• Del.icio.us Links

    links for 2010-11-02

    November 2, 2010 /
    • Assembly Speaker Perez: Push to sink leader of gay marriage ban is 'not personal'
      California's first openly gay Assembly leader pushed today to defeat Republican candidate Andy Pugno, author and general counsel for the ballot initiative that banned same-sex marriage and is under legal challenge.

      But Speaker John A. Pérez denied that he is targeting Pugno because of the gay-rights issue or that defeating him in the 5th Assembly District would provide any extra degree of satisfaction.

      "Every race we win is particularly sweet," Pérez said. "It's not personal."

      +++++
      Uh Huh!

      (tags: gay_marriage gay_politics)
    • CA-Sen: GOP will beat Democrats today — in voter turnout, new Field Poll says
      Democrats are expected to give away a large chunk of their advantage over Republicans in voter registration by failing to cast ballots today.

      Though California has far more Democrats than Republicans on voter rolls, 44 percent to 31 percent, the latter tends to participate in elections at a higher rate — a trend that should continue today, according to a Field Poll released today.
      The Field Poll also concluded that:

      • Women will cast a slightly higher percentage of votes than men, 51 percent to 49 percent.

      • Caucasians will cast 71 percent of all votes, compared to Latinos, 16 percent; African American, 5 percent; and Asian or other minorities, 8 percent.

      • A majority of voters will be college graduates, 52 percent, while an additional 30 percent will have attended some college or trade school classes, and 18 percent will have a high school education or less.
      +++++
      In the Senate race, this means a toss-up folks.

      Stay tuned as results come in after 10 PM PDT

      (tags: carly_fiorina barbara_boxer)
  • Democrats,  GOP

    Election 2010: Record Voter Enthusiasm Favors GOP

    November 2, 2010 /

    And, how!

    Americans’ enthusiasm about voting exceeds the recent midterm election high set four years ago, with 50% of Americans and 53% of registered voters saying they are more enthusiastic than usual about voting in 2010.

    These results are based on the USA Today/Gallup final 2010 pre-election poll, conducted Oct. 28-31.

    The record level of overall enthusiasm is primarily the result of Republicans’ heightened excitement — 63% of Republicans (including Republican-leaning independents) say they are more enthusiastic than usual about voting. That not only greatly exceeds Democrats’ expressed enthusiasm this year, but also is substantially higher than what Gallup has measured for either party’s supporters on the eve of a midterm election.

    The GOP is looking for substantial gains when voting ends today.

    The high level of Republican enthusiasm has led to the largest gap in enthusiasm by party of any recent midterm elections, 19 percentage points. The prior highs were nine points in favor of the Democrats in 2006, and nine points in favor of the Republicans in 1994.

    The party with the advantage in enthusiasm has won the greater share of the national congressional vote, and gained seats in the House, each election year since Gallup began tracking voter enthusiasm in 1994.

    Stay tuned as I make my way out to Orange County, California for the California Republican Party event this evening featuring U.S. Senate candidate Carly Fiorina.

  • California Election 2010,  Day By Day

    Day By Day November 2, 2010 – Hit It

    November 2, 2010 /

    Day By Day by Chris Muir

    Hit It indeed.

    In a little over an hour the California polls will open and voters will have an opportunity to “CORRECT” the disastrous elections of the past few election cycles.

    But, will they?

    Stay tuned as I report election trends and returns from Thousand Oaks and later in the day from the Big “OC” and the Irvine, California Republican Party election night event.

    Previous:

    The Day By Day Archive