At the last minute Palmdale Mayor James Ledford challenged incumbent Sharon Runner in the 36th Assembly District. He has already mailed twice and looks like he willtry to win. But he is already in trouble.

Ledford as Mayor of Palmdale wrote to Sharon Runner to SUPPORT tripling the car tax! That should go over well in a GOP primary. (of course CRA is supporting Runner—Full Disclosure). See the letter for yourself below.… Read More

This coming weekend, the California Democratic Party will meet in Sacramento. There will be much drama surrounding whether or not State Treasurer and former State Democratic Party Chairman Phil Angelides will get the official endorsement of the Party he once led.

That said, you look at the Democratic Primary between Angelides and Westly, and any Republican really has to ask the question, which of these candidates will likely fair worse against Governor Schwarzenegger in the November ballot. If you ask Schmidt, Soderland and company, I’m sure that they will happily tell you that when we come into the home stretch, the Governator will clean the clock of either candidate handily. That said, there are a lot of folks that think Steve Westly would be a more challenging opponent for November, both because of his extremely deep pockets and the fact that Angelides is vulnerable to so many more attacks.

So here is my grand idea! For those of you who do not remember, the Governor’s Chief of Staff, unfortunately, is a liberal Democrat by the name of Susan Kennedy. While seeming to be a very nice person, Kennedy has spent her professional career… Read More

I’m waaay overdue for some posting here on FR.

Now that the 35th SD special election is over, focus is drifting back to the pocketful of contested elections on the June ballot.

The 67th AD primary is most directly impact by Assemblyman Tom Harman’s victory over Diane Harkey. Now he’s the presumed incumbent Senator for the next eight years, instead of a termed-out lame duck. As such, he’s in a much stronger position to help his wife Dianne succeed him in the Assembly.

Thus far, Mrs. Harman’s campaign has been overshadowed by the slugfest going on between Cypress Councilman Mike McGill and OC Supervisor Jim Silva.

Until a few months ago, the expectation (which I shared) was that Jim Silva would roll into this seat. Neither Harman nor McGill were considered serious candidates. In the last few monhts, however, McGill has revamped his campaign with $120,000 in his own funds and aggressive tactics from new campagin manager Joe Ghiardiello and Cal-YAFers. Their strategy is to positon McGill as… Read More

No, I’m not just talking about a candidate who says what a terrible thing it is … the liberals letting these sexual predators back onto the streets and into our neighborhoods … and how he’s opposed to those in the legislature and on the bench that allow such things … and how if elected he’s gonna go to Sacramento and fight to change all that … because he’s gonna protect our children and our families. No, I’m not just talking about the candidate who says those things.

Heck, let’s face it, that about sums up the stump speech on the subject for nearly every Republican running for office … and a good number of the Democrats. No, I’m talking about the guy running for office, going door-to-door AND handing out maps of the sexual registrants in our neighborhoods.

Call Joel Anderson’s effort a campaign hook, call it theatrics, call it a media grabber, call it what you want. I don’t care … you have got to love it! Most candidates — in any… Read More

The Eric Roach mission to Washington, D.C, has officially ended with our arrival back to San Diego!

I’m sure I will write more observations on this trip in the coming days, but the overwhelming impact of the trip is easily summed up – lots of encouragement for Roach. It was clear that conservatives in D.C., who were totally underwhelmed by Brian Bilbray’s previous stint in Congress, and that everyone was very excited after getting to know Eric.

Clearly a lot of seeds were spread on this journey…with the potential to grow into a big tree – a really big, conservative one!

On a closing note – traveling with John Feliz, Stan Devereux, Sal Russo, Bill Hauf, Howard Kaloogian, Duane Admire and, of course, Eric Roach was a great experience. For those of you who know me, you know that I do not give my “seal of approval” easily – I’ve been around the block a lot. Roach is the real deal – an honorable, values-driven conservative who understands and is a part of a conservative movement. There are great things in store for Eric’s future…his near future!… Read More

San Francisco is such a cutting-edge city. Not cutting-edge when it comes to reducing crime or successfully dealing with homelessness, but cutting edge when it comes to “cool” ideas like a free wireless network and, now, text messaging teens on their cell phones about safe sex.

According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the city is spending $2,500 a month to run the program which is targeted at youth ages 12-24. Kids can text message the city’s public health department and get a quick response about how to have safer sex or deal with the ramifications of unsafe sex. City officials are concerned about the rising rates of sexually-contracted diseases. For example, last year there was a 100 percent increase in gonorrhea in African American youth.

At the same time, a… Read More

Long Beach 2nd district councilman Dan Baker resigned beause of some ethics problems. As a result a special election is scheduled. All 11 candidates in the race endorsed legalizing homosexual marriage at a forum heldat A CHURCH. One candidate led with the "I’ve be gay longer than any of you." It’s a gay old time in Long Beach that at one time was oncerepresenetd by Dan Lungren& George Deukmejian. See article here.… Read More

Today has been a productive day thus far for Eric Roach – and most FR readers in California are up!

I’m having a great time, and am glad I was asked to come along…

We’re over at the offices of Americans for Tax Reform now in the heart of Washington, D.C., where conservative political guru Grover Norquist presides over what I would call a “conservative coordinating meeting” – that is very well attended.

Unfortunately, I can’t go into any details having been admonished that the meeting content and its attendees are “off the record” – though I assume that I can share that Eric Roach will address the group.… Read More