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California: Debbie Cook

March 5, 2009 - 05:30 pm
NEWS FEED: Calitics

CA-48: Could Beth Krom Beat John Galt?

By David Dayen

Last week, OC Progressive (which has really attracted a good group of writers and provided a vital progressive voice in Orange County) revealed that Beth Krom, an Irvine City Councilwoman, is considering a run against Rep. John Campbell.  In a subsequent post, Joe Shaw explained why Krom would make a worthy challenger.
She can win elections.
Beth Krom has won five campaigns, In 2006, she garnered 60% of the vote in her re-election as Mayor and in 2008, won her current City Council seat with 8000 votes more than the next candidate.

She gets things done.
We need elected officials who have experience getting things done for their constituents.

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March 3, 2009 - 12:30 pm
NEWS FEED: Calitics

The Water Crisis Isn't Over

By Robert in Monterey

Recent storms have eased our water worries to a degree - the state Department of Water Resources reports that the Sierra snowpack is at 80% of normal. But because of the dry winters of 2007 and 2008, California still needs much more precipitation:
Elissa Lynn, a meteorologist for the Department of Water Resources, said the water content in the snow would have to be between 120 to 130 percent of normal by April 1 to replenish the state's reservoirs, the largest of which are less than half full. "That's just the snowpack," Lynn said. "We need to have rainfall in the mountains continuing through the spring, contributing to the total water supply.

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February 2, 2009 - 10:00 pm
NEWS FEED: Calitics

Monday Open Thread

By David Dayen

Your last word in what's happenin' (apologies to Raj and Rerun):

• Here's George Skelton having some fun and making up statistics to scapegoat immigrants, failing to mention the economic activity they produce and the Social Security payroll taxes they pay but never collect.  It's simply wrong to pander to xenophobes the way Skelton does in this piece, under the guise of "being honest."  If you want to be honest, explain that, as baby boomers age, the fiscal impact of younger workers in the country is positive, at least so says that left-wing rag the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and countless other studies.

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February 2, 2009 - 01:09 pm
NEWS FEED: Calitics

Campaign News!

By David Dayen

Aren't you excited that, with nearly two years until the next election, here I am offering campaign news?

Except there are two significant developments today in California of which you should be aware.

First, Jerry Brown is throwing his hat in the ring to be California's governor for a second time.  He hasn't formally announced, but this interview signals that he will.

It was 1974 when Jerry Brown ran for governor as a dashing 36-year-old reformer, the embodiment of change in Watergate's aftermath.

"I was the new spirit," Brown recalled. "That was my slogan."

No one would mistake Brown for a new spirit today. At 70, he occupies a prime spot among the elders of California politics.

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Wed, 11/05/2008 - 04:54

AP calls CA-46 for Rohrabacher

By James B. Gerber, PolitickerCA.com Reporter

The Associated Press has called the 46th Congressional District for U.S. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Huntington Beach).

With 90 percent of precincts reporting, the nine-term incumbent is beating Democratic candidate and Huntington Beach Mayor Debbie Cook, 53 percent to 43 percent.

If the margin holds, it will be the closest election of Rohrabacher's congressional career.

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Tue, 11/04/2008 - 16:05

Cook campaign counting on Long Beach and Huntington Beach to carry them to victory

By James B. Gerber, PolitickerCA.com Reporter

Huntington Beach Mayor Debbie Cook, Democratic candidate for California's 46th Congressional District, is counting on the cities of Long Beach and Huntington Beach to carry her to victory against U.S. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Huntington Beach).

"She has to do well in Long Beach and she has to do well in Huntington Beach," Cook campaign manager Joe Shaw said. "She has to win by several thousand votes in each of those places."

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Sun, 11/02/2008 - 14:37

Democratic gains and strong candidates make for surprisingly competitive races in CA-45, CA-46 and CA-50

By James B. Gerber, PolitickerCA.com Reporter

HUNTINGTON BEACH - The biggest surprise of this election might just come from Southern California, where many long-time incumbents are now facing their first serious challengers in years due to a combination of Democratic gains in voter registration, an unusually strong field of candidates and a nationally toxic environment for Republicans.

In particular, Democratic challengers in the 45th, 46th and 50th Congressional Districts have given U.S. Reps. Mary Bono Mack (R-Palm Springs), Dana Rohrabacher (R-Huntington Beach) and Brian Bilbray (R-Carlsbad) a run for their money.

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Sat, 11/01/2008 - 16:53

Fmr. GOP Congressman pens letter encouraging CA-46 Republicans to vote for Cook

By James B. Gerber, PolitickerCA.com Reporter

Last week, former Republican Congressman Pete McCloskey announced he was endorsing Huntington Beach Mayor Debbie Cook in her fight to unseat U.S. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Huntington Beach) in California's 46th Congressional District.

In case Orange County Republicans missed the news, McCloskey, who became a Democrat in 2007 after 58 years of Republican party membership, sent a letter explaining his endorsement.

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Sun, 10/26/2008 - 19:08

McCloskey, former Republican congressman, endorses Cook for CA-46

By James B. Gerber, PolitickerCA.com Reporter

Former Republican Congressman Pete McCloskey has endorsed Huntington Beach Mayor Debbie Cook for California's 46th Congressional District. McCloskey served in the U.S. House for 16 years from 1967-83, representing most of San Mateo County. He ran for the Republican nomination against Richard Nixon in 1972, and lost a bid for the U.S. Senate in 1982. He became a Democrat in 2007 after 58 years of Republican party membership.

Cook is fighting an uphill battle to unseat U.S. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Huntington Beach), a nine-term incumbent.

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Tue, 10/21/2008 - 23:56

Campaigns spin CA-46 debate

By James B. Gerber, PolitickerCA.com Reporter

COSTA MESA - The campaigns of U.S. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Huntington Beach) and Democratic challenger Debbie Cook provided vastly different perspectives of Tuesday afternoon's heated debate.

Rohrabacher accused Cook of being evasive and "muddying the waters."

"Ms. Cook obfuscated the issues," Rohrabacher said. "She was evasive throughout the debate and neglected to give definitive answers on the biggest issues of our time."

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