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California: Tony Strickland

February 15, 2009 - 09:00 pm
NEWS FEED: Calitics

The Party of No

By Robert in Monterey

At the root of the Republican-induced budget crisis is, of course, taxes. Dave Cox claimed the taxes would "drag down the economy" and Maldonado is trying to save face by claiming Obama is against new taxes. And Tony Strickland had perhaps the most absurd line of the day:
"If we pass this budget," he said, "Los Angeles and San Francisco will become the Detroit(s) of the West."

Don't look now Tony, California's unemployment rate isn't that far behind Michigan's. The destruction of public services you insist upon - gutting food stamps, Medi-Cal, and schools - would drag California into the abyss.

The Yacht Party's opposition to new taxes flies in the face of history.

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Thu, 11/27/2008 - 13:45

Strickland claims narrow win in hard-fought SD-19 battle; Jackson concedes defeat

By Jeff Mitchell, PolitickerCA.com Editor

Democrat Hannah-Beth Jackson conceded defeat in SD-19 to Republican Tony Strickland on Wednesday, bringing to an end an often heated, extended battle for the southern Central Coast senate seat.

"We need to definitely do whatever we can to reach across party lines to fix the problems of the state," Strickland, 38, told the Ventura County Star in this story.

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Mon, 11/24/2008 - 20:55

Battle for SD-19 down to provisional ballots

By James B. Gerber, PolitickerCA.com Reporter

Republican Tony Strickland's lead over Democrat Hannah-Beth Jackson in the 19th Senate District has shrunk to 1,328 votes, down from 2,250 votes a week ago.

However, almost all of the mail-in ballots have been counted in the 19th, which spans Ventura, Santa Barbara and Los Angeles counties. Jackson has to make up significant ground with provisional ballots, which can be contested by both campaigns.

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Tue, 11/18/2008 - 18:59

Strickland's lead grows in SD-19

By James B. Gerber, PolitickerCA.com Reporter

Republican Tony Strickland has built a substantial lead over Democrat Hannah-Beth Jackson in the still-undecided battle for the 19th state Senate District.

Election night ended with Jackson clinging to a 108 vote lead over Strickland. Since then, however, Strickland has surged ahead by over 2,250 votes.

Strickland's lead has increased significantly over the last few days. Just last Friday, Strickland led Jackson by about 1,500 votes.

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Fri, 11/14/2008 - 20:34

Strickland surpasses Jackson in SD-19 vote count

By Ben van der Meer, PolitickerCA.com Senior Reporter

Republican Tony Strickland has moved into the lead for the first time in the 19th State Senate District race against Democrat Hannah-Beth Jackson, up by more than 1,500 votes Friday evening on a count posted on the California Secretary of State's Web site.

The tallies late this week mark the first time former Assemblyman Strickland (R-Moorpark) has led in the race, which both parties targeted this fall.

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Thu, 11/06/2008 - 20:21

State GOP checking into mysterious Election Day robocall

By Ben van der Meer, PolitickerCA.com Senior Reporter

A Republican political consultant said he and others are still investigating a mysterious robocall received on Election Day that encouraged GOP party members to skip voting because the presidential race was all but decided.

Tim Clark, who worked with 10th Assembly District candidate Jack Sieglock and others, said that while the call didn't mention any local candidates, it appeared to be directed at Republican voters in contested state legislative districts.

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Wed, 11/05/2008 - 19:10

California Democratic leaders see progress in Tuesday’s results

By Ben van der Meer, PolitickerCA.com Senior Reporter

SACRAMENTO -- Democratic legislative leaders were generally pleased with the results of Tuesday's election, but noted that they're still some distance from some goals, and disappointed in a few results.

Outgoing state Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata (D-Oakland) and his successor, Sen. Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento), said at a state capitol press conference that they believed that Democrat Hannah-Beth Jackson would hold a narrow lead in her Senate District 19 race against Republican Tony Strickland.

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Wed, 11/05/2008 - 12:48

Jackson leads Strickland by 108 votes with many provisional and mail-in ballots yet to be counted

By James B. Gerber, PolitickerCA.com Reporter

As of Wednesday morning, Democrat Hannah-Beth Jackson is leading Republican Tony Strickland by a mere 108 votes out of over 300,000 ballots cast in the 19th Senate District.

Both campaigns are working hard throughout the morning to determine how many ballots have yet to be counted. The problem is compounded by the fact that the district is comprised of three different counties -- Ventura, Los Angeles and Santa Barbara -- making it that much harder for the campaigns to keep track of uncounted votes.

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Wed, 11/05/2008 - 06:52

Jackson leads Strickland by razor thin margin in SD-19

By James B. Gerber, PolitickerCA.com Reporter

By 4 a.m. Wednesday morning, with 98 percent of precincts reporting, Democrat Hannah-Beth Jackson was clinging to a 386 vote lead over Republican Tony Strickland in their fight for the 19th state Senate District.

Jackson's campaign was confident they were headed towards a victory Tuesday night when the Santa Barbara resident pulled into an early 6 point lead.

Yet as Strickland consultant Joe Justin predicted, Jackson's lead narrowed as vote totals came in from Republican-friendly areas of Ventura and Los Angeles counties.

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Wed, 11/05/2008 - 02:54

Jackson pulls into early lead in SD-19, optimistic about prospects

By James B. Gerber, PolitickerCA.com Reporter

Democrat Hannah-Beth Jackson has pulled into an early but substantial lead over Republican Tony Strickland in the 19th state Senate District. With about 156,000 votes counted, Jackson is leading Strickland 52 percent to 48 percent.

"So far I'm very optimistic," Jackson said. "We aren't quite at the point where we have enough numbers that we can declare victory, but it's certainly looking very favorable for us."

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