“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…
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Spitzer Likely to Resign – Updated
by Heather Pritchard • • 6 Comments
Aides to New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer are holding transition meetings with the lieutenant governor’s office, a top legislative staffer said as calls for Spitzer’s resignation heated up Tuesday. If Spitzer resigns, Lt. Gov. David Paterson, 53, would become the…
Will No on 93 Republicans Run for the Same Office in the Measure Passes?
by Dan Chmielewski • • 2 Comments
With all the attention on Prop 93 extending the terms of Assembly Speaker Nunez and Senate President Perata, what about other termed out legislators. Specifically, those Republicans who are publicly against Prop 93. Will Todd Spitzer throw his hat in…
Greg Haidl Gets Out of Jail
by Dan Chmielewski • • 14 Comments
Greg Haidl is no longer behind bars. This story in the OC Register details the terms of his early release from jail. So he now needs to Register as a sex offender for the rest of his life. Lock up…
Carona Resignation Barely Registers at Flash
by Dan Chmielewski • • 6 Comments
So much for “Caifornia’s Most Significant Political News.” The Carona resignation story from the Flash Report is a hotlink to a story from the Register. Still waiting for Carona to get the Doolitte treatment from Fleischman/Probolsky et al. (i.e. “I…
Spitzer comes out of the closet; calls for Carona Resignation
by Dan Chmielewski • • 16 Comments
I must be getting old. In a letter to the editor in today’s OC Register, state rep. Todd Spitzer announced that he has called for Sheriff Mike Carona’s resignation on federal corruption charges. The letter started as a rant to…
Santiago Fire: A Tale of Two Assemblymen
by Dan Chmielewski • • Comments Off
Earlier in the week, State Rep. Chuck DeVore (R-Irvine) lectured me on his role as an assemblyman during the Santiago fire. Chuck wrote: As for your other suggestions, I’d like to point out that I am a member of the…
