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How Prop. 23 Still Can Win
John Seiler: Prop. 23 is going to lose in a week. That’s because the Yes on 23 campaign is not going to do what I’m going to tell them right now, right here. Then I’ll explain it below. They need
Read MoreNFIB Helping Liberal Democrats
Steven Greenhut: The state’s business community routinely complains about our state’s abysmal business climate, yet so often these folks undermine Republican attempts to improve that climate — and they often do so at crucial times in the election cycle. I
Read MoreLiberal Dem Takes On OC's Campbell
OCT. 26, 2010 By JOHN SEILER A surprising duel is taking place in the 48th Congressional District in California, which centers on Irvine and includes Tustin, Laguna Beach, Laguna Hills and other cities. It’s between sitting Rep. John Campbell, a
Read MoreSenate Longshot Alby No Neophyte
OCT. 26, 2010 By KATY GRIMES In state legislative races, there are several underdogs – those who have seemingly little chance to win the election, but are nevertheless giving the race a shot. Many of these folks are political neophytes.
Read MoreUnions throw BIG money at school races
Katy Grimes: A friend of mine is running for School Board of the Sacramento City Unified School District. She’s the type of person who should be on a school board – she’s a parent, a teacher, and a small-government, no-excuses
Read MoreUnions bow out of OC supe race
OCT. 25, 2010 By STEVEN GREENHUT Those Orange County political observers who have been awaiting a repeat of the June supervisorial grudge match that pitted pension-reforming Shawn Nelson, then a Fullerton councilman, against union-backed Anaheim Councilman Harry Sidhu must be
Read MoreDefending PRI Study on Prop. 23
John Seiler: The Pacific Research Institute, CalWatchDog.com’s parent institute, earlier this month released a study showing that Prop. 23 would create 1.3 million jobs by 2020. It would do so by suspending, until unemployment dropped to 5.5% for a year,
Read MoreBill Gates: Another AB 32 Hypocrite
John Seiler: Bill Gates, the mega-billionaire anti-populationist, also is dumping money into the anti-Prop. 23 campaign, as I’m reminded by David Kramer of the great LewRockwell.com. Gates, who’s worth around $54 billion, donated $700,000 to the anti-Prop. 23 campaign. What’s
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Hypocrite Cameron Disses California
John Seiler: James Cameron is another filthy-rich elitist — like Der Arnold, Bill Gates and Meg Whitman — who loves dissing California, Californians, and California jobs — and therefore is opposing Prop. 23, which would suspend AB 32. They want
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