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Joe Dovinh: A Democratic Fan of Van Tran

March 11, 2010
By Dan Chmielewski
Joe Dovinh: A Democratic Fan of Van Tran

We caught up with AD-68 candidate Joe Dovinh this afternoon to get to the bottom of his late entry into the AD-68 race as a Democrat.  Mr. Dovinh took issue with a post written by Chris Prevatt and our own interview got off to a rocky and argumentative start, where he almost insisted I...
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Posted in California, Orange County - Local | 18 Comments »

Let’s Hear Those Voicemails

March 10, 2010
By Dan Chmielewski
Let’s Hear Those Voicemails

  Our friend Art Pedroza had a post on Orange Joke late last night and early this morning, which he yanked before I could actually see it.  From the snipets we were able to find, Art had a phone call with his friend Richard Zavala and claimed Zavala was planning to sue me for libel. ...
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Posted in California, Orange County - Local | 11 Comments »

Continued Harassment of Fourth District BoS Candidates Continues

March 9, 2010
By Dan Chmielewski
Continued Harassment of Fourth District BoS Candidates Continues

Anaheim city council member and candidate Lorri Galloway has made no secret about her new home in the Fourth District, hosting fundraisers there where voters can get to know the candidate better and ask questions for a personal response.  But an invitation to a candidate’s home is one thing – a series of drive-bys...
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Posted in Orange County - Local | 7 Comments »

Other Famous Campbell’s Our Congressman is Not

March 9, 2010
By Dan Chmielewski
Other Famous Campbell’s Our Congressman is Not

I have been meaning to get to this post for weeks (life intrudes sometimes), but Rep. John Campbell (R-No Earmarks Ever for Orange County) put out an email last month where he felt the need to clarify who he was to his own email list. And with a Hat Tip to OC Weekly, the...
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NUFF about Blogs Already…..

March 8, 2010
By Dan Chmielewski
NUFF about Blogs Already…..

If you’ve been reading the OC political blogs for some time and want to put some faces and voices to the words, then please come to the March meeting of Neighbors United For Fullerton on March 22 at 6:45 PM for a panel discussion on the OC political blogsphere.  The panelists include Marty Wisckol from...
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Posted in Orange County - Local | 4 Comments »

Quang Pham Drops Out of CD-47 Race

March 5, 2010
By Dan Chmielewski
Quang Pham Drops Out of CD-47 Race

Longshot Republican challenger Quang Pham has dropped out of the race for the CD-47 congressional seat now held by Rep. Loretta Sanchez according to the TotalBuzz blog.  Pham failed to capture the CRA endorsement, losing to Assemblyman Van Tran, and Pham’s departure spares Tran an expensive and potentially embarrassing primary fight.  Update: Hat tip to R....
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Posted in National-US, Orange County - Local | 10 Comments »

The Toast of the Tea Party or Just Toast?

March 3, 2010
By Dan Chmielewski
The Toast of the Tea Party or Just Toast?

Tuesday’s New York Times carried this front page story on the 2010 US Senate race in California and focused on the three Republican candidates and how they differ.  The stately Gray Lady, the nation’s newspaper of record, used this quote from State Rep Charles DeVore (yes, we call him Chuck). “This is eminently winnable for...
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