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California: Sarah Palin

Thu, 10/30/2008 - 15:34

Democratic chair Torres condemns West Hollywood effigy of Sarah Palin

By Jeff Mitchell, PolitickerCA.com Editor

A day after a West Hollywood man took down an effigy of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, the chairman of the California Democratic Party condemned the display.

"Hanging an effigy of any of the four candidates for president and vice president is reckless, irresponsible and is a distraction from the real issues in the final days of this historic election," Torres said in a statement released Thursday. "This may be ‘art' under First Amendment, but it is not acceptable in an American presidential election."  

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Wed, 10/22/2008 - 23:54

PPIC poll finds Obama up big in state, Props. 4 and 11 narrowly leading

By Ben van der Meer, PolitickerCA.com Senior Reporter

Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama leads Republican nominee John McCain by a large margin in California, and two of the most high-profile ballot measures are on the tipping point between passing and failing, according to a new survey released late Wednesday by the Public Policy Institute of California.

The ticket of Obama and Joe Biden leads McCain and Sarah Palin by a margin of 56-33 among likely voters, a 13-point gain for the Democratic ticket in the last month.

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Sat, 10/04/2008 - 23:30

DeLay leery of a President McCain

By James B. Gerber, PolitickerCA.com Reporter

CABAZON - Former U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay thinks conservative Republicans will have their work cut out for them if John McCain is elected president in November.

"If McCain wins the election, we've got just as much work to do as if Obama won," DeLay, the former House majority leader from Texas, told PolitickerCA.com. "I've known McCain for 23 years, and McCain's hard to swallow."

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Sat, 10/04/2008 - 17:34

Protesters expected out in force for Palin's Northern California fundraiser

By Jeff Mitchell, PolitickerCA.com Editor

BURLINGAME - Several hundred protesters are expected to greet GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin here Sunday as she arrives for a fundraising brunch event.

Republican Party organizers have said they expect some 1,500 supporter-donors to join the Alaska governor for brunch at the Burlingame Hyatt Regency starting at 10:30 a.m.

The fundraiser, which had originally been scheduled for Sept. 25 but was postponed, has sold out.

"(Sunday) will not be a party for Palin," vowed Bob Mulholland, campaign adviser to the California Democratic Party.

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Fri, 10/03/2008 - 20:43

Diverse reactions to VP debate in Orange County

By James B. Gerber, PolitickerCA.com Reporter

Last night's vice presidential debate went off without a hitch or a headline-grabbing gaffe from either candidate, but local Republicans and Democrats came to different conclusions about their performances.

Melahat Rafiel, executive director of the Orange County Democratic Party, to said that it was a wash. 

"I don't think any particular candidate won or lost," Rafiel said. "I think Palin did a really good job of learning her talking points and talking about Ronald Reagan as much as she could." 

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Fri, 10/03/2008 - 15:53

This week's PolitickerCA.com Winners & Losers

By Wally S. Edge

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Thu, 10/02/2008 - 16:27

Palin revs up both bases in O.C., regardless of performance

By James B. Gerber, PolitickerCA.com Reporter

Tonight's vice presidential debate between Sarah Palin and Joe Biden is the talk of the political universe. Whatever happens in St. Louis, however, is unlikely to change things in Orange County, where Palin’s emergence on the national scene last month has energized Republicans and Democrats alike.

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Thu, 10/02/2008 - 13:31

Governor's veto of ports air emissions bill kicking up dust on political blogosphere

By Jeff Mitchell, PolitickerCA.com Editor

Amid the more than 400 bills that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed this week, one bill, a piece of legislation that would have gone a long way toward cleaning up air emissions from the state's container ports, appears to be kicking up some dust on the Golden State's political blogosphere.

One reason may be is that Alaska Gov. and Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin personally asked to Schwarzenegger to jettison Senate Bill 974 when it got to his desk.

The Republican governor did not fail his fellow partisan and colleague governor.

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Wed, 10/01/2008 - 16:20

CA Nurses Association airs McCain/Palin ad in battleground states

By Ben van der Meer, PolitickerCA.com Senior Reporter

The California Nurses Association has begun airing an ad in battleground presidential election states that suggests voters should be concerned about John McCain's health and Sarah Palin's ability to be president if he should die in office.

The ad, airing in Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin, shows images of McCain and Palin alongside a graphic that suggests a heart monitor.

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Fri, 09/26/2008 - 20:58

CRP crowd applauds Palin reference, business tax cuts

By James B. Gerber, PolitickerCA.com Reporter

ANAHEIM - The crowd at the California Republican Party Convention has been largely quiet during the first half of tonight's presidential debate, though there were some exceptions.

Republican presidential nominee John McCain's pledge to cut taxes for businesses received wide applause here, but it was a reference to his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, that caused the largest outburst of the evening so far.

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