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Joe Solmonese: California Dreaming: Homophobia will not Determine this Election
Here he goes again. With nothing else left in the right wing's tired play book, former presidential aspirant Gary Bauer is hoping you'll believe that Election-year hate-mongering will make a difference in November's contest between pro... Full Article At HuffingtonPost
Know Your Power
Expect to see a lot more of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in the coming weeks. Pelosi's first book, Know Your Power: A Message to America's Daughters , "comes out at the end of this month, allowing the Speaker to hit the book promotion trail... Full Article At Political Wire
Prop 8
Obama explicitly comes out against the proposed California marriage ban. Full text of his letter here. He needs to reiterate this often and hard on the ... Full Article At The Daily Dish
Latino Obama Backers Respond to McCain Ad
L.A. Mayor Villaraigosa, California Rep. Becerra issue statements promoting Obama in response to Spanish-language McCain radio ad. Read them here. Becerra: “Senator ... Full Article At Time - The Page
GOP Rep: Bush "Should Stay Home" During Republican Convention
As the GOP Convention approaches, some in the party are already worrying about how to handle the presence of President Bush at the event, the ... Full Article At HuffingtonPost
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Cry If You Want To: Presidents Not Wanted at the Party?
Certain GOP members think it might be best for everyone if Bush just doesn’t go to the GOP Convention. Damn, that’... Full Article At The Moderate Voice
The Freeway Blogger strikes again
Yeah! Who doesn't love the FreewayBlogger ? The innovative guerrilla political activist puts bold statements in front of a captive audience. His latest foray into "messaging" on Global Warming went up over I-80 Eastbound in Berkeley, ... Full Article At Pam's House Blend
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McCain and Obama Differ on Same-Sex Marriage Initiative
Barack Obama and John McCain are at odds over a California ballot initiative that would amend the state’s ... Full Article At The New York Times - Politics
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McCain taps Bush-Cheney '04 vet to run 'day to day' operations
Steve Schmidt, one of the "rapid responders" at Bush-Cheney '04 headquarters and the manager of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's successful re-Election campaign in ... Full Article At USA Today - On Politics
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Controversial Newsom to Run for Calif. Governor
San Francisco's mayor is considering running for governor of California. The president of the California Voter Foundation discusses Newsome... Full Article At NPR - Election 2008
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John McCain collects nearly $2.65 million in California in last 2 months
California usually the largest contributing state. RNC takes in another $6.9 million in '08.... Full Article At LA Times - Top of the Ticket
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Candidates Think Flip-Flopping is the Only Way to Win Elections
The fund-raiser was unremarkable, by L.A. standards. Under enormous chandeliers at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, wealthy donors mingled with showbiz types (Dennis Quaid, Samuel L. Jackson, Jennifer Beals) and ate endive spears stuffed with brie. Couples willing to donate $28,500 got to dine beforehand... Full Article At Newsweek - Politics
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Jason Burnett, Bush EPA official, resigns to support Obama
He makes donations to Barack Obama 's campaign and expects to campaign for him this fall in California.... Full Article At LA Times - Top of the Ticket
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John McCain, tax deadbeat
Hey, McSame says our taxes are too high and he wants to preserve the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy, right? I guess none of that really matters to him anyway since he doesn't bother paying them on his beachfront condo . Why does John McCain hate... Full Article At Pam's House Blend
John McCain Trying To Have It Both Ways With Gay Community
Our guest bloggers are Winnie Stachelberg and Josh Rosenthal. Last month on Ellen DeGeneres’ TV show, John McCain attempted to soften his stance on the California Supreme Court’s ruling... Full Article At Think Progress
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Meet McCain's Tepid Supporters
Washington -- Danielle Wibeto might be John McCain's worst nightmare. A 23-year old pro-life Christian, Wibeto travels around the country promoting a children's book--Justice Loves Babies... Full Article At The New Republic
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McCain’s New Field General Takes Charge
With his announcement Wednesday that former top Bush adviser Steve Schmidt will run his day-to-day campaign operations, Sen. John McCain has given Schmidt “a battlefield promotion to commanding general at a moment when his campaign needed another... Full Article At Washington Wire (Wall Street Journal)
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Gosh, those McCains are just so forgetful!
Whoops! Looks like Good Ol' Reg'lar Guy John McCain has "forgotten" to pay his bills yet again! When you're poor, it can be hard to pay the bills. When you're rich, it's hard to keep track of all the bills that need paying... Full Article At Daily Kos
Obama Rejects CA Gay Marriage Ban
Obama says he’s opposed to a California ballot measure to ban same-sex marriage. The ... Full Article At Time - The Page
McCain struggles when asked about the price of gas
Substantively, a story like this one is fairly low on the priority list. Politically, a story like this one can cause a candidate a bit of a headache. John McCain kind of stepped in it the other day, here in ... Full Article At The Carpetbagger Report