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Report predicts surprisingly strong CA turnout in primary
The conventional wisdom holds that primary turnout in California is generally weak unless there is a particularly contested election of note or a high-profile, high-stakes ballot measure. This June 7, with the presidential nominations largely determined for both parties, most
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CalWatchdog Morning Read – May 13
Brown’s revised budget Trump hurting GOP Senate hopefuls? More money for Bay Bridge repairs Ballot initiative law working? Rewards for rich drivers? Good morning! And since it’s Friday the 13th, good luck. Gov. Jerry Brown will release his revised budget
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Trump candidacy complicates CA Senate race
Donald Trump has complicated the already difficult task California Republicans face in blunting Kamala Harris’s dominant campaign for Senate. With an already unfavorable race to replace Sen. Barbara Boxer ramping up, analysts have cautioned the GOP that Trump’s evident lock on the nomination will likely reverberate throughout the balloting
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CalWatchdog Morning Read – May 9
Soda Tax just more revenue? Madeleine Albright opposed as commencement speaker Republican leaders hold off on Trump Race for second for U.S. Senate More questions over Hunter’s spending Good morning! Happy Monday. What is being billed as a “common sense” ballot
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CalWatchdog Morning Read – May 6
Transparency measure close to qualifying Trump divides CA GOP Brown’s sentencing measure likely OK Lots of peeved nicotine addicts Republicans seeking low-income dental funding Good morning! TGIF Is it worth giving the public more time to consider major pieces of legislation if
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CA millennials play political bellwether
With Donald Trump riding high in statewide polls and Bernie Sanders committed to seeing through his youth-fueled campaign all the way to the convention, California has become a large and unlikely test case for how millennials might vote in the
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CalWatchdog Morning Read – May 4
CA’s primary once again irrelevant Unions and ride-sharing services near deal? Voters get to decide on legal pot Newsom gun initiative splits the partisan spectrum Good morning. Happy hump day. Business tycoon Donald Trump won the Indiana primary yesterday, forcing
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CalWatchdog Morning Read – May 3
Is the end close for UC Davis’ Katehi? Baugh vs. Rohrabacher? Trump vs. Clinton? Personal income tax projections for April are $1 billion off the mark. Democrats think Brown is ready to spend. Good morning! The end appears to
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CalWatchdog Morning Read – May 2
Trump, eggs and the CAGOP convention Bay Area residents ready to leave Cruz changes tune in CA Condoms in porn = condoms in life Medical marijuana industry lacks oversight Good morning and welcome to May. California Republicans greeted all three remaining
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Carly Fiorina likens presidential politics to football
Burlingame – Carly Fiorina broke out a football metaphor Saturday night to illustrate her ticket’s chances to win the the party’s nomination for president. Earlier this week, Texas Senator Ted Cruz announced the former Hewlett-Packard CEO as his prospective running mate,
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