The California Observer: National Guard and the governor's race

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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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

For complete election results click here.

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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OC Register: Orange Punch

Wednesday, September 27, 2006

National Guard and the governor's race

Democratic gubernatorial challeneger Phil Angelides has made California's national guard troops an issue in the governor's race by calling for their withdrawal from Iraq. Thus far, Schwarzenegger has side-stepped the war issue.

But he has gone on offensive with his support of the troops. Yesterday he welcomed home some 100 soldiers from the California National Guard's 49th Military Police Brigade, who returned to California after a year long combat tour in Iraq.

Today, he signed legislation to give former guards and their families a leg up when applying for civil service employment.

"Our brave men and women in the military are incredible and we owe them our deepest gratitude for taking extraordinary risks and making tremendous sacrifices in defense of our country's freedom and democracy," said Schwarzenegger in a statement on his signing AB 2550, by Assemblyman Tim Leslie, a Republican.

For Angelides' part, his campaign is accusing Schwarzenegger of "staying silent...even as the violence in Iraq continues and thousands of Americans continue to risk their lives in Iraq, Arnold Schwarzenegger continued to duck the real issue."

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