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Senator Patricia Bates begins her second term despite the Blue Wave

Posted on December 3, 2018 by Editor Posted in 2018 Elections, Orange County, Pat Bates, Republican Party Leave a comment

Senate Swearing in Ceremony 12.3.2018 from CA Senate Republican Caucus on Vimeo.

Senator Patricia Bates Begins Second Term, Reaffirms Commitment to Champion Taxpayers

SACRAMENTO – Senator Patricia Bates (R-Laguna Niguel) today took the oath of office to begin her second term as the state senator for South Orange and North San Diego counties in Sacramento, reaffirming her commitment to champion taxpayers at the State Capitol.

“It’s an honor to continue to represent the diverse communities of the 36th Senate District in the Legislature and provide a voice for the issues that matter to all Californians, such as education, jobs, and public safety” said Senator Bates. “They deserve a senator that will work across party lines while maintaining her core principles. I have worked hard to be that senator over the past four years and I will continue to do so in my second term. My constituents expect no less.” Continue reading→

Tom Umberg says he has defeated Janet Nguyen in the 34th State Senate District

Posted on November 28, 2018 by Editor Posted in 2018 Elections, Democratic Party, Janet Nguyen, Republican Party, Santa Ana, Tom Umberg 3 Comments

Janet Nguyen

We received this update from 34th State Senate District candidate Tom Umberg today:

What a long journey this has been. As of today, we lead our opponent by a margin of 2,802 votes.

Although there are still a few votes to count — your support put us over the top. In short, WE WON! Continue reading→

It’s a blue sweep in Orange County as the Democrats won all the House seats

Posted on November 18, 2018 by Editor Posted in 2018 Elections, Democratic Party, Orange County, Republican Party Leave a comment

Orange County’s all Democrat House Representatives

The Republican Party of Orange County is officially in total disarray as they managed to lose every single House seat in the O.C. to the Democratic Party.

As you might imagine local Republicans are trying to figure out what happened. The Trumpers among them are in complete denial. They cannot possibly imagine that President Trump had anything to do with the blue sweep in Orange County. Continue reading→

Sen. John Moorlach cautions the State Legislature on the projected budget surplus

Posted on November 16, 2018 by Editor Posted in Budget Crisis, California, John Moorlach, Republican Party Leave a comment

Sen. John Moorlach Cautions Legislature on Projected Surplus

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Sen. John M.W. Moorlach, R-Costa Mesa, comments on the Legislative Analyst’s (LAO) new report, “The 2019-20 Budget: California’s Fiscal Outlook”:

The LAO is optimistic about nearly $15 billion in additional resources to allocate after putting another $15 billion into the Rainy Day fund. The report concedes its November 2000 projection of a $10.3 billion estimated surplus for 2001-02 was crushed by the dot-com bust and ensuing recession. We know how that ended. Continue reading→

The OC GOP is on life support

Posted on November 12, 2018 by Editor Posted in 2018 Elections, California, Democratic Party, Donald Trump, OC GOP, Orange County, Republican Party 1 Comment

Former OC Weekly Editor Gustavo Arellano opined in a recent L.A. Times op-ed, that the OC GOP is dead. Well it may be too soon to declare the Republican Party of Orange County dead but it is most certainly on life support.

Two House seats were lost as a result of the Nov. 6 General Election – as longtime U.S. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher got the boot and so did Diane Harkey, who was trying to hang on to the seat vacated by Darrell Issa. Continue reading→

Rohrabacher leading by nine points over Rouda in the latest voter survey

Posted on November 3, 2018 by Editor Posted in 2018 Elections, Dana Rohrabacher, Democratic Party, Harley Rouda, Huntington Beach, Orange County, Republican Party 7 Comments

Rohrabacher Leading By Nine Points Over Rouda In Latest CA-48 Survey By TPStrat Research

Editorial by Strategist John Thomas:

Rohrabacher has taken a significant lead in the race for CA-48, breaking the 50% threshold this week, despite TPStrat’s statewide generic ballot testing revealing a heavy Democratic advantage. Thus far the 48th CD appears to be immune to such negative gravity. Trump is popular, Republicans are winning the generic ballot and there is a slight edge for the amount of voters who want Trump’s agenda to be pushed in Congress. This seat is proving reliably red with a large R+10 Republican registration advantage giving Rohrabcher a large cushion to absorb a generally unfavorable climate for Republicans nationally. Rouda is winning with No-Party-Preference voting bloc with 49.9% to Rohrabacher’s 42.9%. Rohrabacher is winning with women with a commanding lead at 51.8% to Rouda’s 40.9%. Continue reading→