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Podcast: The Moolah

March 26, 2010, 12:01 am • Posted by John Myers
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Some of my friends who aren't fans of politics have asked me, "Why can't all that money spent on campaigns be used to help balance the state budget?" That paradox — plenty of political cash, too little budget cash — … Continue reading »

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The Voters That Might Sway Elections

March 24, 2010, 8:00 pm • Posted by John Myers
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The latest statewide survey of voters offers some hard to pass up nuggets about two important subsets of the California electorate and how they might sway the state's biggest November contests — those for governor and the United States Senate. … Continue reading »

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GOP Day 2: The Breakup

March 14, 2010, 1:52 am • Posted by John Myers
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SANTA CLARA — Leave it to Tom McClintock, long the favorite son of the California Republican Party, to say what only others hinted about all weekend. Heck, what they'd hinted about all year. Arnold Schwarzenegger, we're breaking up with you. … Continue reading »

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Political Spending: California's "Green" Leadership?

January 21, 2010, 3:08 pm • Posted by John Myers
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The political world is buzzing over today's big ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that lifts seemingly all restrictions on campaign cash funneled into groups that operate independently of candidates for Congress. Of course, those of us in the Golden … Continue reading »

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