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Democrats Confident They'll Keep California Congressional Seat
Voters are at the polls in California's Bay Area, where a special election will determine the successor to Democratic Rep. Ellen O. Tauscher, who stepped down to take a job in the Obama administration. Democratic Lt. Gov. John Garamendi has led his GOP opponent, businessman David Harmer, from the start and is expected to win by double digits. Democrats have an 18-point edge in registration in the district, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Garamendi, 64, is a former state insurance commissioner and lawmaker who has been active in California politics for three decades. Harmer, 47, is an attorney whose father was once lieutenant governor.
The 10th Congressional District includes Contra Costa and Solano counties near San Francisco, and small swaths of Alameda and Sacramento counties.
Also on the ballot are candidates from the Green, American Independent and Peace and Freedom parties.
If Garamendi wins, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will appoint a new lieutenant governor.
Tauscher was appointed President Obama's undersecretary of state for arms control and international security.
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gvpal52
5:47PM Nov 3rd 2009
"Democrats Confident They'll Keep California Congressional Seat"-------I think we should send all the Democrats to California, put up a fence and throw some seeds and shovels over the fence, OH and don't forget the mops!
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Truth
6:44PM Nov 3rd 2009
Those shovels will come in handy for burying the people who starve because there is no food. They have to save the Delta Smelt instead of the people. I guess all of those people who starve to death could be called "shovel ready".
The only seeds they'll want are marijuana seeds. Then, like typical liberals, they'll plant the marijuana, harvest it, smoke it, get the munchies, and then realize there isn't any food to eat!!! Eventually they will become shovel ready projects.
Now that I think about it, every time Obama speaks about one of his projects I get my hip waders on, and grab my shovel. All of his ideas are shovel ready. At least we'll never run out of fertilizer.
The only seeds they'll want are marijuana seeds. Then, like typical liberals, they'll plant the marijuana, harvest it, smoke it, get the munchies, and then realize there isn't any food to eat!!! Eventually they will become shovel ready projects.
Now that I think about it, every time Obama speaks about one of his projects I get my hip waders on, and grab my shovel. All of his ideas are shovel ready. At least we'll never run out of fertilizer.
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(17) cushing1
9:39PM Nov 3rd 2009
"Garamendi, 64, is a former state insurance commissioner and lawmaker who has been active in California politics for three decades.'
With all that experience, Garamendi should be well qualified to help Pelosi drive our country into the same bankruptcy he helped bestow on California.
With all that experience, Garamendi should be well qualified to help Pelosi drive our country into the same bankruptcy he helped bestow on California.
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(8) bob
5:54PM Nov 3rd 2009
Of course, as opposed to some potential losses the Dems may suffer on the East coast which "don't mean anything" and "aren't indicative of trend", these victories in California will be heralded as a sign of approval of the Obama administration.
In short, if Democrats lose it's an inconsequential fluke, if they win it's validation. Because they say so.
In short, if Democrats lose it's an inconsequential fluke, if they win it's validation. Because they say so.
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(18) bluesmanager
6:08PM Nov 3rd 2009
Let me make sure I understand this...California is the highest taxed state in the union, it has double digit unemployment, it has the highest per capita crime rate, the highest influx of ilegals which costs the state in excess of 2 billion dollars yearly, it has farmers who cannot get water to their crops because of the tree huggers, is broke and has to pay state debts with IOU's, is losing their tax base due to the mass exodus of it's residents to other states and yet they continue to re-elect the same liberal democrat a*holes who got them in this mess to start with? Hell they deserve everything they get!
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(24) greyeaglemare
7:25PM Nov 3rd 2009
The Invest in America bonds are 40% for California...wouldn't touch them with a 10 foot poll....until they close the border.
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(11) John padrick murry
8:26PM Nov 3rd 2009
you should get boxer and nancy out of office they are no good they like the commies in Washington.
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