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Category Archives: Elections
Full Nov 6, 2012 Bay Area Election Results by County
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For Nov. 6, 2012 General Election results please see our elections blog. Results by county: Alameda County Contra Costa County Marin County San Francisco San Mateo County Santa Clara County
Tobacco Tax Losing by 63,000 Votes
Proposition 29, the $1.00 per pack cigarette tax is currently losing by about 63,000 votes out of approximately 3,853,000 cast. That's a 1.6 percent margin. You can check out the latest vote tally at the Secretary of State's ballot measure … Continue reading
Primary Election; Find Your Polling Place by Address
We're going to be fully staffed tonight for the primary election. Which means we may have more people working in the office than voters who actually cast a ballot. According to the latest Field Poll, just 35 percent … Continue reading
State's Top 100 Political Donors Contribute Third of All Campaign Donations; View List of Contributors
by Coulter Jones and Elizabeth Titus, California Watch In a state with nearly 38 million people, few have more influence than the top 100 donors to California campaigns – a powerful club that has donated overwhelmingly to Democrats and spent … Continue reading
Fact Checking Mitt Romney's Comments That Obama Administration Steered Solyndra Money to 'Friends and Family'
Here's the raw video today of Mitt Romney at Solyndra slamming President Obama, the stimulus, and a "serious conflict of interest on the part of the president and his team." Here's what Romney said: Two years ago President Obama was … Continue reading
Jury Finds John Edwards Not Guilty on 1 Count in Campaign Fraud Trial; Mistrial On Other 5 Counts
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GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) A mistrial has been declared in the campaign fraud trial against ex-presidential candidate John Edwards. Jurors on Thursday acquitted John Edwards of one of six counts involving him taking money from wealthy heiress Rachel "Bunny" Mellon. They … Continue reading
Everything You Need to Know About the June 5 Primary; Info for Voters by Bay Area County
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For awhile there it looked like the race for the GOP presidential nomination was going to extend long enough to provide some real drama in the upcoming California primary. But it was not to be. Still, there's more at stake … Continue reading
Santorum Quits Presidential Race
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GETTYSBURG, Pa. (AP) Bowing to the inevitable, Rick Santorum quit the presidential campaign Tuesday, clearing the way for Mitt Romney to claim the Republican nomination. Santorum, appearing with his wife and family in his home state of Pennsylvania, told supporters … Continue reading
Video: Santorum Says California Universities Don't Teach American History; Colbert, Maddow Debunk
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This one's been making the rounds, in case you've yet to oversaturate yourself with first-class flubs emanating from presidential contenders. Rick Santorum, the increasingly likely runner-up in the GOP nominating marathon, took a wild swipe on Monday at higher education … Continue reading
