Despite clear-cut philosophical differences, it’s never good to see this sort of thing. (Here’s the Times of San Diego story.) In the past, especially when Dave Rolland, Kelly Davis and Dave Maass were with SD CityBeat, we at SD Rostra had a cordial and sometimes even fun relationship amidst fierce political differences. On occasion we would join CityBeat as co-hosts …
Valley Roadrunner: Carl DeMaio is the Reform Candidate for the 50th District
Support from community papers… Carl DeMaio is the Reform Candidate for the 50th District: “We need a fighter!” Doesn’t the GOP fielding so many candidates threaten to hand the district to Ammar Campa-Najjar? DeMaio isn’t worried. He said, “I think there are lot of candidates who are running because they need a job. That’s not why you should get into …
“For god’s sake, you guys make us relevant with your bias.”
From SD City Beat’s Spin Cycle, by John Lamb… Fighting ‘bias’ with ‘by us’ Local GOP deploys its own “news” website A few weeks back, Spin Cycle was speaking to Brian Brady, a county Republican Party contrarian and occasional critic of party Chairman Tony Krvaric. We were discussing Carl DeMaio’s entry into the 50th Congressional District race when the conversation …
Lincoln Club Execs: Big Development in SD Politics
Here’s a letter from Mike Turk inviting San Diegans to an event being hosted by many of the board executives of the San Diego County Lincoln Club: To: Friends of Freedom and Prosperity From: Mike Turk Subject: A Big Development in San Diego Politics Date: August 25, 2019 Tom Sudberry, Steve Quinn, myself and others were talking the other day …
El Cajon Police Officers Endorse Mayor Steve Vaus for County Supervisor
The El Cajon Police Officers’ Association (ECPOA) has endorsed Poway Mayor Steve Vaus in his bid for San Diego County Supervisor in District 2. ECPOA Political Action Committee Chairman Mike Murphy said, “Steve Vaus has a very strong record on public safety in his city of Poway. Because of his record, we are confident that he will make safe streets …
Surprising numbers in the Supervisor District 2 race
See the polling memo below.
Seriously? SD News Desk: San Diego Union-Tribune Reports ‘News’; Tries and Fails to Smear
The below is from, of course, San Diego News Desk, which is — quite obviously and no one ever suggested otherwise — a project of the Republican Party of San Diego County. But this is funny! On Tuesday, the San Diego Union-Tribune published an article about San Diego News Desk. The piece reeked of desperation, as most of it had little to nothing to do …
Shaking Up Congress: Carl DeMaio Launches Gen-Next GOP Leaders Fund
Government reform leader and fundraising powerhouse Carl DeMaio today launched Gen-Next GOP Leaders Fund – a political action committee that will recruit, mentor, and provide financial support to candidates for Congress who are diverse and are committed to advancing a Reform Agenda. “My goal in founding Gen-Next GOP Leaders Fund is two-fold: to elect more Republican Members of Congress who …
Why McCann’s decision is more anti-American than anti-gun
I have empathy for John McCann. His city council had the opportunity to vote on making a formal, yet non-binding, resolution to ask for pervasive gun control that would fundamentally change our American society, and in the end, he voted to do just that. I don’t know what he was trying to accomplish by being against the ban and asking …
Carl DeMaio Releases 2nd Amendment Plan with Support of Michael Schwartz, SDCGO
“To combat evil and deranged individuals with weapons, we need more heroes with the training and tools to stop them!” San Diego – In the wake of every mass shooting, the Left offers only one solution: weaken or eliminate Second Amendment rights while the Right largely deflects on the issue. Concerned Americans are left with the mistaken impression that only …
McCann: Setting the Record Straight on Gun Resolution
Michael Schwartz wrote an opinion as the employee of the Gun Owners of San Diego on SD Rostra that is riddled with lies and personal attacks on myself. Therefore, I need to set the record straight, because he is spending his organization’s money, time, and resources attacking me with a false story and an untrue narrative. In addition, this is …
Carl DeMaio – Entrepreneurial Politics
A Conservative Latino’s View on Politics… I understand how an industry can begin to accept certain standards or ways of doing business that go against successful norms – politics is one of them. Since getting involved in local politics, and how I’ve lived life from both a personal and business perspective, I read Carl DeMaio’s campaign team announcement, and I …
John McCann Rocks Voters…Again
by Michael A. Schwartz, Executive Director, San Diego County Gun Owners I just got off the phone with Chula Vista City Council Member John McCann where he spent the entire 20-minute call pretending to be the victim of his own vote at last night’s city council meeting. If you are a Republican who has wondered why California continues to see …
McCann Plays Chicken with SD GOP
Chicken is a political/economical model of conflict for two players in game theory. It has its origin in a game in which two drivers head towards each other on a collision course. One must swerve or both may die, but if one driver swerves and the other does not, the one who swerved will be called “chicken,” meaning “coward.” Last …
DeMaio Returns to Radio with Daily Editorials and On-Demand Podcast
DeMaio will use radio show to continue his dialogue with loyal audience he built with daily show on NewsRadio 600 KOGO San Diego — Radio was good to Carl DeMaio and his reform movement. Over four years, Carl DeMaio built his weekday DeMaio Report radio show on AM-600 into a ratings powerhouse in the southern California market. Now Carl DeMaio …
Hunter trial postponement means he’ll be on the ballot
We hope it’s not lost on anyone that the postponement of Congressman Duncan Hunter’s trial until next January virtually guarantees he’ll appear on the March 2020 primary election ballot. The filing deadline for the office is the end of this year. A slew of announced candidates, wannabes, yet-to-bes, consultants, strategists and the like are presently working overtime weighing the resulting …
Steve Vaus Tops Fundraising Among All Supervisor Candidates
The Mayor Steve Vaus for Supervisor campaign raised $232,000, the top amount among all Supervisor candidates in San Diego County for the most recent reporting period and an amount that far exceeded the campaign’s fundraising goal. The total raised by Vaus was the highest of the ten candidates running in the three Supervisorial Districts on the 2020 ballot. Vaus’ primary …
I Figured Out Why They Don’t Like Guns
by Michael A. Schwartz, Executive Director, San Diego County Gun Owners Tuesday, July 30th the San Diego City Council voted to require all gun owners within the city limits to keep their guns locked or inoperable while in the home. The vote was 7 to 2 with Chris Cate and Scott Sherman in opposition. The penalty for violating this new, overreaching law? …
DeMaio Announces Appointment of Campaign Team
Carl DeMaio launched his campaign for US Congress last week — coming out of the gate strong and breaking two fundraising records — and today is announcing appointment of key personnel in his campaign organization. “I’ve worked with each of these team members on my other campaigns to fight tax hikes and enact accountability reforms in government and I’m thrilled …
Record Breaking: DeMaio Raises Over $450,000 in First 72 Hours – Avg. Contribution $89
Average contribution just $89 from more than 5000 donors; counting loan from candidate, campaign starts with more than $715K cash-on-hand after start-up expenses San Diego — In just the first 72 hours of his candidacy for Congress, Carl DeMaio broke records for a Republican congressional candidate by raising over $450,000 from grassroots donors in the first 72 hours, with an astounding $250,000 …
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