Perhaps never before has the economic health of our state been so important to voters as in this election season. Just last week, I announced the launch of CalChamber2010.com, a new website designed to educate voters about the candidates’ stance on issues critical to job growth and renewed prosperity in our state. Now, more than ever, voters understand the role that a vibrant economy plays in enhancing quality of life for California’s working families. I suspect that many more voters this year will be looking at the candidates’ track records to determine how they will cast their ballot.
We developed CalChamber2010.com to be the go-to site for information on California’s Gubernatorial candidates. This resource provides first-of-its-kind comparisons of the three candidates. The site doesn’t deal with social issues, rather it focuses on issues of critical importance to the state’s economy and job climate. CalChamber2010.com focuses on nine areas: Budget and Spending; Jobs and the Economy; Taxes; Education; Health Care; Environment and Energy; Water; Public Safety; and Housing and Transportation. By highlighting these issues that are so important to the voters, the candidates will need to make them their highest priority!
We began this project with a clear goal: educating voters. This is not a site that advocates for a particular candidate. It lets the user decide. At CalChamber2010.com, you can find independently sourced material and video clips that allow you, the voter, to see and hear what the candidates say in their own words.
Since launching the site, the most often asked question has been this: “How can a group that advocates on behalf of California’s business community be objective in presenting material about the Governor’s race? The answer is that we designed the entire project with a focus on providing the material objectively. To be sure that is the result, we had former Legislative Analyst Bill Hamm review and edit all the material on the site to ensure that its content is factual and presented in an independent way.
CalChamber2010.com is a site for you. Log on and see what there is to learn about the three candidates. We hope you enjoy it.