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California Republicans in Crisis: Another Big Shoe Drops

William Bradley | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: u.s. Marine Corps, California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jon Huntsman, Right-Wing, 9/11, Nathan Fletcher, Pete Wilson, Los Angeles News, Jerry Brown, Republican Party, San Francisco News, George W. Bush, Iraq War, California Budget Crisis, John McCain, Renewable Energy, Gay Rights, Politics News

Another big shoe dropped Wednesday in the ongoing crisis of the California Republican Party. One of its young rising stars, state Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher, dropped his party registration to become an independent.

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Tell Me With Whom You Walk and I Will Tell You Who You Are

Ruben Gallego | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: Jan Brewer, Barack Obama, DREAM Act, Mitt Romney 2012, Elections 2012, Mitt Romney, Pete Wilson, Immigration, Obama, Latino Politics, Anti-Immigrant, Latino Voices News

In Spanish, we say "Dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres" - "Tell me with whom you walk and I will tell you who you are." Mitt Romney walks today with the most anti-immigrant officials in America.

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California Will Not Be Fooled By Mitt Romney

Fabiola Inzunza | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: Proposition 187, Dreamers Blog Series, Latino Politics, DREAM Act, Elections 2012, Mitt Romney, Gop, Immigration, Pete Wilson, Dreamers, Gop Elections 2012, Romney, Latino Voices News

The GOP's Presidential candidate front-runner, Mitt Romney, has recently welcomed the endorsement of Pete Wilson. Who do they think they're fooling?   

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Why Latino-rich Texas Is a Red State

Jason Stanford | Posted 02.15.2012

Read More: Texas Hispanic Voters, Proposition 187, Pete Wilson, Jason Stanford, Andre Pineda, George W. Bush, Latino Politics, Latino Voices News

The big threat isn't that Texas Hispanics might stop voting Republican as often as they do. The thing that keeps smart Republicans up at night is worrying that Hispanics will actually start voting.

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The Incredible Shrinking Rep. Lamar Smith

Frank Sharry | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Immigration Reform, Latino Voters, Lamar Smith, Kris Kobach, Mitt Romney, Immigration, Pete Wilson, Sopa, Extremism, Politics News

Does anyone (besides Mitt Romney) listen to the chair of the House Judiciary Committee anymore? This week, Rep. Lamar Smith is looking especially desperate.

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Why Did Democrats Sweep California? Ask Meg Whitman

Fernando Espuelas | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Latino-Bashing, 2012 Elections, Proposition 187, Latinos, 2010 Elections, Governor of California, Obama, Democratic, Arizona, California Governor's Race, Politics, Arizona Immigrant Law, Steve Poizner, sb1070, TV Spots, Tea Party, Political Strategy, Hispanic, California, Pete Wilson, Democrats, Voter Turnout, Elections, Jan Brewer, Jerry Brown, Treasurer, Billionaire, Secretary of State, Lt. Governor, Insurance Commissioner, Republicans, Mid-Terms, Los Angeles News

You could almost hear Meg Whitman's campaign coming off the rails the day she became "tough as nails" on undocumented immigrants.

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Meg Whitman on Immigration: From New and Exciting to Mean and Typical

Frank Sharry | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Meg Whitman, 2010 Elections, Elections 2010, Jerry Brown, Steve Poizner, Pete Wilson, Immigration, Nicky Diaz, California Governor's Race, Politics News

Today's Los Angeles Times reports: "Republican gubernatorial nominee Meg Whitman has reignited a controversy that roiled her campaign for weeks, say...

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Meg Whitman's Lack of Truthiness on Immigration

Frank Sharry | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Immigration Reform, Meg Whitman, Proposition 187, Nicky Diaz Santillan, Undocumented Immigrants, Jerry Brown, Immigration, Pete Wilson, US-Mexico Border, Politics News

Many are having a difficult time believing Meg Whitman now that she's embroiled in a "nanny scandal." Given her blatant hypocrisy and deception as a candidate on where she stands on the issue of illegal immigration, is it any wonder?

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Harsh Realm: The Legacy That Meg Whitman Invokes

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Electric Power, Meg Whitman, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Illegal Immigration, Pete Wilson, Gray Davis, Budget Crisis, Jerry Brown, John McCain, Deregulation, Los Angeles News

As she shatters all spending records in her attempt to defeat Jerry Brown, billionaire Republican Meg Whitman has a role model in mind. He's her campaign chairman. And, as fate would have it, he is responsible for California's structural budget deficit.

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Latinos for Meg Whitman, No Gracias

John Carlos Frey | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Meg Whitman, Illegal Immigration, California Politics, John Carlos Frey, Immigration, Pete Wilson, Governor of California, Meg Whitman Governor, Los Angeles News

As a Latino I was offended by Whitman's deliberate vilification of migrants and her constant misrepresentation of the facts. But it appears Meg's message was what Republican voters wanted to hear.

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Class Warfare Heats Up in California

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 05.25.2011

No California governor, not Ronald Reagan, not George Deukmejian, not Pete Wilson, has so bludgeoned the state's employees to the extent Arnold Schwarzenegger has.

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Arizona Legal Challenge: A Pivotal Moment for Federal Leadership on Immigration

Frank Sharry | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jan Brewer, Agjobs, DREAM Act, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Illegal Immigration, George Wallace, Immigration, Department of Justice, Pete Wilson, Arizona Immigration Law, Barack Obama, Politics News

News is spreading that the Obama Administration is considering a legal challenge to Arizona's radical new immigration law, SB1070. For those of us interested in civil rights, community safety, and the rule of law, let us hope so.

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California Story: Brown, Boxer, and (Un)convention(al) Politics

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011

Big developments in the past few days make it clear why California has the biggest races in the country this year, with Obama helping Barbara Boxer defend her Senate seat and Jerry Brown trying for a record third term as governor.

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Despite Appearances California's Republican Party is Still Looking Backward

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 05.25.2011

The narrative around Fiorina and Whitman, that their strong business backgrounds make them qualified for office and knowledgeable about public policy, are reminders, almost quaint ones, of another era.

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Every State's a Little Bit Arizona Sometimes

Brock Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Prop-187, Jan Brewer, Conservatives, Gun Shows, Illegal Immigration, Racism, Pete Wilson, Sb 1070, The 909, Los Angeles News

Let's not forget our beloved state's own occasional dalliances with nativism, bigotry, and arch-conservatism.

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Latinos and the GOP

Ray Suarez | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Latinos, John McCain, Florida, Dcb, Danny Vargas, Economy, George W. Bush, Pete Wilson, Colorado, Texas, Arizona, Maricruz Magowan, Mario Lopez, Tom Tancredo, Nevada, Barak Obama, Adolfo Franco, Bob Dole, Gop, Destination Casa Blanca, Health Care, Republicans, Immigration, Politics News

When I came up with the idea for this program, I figured I could get together a group of Republicans and have a serious discussion about why the party...

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The Cancer Killing the GOP

Fernando Espuelas | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gop, Karl Rove, Latinos, Allan Mansoor, Midterm Elections, Jerry Brown, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Illegal Immigration, Steve Poizner, Pete Wilson, Immigrants, Arizona, J.D. Hayworth, Democratic Party, Republican Party, Racial Politics, Politics, Tea Party, Politics News

Tea Party radicalism aside, the real threat to the Republicans' long term viability is its increasingly rancid appeal to racial politics.

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Taking on Big Whitey

Kara Vallow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Governor Jan Brewer, Civil Rights Movement, Karl Rove, Mlb, Major League Baseball, George W. Bush, Pete Wilson, Arizona, Super Bowl, Martin Luther King, Sarah Palin, George Wallace, sb1070, Racism, Glenn Beck, MLK Day, MLB All-Star Game, Politics News

Looking back, I suppose the election of Barack Obama was always bound to kick over the stone of American racism and reveal the wriggling horrors beneath, but who really could have ever predicted how bad it would get?

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Is Meg Whitman Like Arnold Schwarzenegger? Yes (In the Wrong Ways)

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011

Whitman hates the comparison with Schwarzenegger, even though obvious, as both she and Schwarzenegger are Republicans, both are super-rich, and neither had any experience in elected office before running.

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The Biggest Spending Race In America Is Underway! (Well, Sort Of)

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ebay, Bob White, Meg Whitman, California, Antonio Villaraigosa, Goldman Sachs, Steve Poizner, Scott Brown, Ace Smith, Nascar, Gavin Newsom, Pete Wilson, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jerry Brown, Steve Westly, Mitt Romney, Wyclef Jean, Sarah Palin, Jason Kinney, Gale Kaufman, Roger Salazar, Phil Angelides, Ron Burkle, John McCain, Mike Murphy, Fringe, The Observer, Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Gray Davis, Politics News

With billionaire Meg Whitman spending like a Russian oligarch, it's inevitable that the race for California governor will be the most expensive in the country.

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The Machinations of Meg Whitman: Behind Her Attempts To Eliminate Competition and Her Whopper About How Long She's Lived in California

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011

The reality behind Meg Whitman, as we see from her attempts to avoid a primary contest and duck debates and the press, is much different than her facade.

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Barack Obama, Meet Gray Davis

Harvey Rosenfield | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Economic Crisis, Gray Davis, Pete Wilson, Wall Street Bailout, Bailout, Barack Obama, California, Financial Crisis, Politics News

Like the former California Governor, President Obama wasn't even on the scene when financial safeguards were dismantled. And when confronted with an unprecedented crisis, Obama, like Davis, choked.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jerry Brown, Bill Clinton and That Crazy California Governorship

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John Emerson, Bill Clinton, Steve Westly, John McCain, Ronald Reagan, Tom Campbell, Antonio Villaraigosa, Pat Brown, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Barack Obama, California, Meg Whitman, 1992 Presidential Race, Gavin Newsom, Warren Beatty, Jerry Brown, Steve Poizner, 2010 Gubernatorial Race, Hillary Clinton, Tom McClintock, Bill Lockyer, Tonight Show, Biltmore Hotel, Century Plaza Hotel, Don Sipple, 2003 California Recall, Dot-Com Boom, Field Poll, John Garamendi, Enron, Pete Wilson, Oakland, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sacramento, Politics News

California's next governor is likely someone who's already won a landslide election as governor, albeit 30 years ago. That's Jerry Brown, who won his latest landslide for Attorney General in 2006.

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Reflections on the Loma Prieta Earthquake, 20 Years Later

Art Agnos | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Loma Prieta Earthquake, Herb Caen, Mission District, First Responders, Natural Disasters, Red Cross, George Deukmejian, Earthquake, Pete Wilson, Fema, Dianne Feinstein, San Francisco Bay Bridge, California, Santa Cruz, George H.W. Bush, Dan Quayle, World Series, Nancy Pelosi, Disaster Preparedness, Disasters, Marin, Candlestick Park, San Francisco, Fbi, Embarcadero, Presidio, Politics News

When a disaster hits, it is too late to put your best people in charge of planning and preparation. That's not the place for soft political patronage.

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Gavin Newsom's Impressive Town Hall in Sacramento

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Michelle Obama, Newsom Town Hall, Proposition 8, President Barack Obama, George Deukmejian, California Democratic Party, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, Pete Wilson, Democratic Party, Arnold Schwarzenegger, California Democrats, Democrats, Gay Marriage Ban, California Governor's Race, California Politics, Newsom for Governor, Newsom Town Hall Meeting, Gavin Newsom, California State Government, Gay Marriage, California Governor, Sacramento, Newsom's Gubernatorial Bid, Politics News

Mayor Newsom is the most exciting thing to happen to California politics in years. He promises to lift California out of the morass that the deadening hands of the GOP have submerged us in.

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