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Tag Archives: Democrats
California Democrats Regain Supermajority in State Senate
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Democrats appeared to have hit the sweet spot in a pair of special elections on Tuesday, likely regaining their two-thirds majority in the state Senate while retaining their narrow supermajority in the Assembly at least until … Continue reading
Democrats Lose Supermajority in California Senate
A legislative supermajority is a fleeting thing, reports KQED's Sacramento Bureau Chief Scott Detrow: Just a month-and-a-half into the new legislative session, California Democrats have lost the two-thirds majority they held in both the state Assembly and Senate. That’s due … Continue reading
A.M. Splash: Calif. Dems Supermajority May Not Last Long; Apple, Samsung Back to Court; Arrests Drop in Oakland; SF N. Beach Subway Proposed
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California Democrats' supermajority powers will be short-lived (Bay Area News Group) When Democrats last month achieved broad taxing powers by capturing supermajorities in both chambers of the Legislature, Democratic leaders immediately ruled out new taxes, saying they didn't want to … Continue reading
Video: Romney Ad Highlights the Newt and Nancy Show
On the Chronicle Politics Blog: Carla Marinucci writes about Mitt Romney's new ad painting Newt Gingrich as just to the left of Fidel Castro, all because he supported "Al Gore's liberal global warming agenda" in the form of a public … Continue reading
Feinstein Among Politicians Allegedly Defrauded by Campaign Treasurer
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Senator Dianne Feinstein is the latest – and highest profile – California politician to be swept up in an embezzlement scandal hitting the state's democratic party. Politico was the first to report Feinstein saying may have been "wiped out" by … Continue reading
"Letter to a Whiny Young Democrat"
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If you're a Democrat, you have probably been engaged in, are currently engaged in, or will be engaged in some type of discussion involving just what the hell happened on Tuesday. One immediate cause of the electoral catastrophe: Youth turnout. … Continue reading
Dem Giants, a Giant Dem, and the Bay Area Under Attack
Born in New York City, I grew up with this Woody Allen lament, uttered at the beginning of Annie Hall: Don't you see the rest of the country looks upon New York like we're left-wing, communist, Jewish, homosexual pornographers? I … Continue reading
