Posted by Brandon Powers at 12:00 am on Oct 17, 2006 Comments Off on Unions Letting Senate Seat Slip Away?
Back in June, the Democrats had a pretty heated race in the 34th
Senate Primary. Assemblyman Tom Umberg, backed heavily by the
unions lost to Supervisor Lou Correa, who had Senate President Don
Perata on his side. Despite the General Election match-up with
Assemblywoman Lyn Daucher beingthe hottest legislative race
in the state, and the Republicans’ best chance at picking up a seat
in either house, rumors persisted that Labor was going to sit this
race out.
It would certainly appear that those were more than just
rumors.
As is the case every year, the unions have sent out their Voter
Guide, pitting the “little guy” against “the man,” and urging votes
for a predictable lot of liberal politicians.
This version of the Union slate comes from Central Orange
County. In addition to the pre-printed section which advocates for
Angelides, Garamendi, Bowen, etc down the line, they also have a
laser section which goes on to pushing for the guy who’s going to
lose to Dana Rohrabacher, Measure M, and Assemblyman-to-be Jose
Solario. They… Read More