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Taking the Fight to Orange County

September 23, 2010 1

Orange County is one of the most pivotal electoral battlegrounds in the nation as Democrats struggle to maintain majorities in the State Assembly and Congress. Despite minimal support from the Democratic Party leadership, Orange County has great potential to fare well in the November elections. The Obama 2008 campaign did better in Orange County than any other Democratic presidential candidate in history, raising eyebrows among some party activists.

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Meg Whitman and the California Business Exodus Lie

September 23, 2010 1

New data today from the Public Policy Institute of California again calls into question political claims that a mass exodus of businesses from the Golden State is underway. Tops on the list: the District of Columbia, where 6.9% of jobs from 1992-2006 were lost due to an exodus. Compare that to California’s record over the same 14 year period: 1.7%.

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Best Political Button of the Season

September 22, 2010 1

Christine O’Donnell is the Tea Party candidate (don’t call her a Tea-Bagger) for Republicans running for US Senate in Delaware.  She’s noted as a strong […]

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$#*! We Missed

September 22, 2010 0

The previous entries in this occasional post were called Bits and Pieces. Frankly, that title didn’t fully suit the content. Truth is, even the most […]

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OC Democratic Party Chair Calls on OC GOP To Comply with Federal Law

September 22, 2010 0

“We just learned that the Federal Election Commission (FEC) has ordered the Orange County Republican Party to return monies given to them by their state party,” says Frank Barbaro, Chair of the Democratic Party of Orange County. “Voters should be appalled that the GOP won’t follow the law.”

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OC GOP’s Grose Endorsement is Disgusting

September 22, 2010 0

It isn’t often that we agree with Register Columnist Frank Mickadeit on this blog. But in this case we find ourselves in that position. On Tuesday Mickadeit’s column titled ‘Watermelon man’ gets GOP nod caught our eye.

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Sanchez on Hardball Updated w/Video

September 22, 2010 3

UPDATED: Rep. Loretta Sanchez talked with Chris Matthews on Hardball tonight on MSNBC. She talked about a decision by Anthem Blue Cross, Aetna, and other big health insurers’ decision to stop selling policies to children rather than comply with the new health care law that bars them from denying coverage to kids with preexisting conditions.