I’m so happy to see that neither Cassie DeYoung or Pat Bates won a majority in the race for the 5th County Supervisor Seat. Now, there will be a runoff, and we can watch these two eat each other alive…
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Van Tran v.s. Paul Lucas
by Mike Lawson •
During Memorial Day weekend I was out at the Strawberry Festival in Garden Grove, and there was one man sitting in the Democrat booth surrounded by yard signs for candidates A-Z, voter reg. forms, and other political paraphernalia. I walked…
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Congratulations Lou Correa
by Chris Prevatt •
Cable Television and radio ads to promote your campaign and attack your opponent: $436,000 Mailers to promote your campaign and attack your opponent: $546,000 Paid callers to call voters on your behalf: $118,000 Corporate Special Interests spending $75 a vote…
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It’s a win for Tan Nguyen
by Mike Lawson •
If you are saying Tan’s last name correctly, that title of this post rhymes. So it looks like 55% of the Republicans that voted yesterday want Tan Nguyen to face Rep. Loretta Sanchez in November. I would be really interested…
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Blogging the election
by Mike Lawson •
I just came home from Proofs in Santa Ana. It was a pretty pathetic turn out…worse than a Frank Barbaro press conference. I was glad to meet Demmother who has left a few comments here and there on our blog.…
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TheLiberalOC.com celebrates its first election day!
by Mike Lawson •
TheLiberalOC.com has only been around since April, so today is our first election day. For us, it’s like the superbowl. Your polling location is open until 8 p.m. this evening. If you show up anytime before 8, you will be…
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Lou Correa wants to go back to the State Assembly
by Mike Lawson •
This weekend, Democrats received a mailer from State Senate candidate Lou Correa. The front of the tri-fold told voters that Lou is the right choice for “State Assembly.†Too bad that Lou is currently running for State Senate. I guess…
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25 Years of AIDS – 19 Years HIV Positive
by Chris Prevatt •
In July 1987, I noticed a small lump on the back of my neck. I thought, “What if I have AIDS? What if the lump is cancer or some other symptom of AIDS?†Since I didn’t have medical insurance I…
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Westly Cleaning-up in Primary Campaign for Governor
by Chris Prevatt •
State Controller Steve Westly helps to clean up Huntington Beach on the last Saturday before the Democratic primary vote for governor. Sacramento Bee/Brian Baer Yesterday, the most recent field poll showed Steve Westly picking up speed in the polls. While…
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What do you have planned for the weekend?
by Mike Lawson •
There are a lot of things for progressive thinkers to do this weekend. I’ll start by saying that Al Gore’s movie “An Inconvenient Truth†will be playing at the small Edwards right across from UCI. Read my post about the…
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Poor John Moorlach…attacked by the big bad union dragons
by Chris Prevatt •
Poor John Moorlach… He is scared because he is being attacked by the big bad union dragons. Oh my, how will we survive? How will we stop these horrible special interests? Employee unions have brought down upon us such tragic…
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OC Republicans responsible for impregnating teens
by Mike Lawson •
Back before the Santa Ana Unified School District implemented a comprehensive sex-education curriculum, they were using the same ineffective “just say no†bumper stickers for their war on drugs and their war on teen pregnancy. Rosie Avila, the Santa Ana…

