Posts Tagged california

An Awkward Ask

California Democrat Attorney General and 2010 presumptive Democrat nominee for Governor has been giving speeches (probably around the world) for literally decades.  You’d think he’d be smooth, unflappable, and as easy in public speaking as just about anybody.  Apparently all practice isn’t worth a hill of beans.  And what’s up with the talk about poppy fields in California?

Oh, then there’s the whole thing about being a lawyer active in California politics, for heaven only knows how long, that he should no better than to, at least what appears, ask an outside group to actively engage in attacking his likely Republican opponent for November’s General Election.  The Los Angeles Times writes about the election law side of this story here.

You can see the smooth operator in question below.

Poppy fields of California?  If this is the Jerry Brown Republicans face in November, things are looking up for the GOP in California.

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Just Embarrassing

John Garamendi is the Democratic Lt. Governor of California.  John Garamendi is the Democratic candidate for the special election being held fill the open U.S. House district 10 in California.  John Garamendi is an experienced politician.  John Garamendi was endorsed by former President Bill Clinton.  John Garamendi is running an aggressive campaign.  John Garamendi…send out a direct mail attack piece that attacked a man who isn’t running against him, who doesn’t live in California, and who probably only now knows who John Garamendi is.

The problem is, the David Harmer it cites isn’t the same David Harmer who is running for Congress.

The citation refers to a Deseret News article from 2004, which quotes a David Harmer who is executive director of the state’s Department of Community and Economic Development.

The David Harmer running for Congress says that’s not him, and that he wasn’t living in Utah at the time.

“Garamendi has mailed a completely false and inaccurate charge against David Harmer, and we demand he immediately apologize and retract his smear attack,” Harmer campaign manager Mike Caporusso said.

What’s more – John Garamendi didn’t apologize for getting the facts 100% wrong.  Read the story and see the mailer from The Hill.

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