Fundraising reports for the end of 2011 aren’t due in for another week and a half, but contributions made to candidates over $5,000 are already posted on the Secretary of State’s website. The early big money fundraising advantage in AD-69…
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Frenemys – Battle Lines in the 69th Assembly District Primary
by Chris Prevatt • • 1 Comment
The 69th Assembly district contest has positioned democratic friends against friends, old guard versus next generation leaders, and unions against business interests. It’s a battle among frenemys in the Democratic Party. Adding fuel to the battle Julio Perez walked away on Saturday with the support of a majority of state party delegates supporting his endorsement.
No Denials and No Pala IEs as Tweets on a Train Story Goes Viral
by Dan Chmielewski • • 6 Comments
The “Tweets on a Train” story featuring an overheard cell phone conversation of AD-69 candidate Michele Martinez by investigative journalist Bob Salladay has gone viral being picked by by the Sacramento Bee, a variety of technology/social media web sites, and…
OC Democratic Delegates Make Primary Endorsement Recommendations
by Chris Prevatt • • 1 Comment
Winter rain showers didn’t dampen the determination of Democratic Party Activists as they gathered Saturday morning to make primary endorsement recommendations ahead of the State Democratic Party Convention February 10-12. The decisions made in the caucus set the scene for…
Michele Martinez Makes Art of Shooting Her Campaign in the Foot
by Chris Prevatt • • 5 Comments
Santa Ana City Councilwoman Michele Martinez had a rough day on Thursday after being overheard talking about Independent Expenditures she had presonally secured from the Pala Indian Tribe for her struggling Assembly campaign. Her comments serve as a bullet and her mouth the smoking gun.
Martinez slams Journalist for Tweets
by Dan Chmielewski • • 10 Comments
Assembly candidate Michele Martinez today blasted a reporter who overheard her phone call on a train to Northern California as “creepy” in an emailed statement to the Orange County Register. California Watch investigative journalist Bob Salladay, a senior editor, tweeted from his…
AD-69 Candidate Martinez May Have Leaked IE Tip to Reporter on a Train
by Dan Chmielewski • • 11 Comments
Cell phone technology has evolved to the point where the speaker no longer needs to shout into it to be heard, which is a lesson everyone should learn (me included). In a series of Tweets from Bob Salladay, a senior…
