’s look at it.

LARS: But you’d be willing to look at it as governor? You’d be willing to explore the legal issues as governor?

SAXTON:Absolutely.

So, Ron's willing to look at it. Good to know.

Posted on August 3, 2006
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