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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.

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  • NAACP's Huffman assailed for tobacco, telecom payments

  • Schwarzenegger targets the 'ElimiDate Voter'

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  • New York developer's eminent-domain crusade comes to California

  • Schwarzenegger's election-year olive branches

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  • Schwarzenegger has a special interest in Capitol-area money

  • Schwarzenegger's million-dollar woman

  • The kings and queens of the California political quotation

  • All about Phil: Angelides is strategist in own campaign

  • "Women of the year" married to men of Legislature

  • With new law, chase for campaign cash becomes family affair

  • High school student gives governor $44,600

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  • David Crane: Arnold's other Democratic adviser

  • The rise of the blogs: How the GOP uses the Web to organize

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    The 2006 Election Results

    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

    For complete election results click here.

    The Primary Election Results

    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

    For complete election results click here.

    The Special Election Results

    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

    For complete election results click here.

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    Saturday, February 04, 2006

    Nunez Radio Address: Clean Money

    In today's radio address Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez focused on the Clean Money Bill that the Assembly "passed out" last Monday.

    Let me tell you, the vote on this proposal was telling. Democrats voted for the clean money- clean elections law, while Republicans were dead-set opposed. Not one Republican Assembly Member could stand up for the reform and tell their corporate contributors to stand down. Assembly Democrats believe that clean money for clean elections is an idea whose time has come.

    But what Nunez leaves out is that Democrats only passed a toothless version of the bill with the phrase "for display purposes only" stripping the bill of the force of law. For more on that check out Capitol Weekly.

    posted by Shane Goldmacher at 11:55 AM

    Comments on "Nunez Radio Address: Clean Money"

     

    Anonymous Anonymous said ... (4:50 PM) : 

    TOOTHLESS???

    Well, yes, BUT only for the moment. It has also been set up to move to conference committee where they can hash it out and put back the teeth for the Governor to sign. This move has been done before and it doesn't mean the final bill will remain toothless.

    The reason the teeth were *temporarily* removed in this case was to smooth it through the vote since it was a two year bill that needed to pass before January 31. This keeps the bill and the concept alive and allows all our representatives and constituents to weigh in as it goes through the Senate.

    I hope that helps clarify that there is hope, that it is worthy of paying attention to, and that we Californians will one day soon set the new standard for what it means to be a true Democracy!

     

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