ADVISORY/Brooks Firestone Announces Candidacy for California Republican Party Chairman; Introduces Mainstream Coalition Candidates; "Building a Winning Coalition".

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ADVISORY...for Saturday (Nov. 18)

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DATE:       Saturday, November 18, 2000

TIME:       10:00 a.m. TO 4:00 p.m.
              Firestone keynote is at 11:00 a.m.

LOCATION:   LAX Marriott
            5855 West Century Boulevard
            Los Angeles, Calif. 310/641-5700

PURPOSE:    LOS ANGELES -- On the heels of the third consecutive
            election debacle for California Republicans, Brooks
            Firestone will launch his campaign to return the focus of
            the California Republican Party to mainstream California
            voters and issues that impact their daily lives. Firestone
            is a former Assemblyman and founder of The Firestone
            Vineyard. He is leading the Republican Mainstream
            Coalition, a broad-based coalition of candidates working
            to promote a party vision appealing to California's
            diverse GOP population, swing voters and "Reagan
            Democrats." 1996 and 2000 presidential election exit polls
            have confirmed these important voter subgroups have fled
            the Party in recent years due to its extreme right-wing
            posture.

              Firestone will be available immediately following his
            remarks for one-on-one interviews.