Massive Turnover in the State Assembly in 2012
Editors of the California Target Book, which I publish, has recently finished and placed online their analyses of the 80 Assembly districts and 53 Congressional district that will be up for reelection in 2012. We are holding off on the state senate analyses until it is determined, whether or not the referendum to overturn state […]
Time to Dump Campaign Finance Rules
Money in politics and the rules surrounding it are getting way too complicated. Luckily, there’s an easy answer. Eliminate them. With soft money, IE’s, 501c’s, Super-PACs and whatever is the latest flavor du jour in campaign finance, you need a scorecard and an accounting degree just to follow the money. Which is the purpose, of […]
Initiatives Need a New Warning Label
Who needs Halloween for a good fright when so many California ballot initiatives are posted on the Secretary of State’s website? For the past week, I’ve been reading the full texts of initiatives – as well as their titles and summaries. The content of the measures and summaries aren’t that frightening on their face (though […]
It’s a Numbers Game, Through and Through
As October vanishes into your pile of discarded calendar pages, it is just a bit over one year until the 2012 national elections. Congress’ approval rating is an astounding 9%, Obama’s is in the low 40’s, and the candidacy of Herman Cain, the Godfather of Pizza, (he of the upside down demonic ‘9-9-9,’ unless you […]