Guest Commentary by Hon. Laura Koval, Vice Mayor, City of Santee True Leaders understand the importance of admitting to mistakes. With this strength in your toolkit, you earn respect and trust, thus promoting a safe place for innovative thinking, initiative and a strong entrepreneurial culture. Instead of doubling down on AB 5 (a colossal mistake in my opinion), or writing …
DeMaio Statement: Our Fight is Far from Over
This is a hard email to write. With only a handful of votes left to be counted, our campaign has fallen short of making the runoff in the race for Congress. While I am disappointed, I am filled with two other emotions: gratitude for supporters like you and pride in the incredible campaign we ran. In this race, we had …
Anatomy of consulting costs to a $1 million campaign
The below is not about a San Diego race, but the 43rd Congressional District in L.A. County. It provides the sobering reality of consultant-driven campaign efforts. Candidates often face a dilemma: Go it alone without consultants, but gain little credibility and raise few dollars? Or use consultants to help establish a credible effort, while significant amounts of the resulting funds …
A potpourri of election voices
A smattering of social media comments over the last couple of days from throughout the region (and elsewhere), in no particular order… Benjamin Katz, political software guru… “San Diego’s Golden Hall remains one of my favorite political traditions. Here in San Diego, on election night, everyone joins to together for a single unified celebration of democracy: Democrats, Republicans, journalists, and …
Shepard: Bry is “not done yet”
from the Barbara Bry for Mayor campaign… There are over 150,000 absentee and provisional ballots in the city of San Diego that have yet to be counted in the Mayor’s race. Why does this matter? Our campaign anticipated a strong showing by Scott Sherman in the early-returned absentee ballots and the Election Day poll voters, because they included a disproportionate …
Get the Lead Out – The Latest Gun Law Atrocity From Sacramento
The latest bill out of Sacramento intended to make us all safer and reduce crime is AB 3071. If you haven’t heard yet, this bill will make ammunition containing lead illegal to sell or use at any gun range in California, indoor or outdoor. Only certified lead free (read: only approved ammunition on the State’s very short list) ammunition may …
If Sara Jacobs isn’t promoting Chris Stoddard, what’s this?
At least this has the disclaimer on it. In case you missed the flap of the last few days in the 53rd Congressional District, the Georgette Gomez campaign filed a Federal Election Commission complaint against her Democrat opponent, Sara Jacobs, alleging that Jacobs or her supporters are promoting the campaign of another rival, Republican Chris Stoddard, without the proper disclosure …
Georgette Gomez campaign files Federal Election Commission complaint against Sara Jacobs’ committees
The complaint speaks for itself…
Why I Dropped Out of the Race for Congress and now Support Darrell Issa
by Bill Wells, Mayor of the City of El Cajon As the Mayor of El Cajon and a former candidate for Congress in the 50th Congressional district I am passionate about who will replace Duncan Hunter and represent all of us in Washington. I’ve long known that this time of change could be a period of great danger to our …
CCW Lifestyle Series #3 – Should You Carry With a Round in the Chamber?
The following is part of a continuing series of articles intended to provide a starting point for those new to concealed carry. There is much to learn and great satisfaction to be had but figuring out where to begin can be daunting for newcomers. The intent of the series is to provide useful information for those beginning the transition to …
“Shall Not Be Infringed” – What Does That Really Mean and is the Government Already in Violation?
The United States Bill of Rights consists of the first 10 amendments to the United States Constitution. The Second Amendment (2A) reads as follows: A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed Bill of Rights Dec 15, 1791 (First 10 Amendments) …
Changing Demographics – Del Pilar for Central Committee
A Conservative Latino’s View on Politics… The Republican Party has struggled to reach minority communities. The top reason I hear for losses is “changing demographics.” BREAKING NEWS PEOPLE! Those demographic changes will continue and are increasing. However, I can help the Republican Party change what my brothers and sisters believe, and how they vote. Changing Demographics Some state “changing demographics” …
KPBS: Signature Gatherers Duped San Diegans Into Signing Up For New Political Party
“About 5,000 people have signed up for the Common Sense Party in San Diego County, according to numbers from the Registrar of Voters. The party says they have at least 19,000 members statewide. James Lackritz, an SDSU statistics professor, said based on the number of people contacted by KPBS, it is likely that at least 83% of the Common Sense …
San Diego Gun Owners PAC announces endorsed candidates for March primary election
San Diego County Gun Owners (SDCGO), a political action committee promoting Second Amendment rights, has announced its endorsement of candidates for the March 3 primary election. Leading SDCGO’s list of endorsed candidates are two candidates for the San Diego County Board of Supervisors and one candidate for mayor of San Diego. The Supervisorial candidates include Joel Anderson, a former State …
CCW Lifestyle Series – Gun Belts
The following is part of a continuing series of articles intended to provide a starting point for those new to concealed carry. There is much to learn and great satisfaction to be had but figuring out where to begin can be daunting for newcomers. The intent of the series is to provide useful information for those beginning the transition to …
Do Waiting Periods Really Save Lives?
Requiring law-abiding citizens to wait some arbitrary period between the time they purchase a firearm and the time they take possession of that firearm has been a staple of the gun control left for a long time. The argument being that a waiting or “cool down” period will reduce homicides committed using firearms. But is that really true? Are waiting …
Is President Trump in Trouble for 2020?
Rachel Bitecofer, a newish political strategist who called the 2018 Democratic wave has released her 2020 model and it doesn’t look good for the President and his party: Bitecofer has already released her 2020 model, and is alone among election forecasters in giving the Democrats—who, of course, do not yet have a nominee—the 270 electoral votes required to claim the presidency …
Why I’m Running for Central Committee
Can you imagine changing California? I can. I have served as a delegate on both the San Diego GOP Central Committee and the California Republican Party for several years because I believe our state is worth it. We are at a critical and important time for our party. While the challenge seems insurmountable, it is not, the solution is actually …
Buttigieg: The Made-For-TV, President Bartlett-endorsed candidate
I love to watch reruns of the television show The West Wing. While it skews to the left, I think Sorkin et al did a pretty fair job of portraying Republican principles without TOO much rancor. But The West Wing went off the air in 2006 and that is a lifetime in politics. When the show was introduced, Pete Buttigieg …
If #AB5 Was Good Legislation, There Would Be No Need for Exemptions
UPDATE AT THE END OF THE ARTICLE I believe that we own our own bodies and minds. Individuals have a right to decide what to do with both and the products which spring from those actions (labor and entrepreneurship). I believe that individuals have the right to enter into or reject voluntary, contractual agreements and, absent of the threat force, …
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