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CA-26: Strickland Continues to Lead in Fundraising
Ventura County Supervisor Linda Parks (NP) and California State Senator Tony Strickland (R)
Timm Herdt over at the Ventura County Star has the poop on the fundraising numbers – Republican California State Senator Tony Strickland leads far and away.
Strickland had a pretty good week at fundraising last week, FEC reports show.
He took in more than $70,000, most in the form of contributions from members of Congress and conservative PACs, including House Speaker John Boehner ($4,000) and Rep. Paul Ryan’s Prosperity PAC ($2,500).
Meanwhile, Democrat Julia Brownley took in slightly over $20,000, led by contributions from AFSCME ($2,500), House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer ($2,000) and $2,000 each from county Democratic clubs in the Conejo Valley, Oxnard and Ojai.
The reports show that independent Linda Parks boosted her campaign with a $10,000 contribution to the campaign from her personal funds on May 2.
Ventura County Supervisor and No Party Preference candidate, Linda Parks, has been widely outspent by Strickland and Brownley. She accepts no contributions from PACS, although an independent SuperPAC has run some ads for her.
Will Parks approach work in the new top two format?
Will Republicans “GAME” the voting system and vote for Linda Parks to eliminate the Democrat, Brownley?
Well. stay tuned…..the election is tomorrow.
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Romney Now Leads Obama Among Middle Income Voters
According to the latest Obama vs. Romney Gallup Presidential Poll.
Mitt Romney currently has a 49% to 45% edge over Barack Obama among middle-income voters, those whose annual household income is between $36,000 and $89,999. Romney has the same lead among upper-income voters, while Obama maintains a wide advantage among lower-income voters.
The results are based on Gallup Daily tracking of 2012 election preferences by demographic group, including more than 9,000 interviews with registered voters conducted between May 14 and June 3. During this period, Obama and Romney were tied at 46% among all registered voters.
Voting preferences by income group have been fairly well-established since Gallup began tracking the general election on April 11. Obama’s lead over Romney among low-income voters has ranged between 13 and 16 percentage points in each of the three-week rolling averages of the vote by demographic group that Gallup has reported since late April. Meanwhile, Romney’s edge among middle-income voters has been between four and seven points, and among upper-income voters, between four and six points.
Romney, the wealthy former head of Bain Capital, has slightly greater appeal to the highest-income voters in Gallup’s data, those making $180,000 or more in annual income. This group has shown a 53% to 42% preference for Romney since mid-April, compared with 50% to 45% for Romney among those earning between $90,000 and $179,999.
Again, this is good news for Mitt Romney and the Republican Party.
If Obama loses the middle income folks, he is not going to be re-elected.The fact is there is greater voter participation among middle income voters than lower income ones.
It appears that Obama’s appeal is based more upon race, than winning the economic argument of “sharing the wealth around.”
Obama’s large lead among low-income voters overall is due to two factors. First, as the prior table shows, lower-income nonwhites prefer Obama to Romney by a 68-point margin, compared with smaller 55-point and 52-point margins among middle- and upper-income nonwhites, respectively. At the same time, Romney has a smaller lead among lower-income white voters (10 points) than among middle- (19 points) or upper-income white voters (14 points).
Second, and perhaps more importantly, nonwhites fall disproportionately into the lower-income group. Nearly half of nonwhites, 49%, report annual household incomes of less than $36,000. And 38% of those in the lower-income group are nonwhite, compared with 22% of those in the middle-income group and 17% in the upper-income group.
But, most importantly, Mitt Romney is leading among middle income and independent voters, a key demographic.
Though Romney’s edge among middle-income voters is similar to his lead among upper-income voters, in certain subgroups of middle-income voters he performs especially well. That includes middle-income independent voters, who right now prefer Romney by an eight-point margin, 48% to 40%. Obama leads among lower-income independents, and the two are tied among upper-income independents.
All in all, a good poll for Mitt Romney early in the race.
No wonder the odds makers at InTrade.com have seen Obama crater in recent trading.
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Four Muslims Jailed in Denmark Over Muhammed Cartoons Terrorist Plot
The exterior of a building housing the Jyllands-Posten Copenhagen office is seen. Four Swedes accused of plotting a revenge attack on the Jyllands-Posten newspaper that printed caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad have gone on trial
News item: Four Jailed In Denmark Over Plot Linked To Muhammad Cartoons
A Danish court has sentenced four men to 12 years in prison each for plotting a gun attack on a newspaper in revenge for its 2005 publication of cartoons purporting to portray the Prophet Muhammad.
The authorities have described the planned attack as the most serious terrorist plot ever uncovered in Denmark.
The men, three Swedish citizens and a Tunisian, were arrested in December 2010, just hours before the alleged attack was to take place.
The men had pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The court in Glostrup, near Copenhagen, on June 4 also ordered the men to be expelled from Denmark after they serve their sentences.
Prosecutors said the men had intended to cause heavy loss of life by opening fire on the offices of the “Jyllands-Posten” newspaper the same day that Crown Prince Frederik was due to visit the paper’s building in Copenhagen.
A fitting end to this story, but I cannot help but think there will be more terrorist attacks based on the Muhammed Cartoons.
Blaming the publication of these images of Muhammed offer a convenient excuse or cover for Islamic terrorist activities.
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CA-26: Republicans Vote for Linda Parks Tomorrow
Why not?
In California’s new top two election system, Ventura County voters can have either have a Far Left Democrat (Assemblywoman Julia Brownley) or a No Party Preference moderate in Ventura County Sueprvisor Linda Parks, face off with Republican Tony Strickland in November.
Brownley without hesitation will vote for Nancy Pelosi as Speaker and for every left-wing cause down the line.
Parks is a moderate and although more left than I would like will at least be approachable on issues. Not to say that Parks will vote more conservative, but who can be MORE left than Santa Monica resident (oh yeah Brownley just moved) Julia Brownley?
Conservative voters tomorrow have an opportunity for a two-fer. Strickland and Parks.
Tomorrow vote for Linda Parks.
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Day By Day June 1- June 4, 2012
Day By Day by Chris Muir – The List
Day By Day by Chris Muir – Send in the Drones
Day By Day by Chris Muir – I Like The Way You Say That. Sure
Day By Day by Chris Muir – Extra
Sorry, I had a busy weekend and got behind in Day by Day.
Enjoy!
Remember, California Primary election tomorrow….
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The Morning Flap: June 4, 2012
These are my links for June 1st through June 4th:
- Should President Obama have gone to Wisconsin?– Two things are clear with 24 hours before polls open in the attempt to recall Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R). First, the incumbent is a slight favorite over Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett (D). Second, President Obama won’t set foot in the state prior to Tuesday’s vote.The bigger question is whether those two facts are related. And the answer to that question depends on whom you ask.
- This sure isn’t the McCain campaign– But Mitt Romney isn’t John McCain, and this isn’t your grandfather’s campaign.Historians may well look back, when they dissect Mr. Romney’s landslide victory in November 2012, to last week — a week when the Republican candidate not only showed that he’s ready to mix it up in the octagon, but the Democratic incumbent looked like an overrated palooka finally matched against someone his own size.
Hard-core conservatives were horrified at the prospect of a Romney run, looking anywhere and everywhere for an alternative, even flocking to an unknown pizza baron in search of a better candidate.
- Scott Walker Recall Battle May Hurt Obama Re-election– President Obama holds multiple paths to re-election, with a handful of battleground states being able to slip away without leading to his defeat. But each possible outcome on his campaign map has always shared a common trait: winning Wisconsin.A Republican resurgence here, which has burst into full view as the party determinedly defends its sitting governor in a rare recall election, is spilling into the presidential race. The result is poised to shape the general election fight between Mr. Obama and Mitt Romney, who intends to add Wisconsin to his list of targeted states.
The president is bracing for a difficult set of challenges, which began last week when an uptick in the unemployment rate provided a fresh reminder of the beleaguered domestic economy and the deepening financial uncertainties abroad. A Republican victory here could set off a wave of adjustments in the lineup of swing states. Even before the outcome of Tuesday’s vote is known, Democrats are warning that Wisconsin is far from a surefire win in November.
- If Walker Wins, What Are the Lessons? – It looks as if Governor Scott Walker will survive Tuesday’s recall vote. The Real Clear Politics average of recent polls has him leading Milwaukee’s Democratic mayor Tom Barrett by 6.6 points. As of late Sunday, the betting site Intrade was predicting that Walker has a 94.5 percent chance of becoming the victor. Even Ed Rendell, the former Pennsylvania governor and chairman of the Democratic National Committee, is now saying the recall wasn’t smart. “Don’t get an election that’s divisive, that may have an influence on the presidential election,” he told MSNBC last week. “We made a mistake doing that.”
- Obama’s 2008 Donors Don’t Give In 2012 – In 2008, more than 550,000 gave more than $200 to Barack Obama, entering their names in the longest list of individual donors ever seen in American politics. That list was a snapshot of the hope Obama inspired in a cross sections of liberals, young professionals, African-Americans, and Democrats who saw in him a generational and historic moment. But now, as Obama struggles to keep pace with his 2008 fundraising clip, that list offers a cross-section of Democratic disappointment and alienation. According to a BuzzFeed analysis of campaign finance data, 88% of the people who gave $200 or more in 2008 — 537,806 people — have not yet given that sum this year. And this drop-off isn’t simply an artifact of timing. A full 87% of the people who gave $200 — the sum that triggers an itemized report to the Federal Elections Commission —through April of 2008, 182,078 people, had not contributed by the end of last month.
- WITH Recall poll watch: Scott Walker leads by 3 points– PPP’s final poll on the Wisconsin recall finds Scott Walker ahead, but also a race that’s tightening. Walker leads Tom Barrett 50-47. That’s down from 50-45 on a PPP poll conducted three weeks ago and it’s also down from a 52-45 lead that Walker posted in a Marquette Law poll released last week.Barrett is actually winning independent voters by a 48-46 margin. The reason he continues to trail overall is that Republicans are more excited about voting in Tuesday’s election than Democrats are. Our projected electorate voted for Barack Obama by only 7 points, even though he took the state by 14 in 2008. If the folks who turn out on Tuesday actually matched the 2008 electorate, Barrett would be ahead of Walker by a 50-49 margin. It’s cliche but this is a race that really is going to completely come down to turnout.
Walker has a 51/47 approval rating. He’s up with men (55-42), whites (52-46), seniors (58-39), and especially voters in the Milwaukee suburbs (70/29).
- Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog » @Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-06-04 – @Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-06-04
- Untitled (http://getglue.com/Fullosseousflap/stickers/amc/the_killing_bulldog?s=ts&ref=Fullosseousflap) – I unlocked the The Killing: Bulldog sticker on @GetGlue!
- Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog » @Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-06-03 – @Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-06-03
- Gregory Flap @ Ronnie’s Diner – foursquare – After 8 miles with Mary, Alice, Tara and Nancy. Overcast day in Marina Del Rey (@ Ronnie’s Diner)
- Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog » @Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-06-02 – @Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-06-02
- Destinations / Santa Monica pier….at night. Tomorrow I will run on thee….. – Santa Monica pier….at night. Tomorrow I will run on thee…..
- Destinations / New Zealand….someday! – New Zealand….someday!
- Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog » Rielle Hunter’s Tell All Book About John Edwards Coming Out in June – Rielle Hunter’s Tell All Book About John Edwards Coming Out in June
- Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog » The Morning Flap: June 1, 2012 – The Morning Flap: June 1, 2012
- Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog » CA-25: FEC Complaint Filed over Buck and Patricia McKeon Mailer – CA-25: FEC Complaint Filed over Buck and Patricia McKeon Mailer
- Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog » Mitt Romney Hits President Obama on Solyndra – Mitt Romney Hits President Obama on Solyndra
- Flapsblog Posts / Do we really want to know? or Care? – Do we really want to know? or Care?
- Destinations / Fond memories from my childhood….. – Fond memories from my childhood…..
- Flapsblog Posts / United States and Israel wage cyber-war against Iran’s nuclear facilities – United States and Israel wage cyber-war against Iran’s nuclear facilities
- Is Pennsylvania No Longer a Swing State? – Hasn’t been a swing state since the 1980’s RT @politicalwire: Is Pennsylvania no longer a swing state?
- Untitled (http://www.sacbee.com/2012/06/01/4530147/california-voters-prefer-obama.html) – Oh My! RT @RobStutzman: Obama polling under 50% in CA. #tcot
- Flapsblog Posts / Bloomberg wants to ban large sodas in NYC….. – Bloomberg wants to ban large sodas in NYC…..
- How Obama Was Dangerously Naive About STUXNET and Cyberwarfare – Technology Review – How Obama Was Dangerously Naive About STUXNET and Cyberwarfare
- Flap’s Dentistry Blog: The Morning Drill: June 1, 2012 – The Morning Drill: June 1, 2012
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@Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-06-04
- I unlocked the The Killing: Bulldog sticker on @GetGlue! http://t.co/WkaIIr3k #
- Find that key card…. http://t.co/7gDFtCvG @GetGlue @TheKilling_AMC #
- Flap's Blog – FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog » @Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-06-03 http://t.co/OzzyclFs #
- @Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-06-03 http://t.co/MWWOVTHa #
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