While watching the returns for the Republican primary in the AD-70 race, it should be obvious that the biggest winner of the primary election for this seat last night was Melissa Fox. She came in with more than 10,600 votes surpassing even Republican primary winner Don Wagner by a few hundred votes. We’re hoping Wagner shows the willingness to debate Fox for this seat and often.
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Norby, Ackerman Carry On Duvall Tradition of Sleazy Republican Politics in A.D. #72 Special Election
by Deborah White • • 3 Comments
At the torrid rate at which Republicans Chris Norby, Orange County Supervisor, and Linda Ackerman, wife of former Assemblyman/Senator Dick Ackerman, are publicly sliming each other, Democrat John MacMurray stands a solid chance to garner a clear victory in heavily-Republican…
It’s Not About “The Race Card”, or “Celebrity”, or Even “Moses”
by Andrew Davey • • Comments Off
(This was originally posted at Clintonistas for Obama.) Apparently, everyone in the corporate media elite is chattering over whether John McCain’s new attacks on Barack Obama are working. All I heard on the talk shows today were “discussions” over “the…
The Willie Horton-ing of Barack Obama
by Dan Chmielewski • • 1 Comment
Floyd Brown is the creator of the infamous Willie Horton ad than sunk the candidacy of Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis in 1988. The ad portrayed Dukakis as soft on crime even though crime rates plunged in the late 80s as…
The Real Republicans of Orange County… And Why We Should Defeat Them
by Andrew Davey • • 1 Comment
“Typically in Republican primaries and typically in Orange County, the candidates are going to be pretty close together philosophically, so it makes it more challenging to indicate differences between the candidates that can convince voters they should vote for you…
Hoa’s Campaign Issues Its Own Deadline
by admin • • 34 Comments
For the past several weeks there has been an organized and concerted effort to attack and undermine the candidacy of the sole Democrat running for the First District Supervisorial seat. The smear campaign leveled at Hoa Van Tran and those…
Question: Which Reep Has “Gone to the Gutter” in SD 33?
by Andrew Davey • • Comments Off
OK, I couldn’t help myself. A friend gave me a link to Red County/OC Blog this morning, and I just had to read it. Apparently, the fireworks are really going off in the GOP Primary for the 33rd State Senate…
