Posts Tagged ‘Meg Whitman’Pay no attention to the political consultants behind the curtainFriday, March 15th, 2013 March 15, 2013 By Katy Grimes As long as I have followed politics closely -- since Junior High school in the 1970's -- I've said political consultants will be the death of the Republican Party. And now, finally, a political consultant finally agrees with me. "The way it works is this--e... Video: GROW Elect advances grassroots Latino GOP actionWednesday, March 6th, 2013 March 6, 2013 By John Seiler The two major themes of last weekend's GOP convention were more grassroots organizing and more involvement by Latinos and other growing constituencies. Even those who not Republicans should welcome steps to make the party more competitive. Homogenized rule within a... Arnold still haunting GOP conventionsMonday, March 4th, 2013March 4, 2013 By John Seiler The ghost haunting this past weekend's California Republican Convention in Sacramento was the steroid-bloated, hulking apparition of ex-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Just eight years ago, in 2005, Arnold was the toast of the GOP. He launched a "year of reform" tha... Republicans’ consultant problem — especially in CAFriday, February 15th, 2013Feb. 15, 2013 By John Seiler Republicans continue to mull over their two defeats by President Barack Obama. And their virtual dissolution in California, which once produced presidents who won landslides: Nixon and Reagan. One of the best GOP strategists is Morton Blackwell, whom I met in th... Victor Davis Hanson: ‘California is very hard to screw up’Thursday, December 6th, 2012 Dec. 6, 2012 By John Seiler "California is very hard to screw up," noted author Victor Davis Hanson told about 130 California business and community leaders Wednesday. He spoke at the Freedom Forum held at the Fairmont Hotel in Newport Beach. The event was co-sponsored by the Pacific Research ... Somebody else compares Mitt to MegMonday, October 1st, 2012Oct. 1, 2012 By John Seiler On Sept. 25, I pointed out the similarities between Meg Whitman and her 2010 campaign for California governor and Mitt Romney and his 2012 campaign for president. I wrote: "Remember Meg Whitman’s campaign for governor in 2010? You probably want to forget it. She ... The Complete Guide to John Burton’s Tirades, Outbursts and ExpletivesTuesday, September 4th, 2012 Sept. 4, 2012 By John Hrabe California Democratic Party Chairman John Burton kicked off the Democratic National Convention Monday by comparing Republicans with Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels. “They lie and they don’t care if people think they lie… Joseph Goebbels -- it’s the big ... Maviglio wrong on tax increase aftermathWednesday, August 15th, 2012Aug. 15, 2012 By John Seiler I like Steve Maviglio, the longtime Democratic and union activist and spokesperson, because he summarizes what those he represents are thinking. So it's worth reading what he says on the the legislative vote for AB 1500, a tax increase, a bill my colleague Katy Gri... Convention time: How badly off is the CA GOP?Wednesday, July 25th, 2012 July 25, 2012 By John Seiler Just ahead of its "fall" convention in beautiful downtown Burbank on Aug. 10-12, the CA GOP is in a tiff with the New York Times over the status of the party in the Pyrite State. I have little faith in anything the Times writes. But the author of the article, Adam ... |