Tuesday’s results indicate in that my own Assembly district, the 2nd, we still value private property rights. With Prop 98’s defeat and 99’s win statewide, there is some indication voters want to protect homes from takings but get nervous about anything beyond that as the 98 opponents did very effectively use the rent control fear and hype to deter voter support.

Up our way, we can point to the returns showing that of the 9 counties I represent, 7 voted in majority for Prop 98, with 3 of them, Modoc, Tehama and Colusa eachover 60% for 98.

Only one county in California had a majority voting no on Prop 99 and that was, again, in the 2nd AD, with Colusa County rejecting 99. [If Modoc had flipped 34 votes from "yes" to "no", it wouldve been in the No club too.]

In the 2nd Assembly race, it’s congratulations to former Senator Jim Nielsen, an active proponent of eminent domain reform, who won with a very strong showing in a 4-way primary. Jimreceived very nearly twice the votes of the 2nd place challenger and was first in all nine counties. I expect that he will hit the ground running and do very… Read More

“Obama has captivated the world.” That is the full banner headline in today’s Los Angeles Times. At least they had enough control of themselves to put it on the third page rather than the first.

I recall a time when political news sources in Los Angeles were limited to and dominated by the three traditional networks, PBS, and the Los Angeles Times. The best alternative media for conservatives in those days were the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner, and the weekly Sam Yorty Show on KCOP. Thank God for the age of the internet and cable television.

Now with both less influence and readership, the Los Angeles Times nevertheless continues its 40 or so year-old practice of sugar-coating news in favor of liberal Democrat candidates for office, now centered on its certain-to-be-endorsed candidate for President, Barrack Hussein Obama. The gushing – in news stories mind you – is getting out of control even by New York Times standards of journalism.

Another example, for instance, was the report the other day that Obama had “swept past” McCain in a recent Gallup opinion poll. Mind you, the lead was just 3… Read More

Last night, San Bernardino County Supervisor (and former FR blogger) Brad Mitzelfelt handily avoided a run-off in securing his election victory. (In these multi-candidate skirmishes, if a candidate gets a single vote above 50%, it’s game over).

Brad’s ~62% obviously cleared that hurdle with room to spare.

So imagine his shock when the local newspaper came out this morning (at oh,4ish) withcoverage of the race included the headline "Vogler Still Has Chance At Win For County Supervisor."

Newsflash – Um, no she doesn’t.

I guess this is the High Desert’s version of "Dewey Defeats Truman."… Read More

Without a doubt, the Republican primary for California’s Fourth Congressional District was the highest profile legislative race taking place in yesterday’s statewide elections in California. Whether you look at how the race shaped up locally, or how it was covered Inside The Beltway, the battle between conservative State Senator Tom McClintock and moderate former U.S. Representative Doug Ose was truly looked to as an election-day indicator of where the heart and soul of the GOP was, and whether Republicans want to see change in direction that their party has taken in the United States Capitol.

Despite the massive financial advantage of Doug Ose, who cracked open the family’s platinum piggy-bank to spend a staggering some of personal money, well over $3 million, McClintock was victorious last night. Not only did McClintock win, he won in what can only be characterized as a blow-out, with the… Read More

Here are the final, unofficial results from key or interesting Orange County primary races:

29th Senate District Bob Huff 68.4% Dennis Mountjoy 31.6%

33rd Senate District Mimi Walters 73.6% Harry Sidhu 26.4% 60th Assembly District Curt Hagman: 59.8% Larry Dick: 40.2%

71st Assembly District Jeff Miller 57.7% Neil Blais 42.3%

73rd Assembly District Diane Harkey 73.3% Mark C. Patlan 26.2%

1st Supervisor District Janet Nguyen 56.6% Dina Nguyen 27.7% Hoa Van Tran 15.6%

3rd Supervisor District Bill Campbell 79.4% Donald Ritze 20.6%

County Board of Education, Trustee Area 1 Long Pham 51.1% Felix Rocha, Jr. 48.9% Superior Court, Office 4… Read More

Without a doubt, the Republican primary for California’s Fourth Congressional District was the highest profile legislative race taking place in yesterday’s statewide elections in California. Whether you look at how the race shaped up locally, or how it was covered Inside The Beltway, the battle between conservative State Senator Tom McClintock and moderate former U.S. Representative Doug Ose was truly looked to as an election-day indicator of where the heart and soul of the GOP was, and whether Republicans want to see change in direction that their party has taken in the United States Capitol.

Despite the massive financial advantage of Doug Ose, who cracked open the family’s platinum piggy-bank to spend a staggering some of personal money, well over $3 million, McClintock was victorious last night. Not only did McClintock win, he won in what can only be characterized as a blow-out, with the… Read More

I just returned from the Placer County Republican Party election night victory party where a jubilant crowd was celebrating Tom McClintock’s win over Doug Ose. With 70% of precincts reporting as of this posting, it appears that McClintock has won a decisive double-digit victory over Ose. Despite being outspent by millions (this was the second most expensive congressional race in U.S. history), McClintock and the conservative message won.

It was clear from the beginning of this race that the 4th CD campaign would be a microcosm of the larger battle within the Republican Party between moderates/liberals and conservatives. As Senator McClintock declared in his address to supporters tonight, the nation was watching the voters of our district, and tonight the message is clear: the conservative movement is alive and will soon spread across the nation. In his speech, McClintock boldly stated that in years to come America will look back on this evening as the beginning of a movement that will return America to its founding principles. For the sake of our nation, I hope that is true and I know that Congressman Tom McClintock will be one of the “Founding Fathers” of this… Read More

I just finished writing a column that will appear in tomorrow’s Capitol Weekly newspaper (we’ll link to it on tomorrow’s FR main page) that I think you will enjoy..

The piece is a more in-depth look at the blow-out victories of Assemblymembers Mimi Walters, Bob Huff and John Benoit in their successful bids for the GOP nominations in their respective State Senate races.

I think you will enjoy it. Look for it tomorrow!… Read More