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Jon Fleischman

Murphy: Whitman Internal Survey Says Whitman Up 26%

Mike Murphy of the Meg Whitman campaign shared a brief memo from their campaign pollsters with me. I pass it along to you. It is attached below. Upshot – internal poll shows Whitman up by 26% (53% to 27%).Read More

Michael Der Manouel, Jr.

Howard Jarvis Taxpayer Assocation Takes a Dump

Okay. You’re a State Senator that voted for two horrific budgets in a row, raising the spending baselines to unsustainable levels, in effect creating the fiscal crisis we have in California today. On top of that, you cast the deciding vote to put Proposition 14 on the ballot when you thought you were running Statewide, enabling one of the biggest RINOS in the history of California, Abel Maldenado, to cut HIS budget deal to raise our taxes and further bankrupt California.

Your reward?

An endorsement in one of the most hotly contested Congressional primaries in California, from the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association. Yep, you read it. State Senator Jeff Denham is the endorsed candidate of HJTA in the 19th Congressional District primary.

To be sure, taxpayer advocates and Lincoln Club members fell out of their chairs today all over Central California. Nobody on the HJTA board bothered to check with any of us, I guess. We actually vetted all the candidates, did the research, and came up with a dual endorsement of Pombo and Patterson. There were NO, and I mean NO, votes for Jeff Denham for an endorsement. I guess we just pay too much… Read More

Duane Dichiara

What I got in the mail May 24

I want to remind the readers that I live in a HEAVILY DEMOCRAT neighborhood… I generally don’t get a ton of Republican mail. JAY SCHENIRER FOR CITY COUNCIL “Timeout” this is the second in a series of sports related pieces. The first piece confused me, but I took the time to read this one and I agree with the guy that we shouldn’t donate land to the Kings team. PATRICK KENNEDY FOR CITY COUNCIL “Creating Jobs” Kennedy is running against Schenirer (above) – and I leaned towards Schenirer because of his early grassroots campaign but I’ve got to write that Kennedy’s mail is better, just more clear. COOPER FOR SHERIFF “Keeping deputies on the street” very clear (Today’s winner). SLATE MAILER “Council of Concerned Women Voters” featuring Whitman and Nakanishi.… Read More

BOE Member George Runner

When it comes to pilfering taxpayers, liberals are strong-willed

Say what you want about tax-and-spend liberals. One thing is for sure: They are strong-willed when it comes to pilfering money from taxpayers. Nothing can stop the liberal arm of the California Legislature from proposing $5 billion in tax increases as a means to plugging a huge budget hole. Not even the California voters who overwhelmingly opposed Proposition 1A last year (a ballot measure that would have raised taxes on Californians). This year’s proposed increases include hitting up California car owners – who apparently don’t spend enough on car taxes or at the gas pump – to pay more DMV fees. If only the liberals showed this kind of determination in handling taxpayer money. Read more about the tax hikes here.… Read More

Jon Fleischman

DeVore Campaign Launches TV Spot…

No word on the size of the buy, but it stars some well known actors… … Read More

Jon Fleischman

Gov. Romney, Sec’y Rice and HJTA’s Jon Coupal Star In New Whitman TV Spot…

Given the size of Whitman’s media buys, you may have seen this already… on your TV…

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Duane Dichiara

Missed One

On Saturday I also got STEVE COOLEY FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL “A Prosecutor, Not A Politician”.… Read More

Barry Jantz

Sunday San Diego: Taxpayer Video Classics, SD 36 and AD 77 Watch, Conservatives Target Judges, more

A Sunday potpourri from around the region… Kudos to SDCTA — and a Must Watch"Save the Chargers" Video… Thursday night’s San Diego County Taxpayers Association Golden Watchdog and Fleece Awards dinner was attended by over 800, who clearly see it as one of the best annual events in the region. SDCTA has an uncanny ability to get otherwise cautiously stodgyelected officials to loosen up on video with gems they normally wouldn’t be caught dead saying or doing anywhere — at leastnot on purpose — all for a good laugh and the spectacle of the evening. The "Chargers Stadium Disaster Relief Telethon" is an absolute classic:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RH78d2DEQbQ Here’s also a retrospective of past years’ video hi-lights:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nNRygKUAMk Lastly, a press release announcing all the winning taxpayer watchdogs and fleecers for the… Read More

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