The daily observations of Shane Goldmacher, a Capitol reporter covering the policy, politics and people of Sacramento.
Shane Goldmacher is a former reporter for Capitol Weekly. He is a graduate of UC Berkeley, where he served as editor of the Berkeley Political Review.
1A: 76.9-23.1
1B: 61.3-38.7
1C: 57.4-42.6
1D: 56.6-43.4
1E: 64-36
83: 70.6-29.4
84: 53.7-46.3
85: 45.9-54.1
86: 48-52
87: 45.2-54.8
88: 23-77
89: 25.5-74.5
90: 47.6-52.4
U.S. Sen.
Feinstein 59.7
Mountjoy 34.9
Gov.
Schwarzenegger 55.8
Angelides 39.2
Lt. Gov
Garamendi 49.5
McClintock 44.9
Atty. Gen.
Brown 56.7
Poochigian 37.9
Sec. of state
Bowen 48.5
McPherson 44.7
Treasurer
Lockyer 54.8
Parrish 37
Controller
Chiang 50.9
Strickland 40.1
Insur. Comm.
Poizner 50.7
Bustamante 38.9
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Gov.
Angelides 48.2
Westly 43.1
Lt. Gov
Garamendi 42.9
Speier 39.3
Figueroa 17.8
Atty. Gen.
Brown 63.2
Delgadillo 36.8
Sec. of state
Bowen 61.1
Ortiz 38.9
Treasurer
Parrish 56.4
Richman 43.6
Controller
Democratic primary
Chiang 53.4
Dunn 46.6
Republican primary
Strickland 40.9
Maldonado 36.9
Insur. Comm.
Bustamante 70.5
Kraft 29.5
Supt. of Schools
O'Connell 52.5, avoids run-off
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73: 47.4-52.6
74: 45-55
75: 46.6-53.4
76: 38-62
77: 40.5-59.5
78: 41.5-58.5
79: 38.9-61.1
80: 34.3-65.7
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| Just before 8pm, after more than an hour of intense debate, the Assembly passed AB 849, a bill legalizing gay marriage, putting Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in the hot seat as he now must decide whether to veto or to sign the legislation. |
posted by Shane Goldmacher at 8:04 PM
Comments on "Gay Marriage A Go"
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Anonymous said ... (10:30 PM) :
post a commentIt's not surprising that Tom Umberg voted for this bill after the Speaker directly "called out" those who break their own wedding vows as hypocrites if they claim to support the sanctity of marriage.
It only goes to show that once compromised, always compromised.
I sincerely hope that this eliminates any opportunity for Mr. Umberg to move to the Senate or other higher office.
Ken Maddox was in Sacramento on Tuesday. Some are talking about a Maddox challenge to Umberg in that State Senate race.
A socially conservative, labor friendly Republican like Maddox could spell trouble for the Democrats in the 34th.
Interesting side note on that end...Battin's legislative director is Maddox's former Chief of Staff. If Battin takes out Ackerman for Senate leader, don't be surprised if he rolls out the red carpet for a Maddox candidacy