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CA-Sen: Chuck DeVore Rips Schwarzenegger But Voted For Arnold’s Budget in 2005-2006
Chuck DeVore on Glenn Beck, Fox News Channel yesterdayBut, Chuck, this is not what you were saying in 2005 when you were supporting the California Governator and voting for his 2005-2006 state budget.
So, the question is:
Is Chuck DeVore a fiscal conservative? Well, not in 2005 when DeVore voted for California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s disastrous budget. You remember the 2005-2006 budget that my then State Senator Tom McClintock opposed.
I am sorry to interrupt the chorus of self-congratulations, but I feel compelled to state an obvious fact – that this budget is $6 billion out of balance; that the state’s chronic deficit spending is getting worse, not better; and that the growth of general fund spending is growing and not shrinking.
Nor can I join applauding the “painstaking negotiations†that have produced this document. The fact is, in May the Governor proposed spending $88 billion (General Fund), the Democrats countered at $89 billion, and they have now compromised at $90 billion. I suppose it is a blessing that the negotiations didn’t go on any longer.
Let me run through the vital statistics of this spending plan. According to the Legislative Analyst’s Office in June, inflation and population will grow 5 percent and revenue will grow 6 percent. But according to the budget staff analysis, spending will grow by 10 percent. That makes it measurably worse than the plan the Senate rejected on June 15th.
On June 15th, we rejected a $5 billion operating deficit. This budget spends $90 and takes in only $84 — for a SIX BILLION DOLLAR shortfall – THIS YEAR.
On June 15th, we rejected a 9 percent increase in state spending. This budget is a 10 percent increase – averaging 7 ½ percent over the last two years. Spending increases under the Davis administration averaged 7 percent.
Let me repeat: This budget spends $6 billion more than we take in. Last year we spent $2 billion more than we took in. That means that this year’s operating deficit is THREE TIMES bigger than last year’s.
Now, I’m sorry to throw cold water on the celebration, but that is not progress. That is the opposite of progress.
And yet, once again, we’re told that the budget is balanced. But the blunt truth is that it is only balanced with borrowed funds carried over from last year.
And, a budget that the Howard Jarvis TaxPayers Association called overspending:
“Overall, we’re pleased there’s not been any broad increase in taxes,” said Jon Coupal, executive director of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association and a frequent adviser to the governor. “We do wish the administration would cut spending more but we understand given the makeup of the Legislature, that’s a difficult thing to do.”
So, Tom Campbell is not the only politician in this U.S. Senate race who has problems with fiscal conservative credentials.
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CA-Sen: Chuck DeVore and Impeach Obama Campaign?
Just wondering if California Assemblyman Chuck DeVore and U.S. Senate candidate is supporting his friend, Floyd Brown’s latest endeavor to impeach President Obama.
You remember that DeVore and Brown teamed together during the 2008 Presidential campaign to sink the Obama candidacy and how DeVore gave him money.
Just askin……..
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CA-Sen: Will Anti-Israel Voting Record Sink Tom Campbell?
Jennifer Rubin over at Commentary makes the case.
Tom Campbell, who has zipped into the lead in early polls, is quite another story. During his time in the House, Campbell was one of the few Republicans with a consistent anti-Israel voting record. In 1999, he introduced an amendment to cut foreign aid to Israel. This amendment, titled the Campbell Amendment, was defeated overwhelmingly on the House floor by a vote of 13-414. In 1999, Campbell was one of just 24 House members to vote against a resolution expressing congressional opposition to the unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state. In 1997, Rep. Tom Campbell authored an amendment (also titled the Campbell Amendment) to cut foreign aid to Israel. The resolution failed 9-32 in committee. In 1990, Campbell was one of just 34 House members to vote against a resolution expressing support for Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. The resolution passed the House 378-34. But Campbell has taken positions on more than just aid that have raised concerns about his views on Israel. As the Los Angeles Times reported in 2000, Campbell, in his losing race against Dianne Feinstein, “told numerous crowds–including Jewish groups–that he believes Palestinians are entitled to a homeland and that Jerusalem can be the capital of more than one nation.â€
Watch for Carly Fiorina to emphasize her foreign policy differences with Campbell in the coming weeks.
And, where has Tom Campbell been the past few weeks? Besides having his internet flacks like Mindy Finn and Patrick Ruffini shilling for him on Twitter, he was a no show at the Republican Women’s Conference this past weekend (Fiorina and DeVore both addressed the group) and a no show over at Glenn Beck’s Show on Fox yesterday (both appeared).
One of these days, Tom is going to have to address the fact that he is actually in a race – or is that his strategy – HIDE from his liberal positions and hope name identification carries his candidacy?
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Updated: CA-Sen: Chuck DeVore’s Money BOMB Fail
+++++Update+++++Now, the Devore campaign spokesman Joshua Trevino is claiming success of the Devore moneybomb:
But…….Have they changed the facts as outlined below?
Here is a screenshot from a few minutes ago:
Well, finally DeVore made it to $60K which I say below is certainly not very much by today’s campaign standards. So, sorry Josh, it is still a FAIL – unless DeVore’s success equals “changing the clock” or other such time changing antics.
California Assemblyman and U.S. Senate candidate Chuck DeVore Tweeting for Cash(?)
Well, Chuck DeVore is NO Scott Brown or Marco Rubio. It is well documented that in the race for California United States Senate to replace Barbara Boxer, DeVore’s fundraising has been extremely anemic.On the other hand, Chuck DeVore only raised $445,000 since October 2009. His expenses during that time were $364,000 for a net for the last quarter of 2009 equal to less than $100,000. DeVore reports $226,364 cash on hand but has debts and obligations of $83,654. So, his net cash on hand is $142,710.
DeVore’s poor showing in fundraising should re-ignite the rumors that he will soon drop out of the race.
DeVore’s campaign statement is here.
And, I documented the start of Chuck DeVore’s campaign’s moneybomb here – on January 27. Remember that a moneybomb, first promoted by Presidential candidate Ron Paul and his rabid online followers is supposed to be a ONE DAY event – a sudden cash infusion for a campaign.
Ron Paul, the libertarian contrarian of the GOP, did not use the Internet to find his fervent band of followers and donors. They found him – and set records in the process.
Paul’s backers introduced a new term to the political lexicon – “money bomb” – a one-day fundraising frenzy that yielded $4.3 million Nov. 5, chosen because it was Guy Fawkes Day in England (he’s the guy who tried to blow up Parliament 400 years ago).
But the Paulunteers (or Paulistas) were just getting started. A month later, Trevor Lyman, a music promoter who had never voted before, and his backers set off a $6 million money bomb. They picked Dec. 16, the day commemorating the Boston Tea Party. The Ron Paul Revolution set a one-day mark for fundraising that contributed to his fourth-quarter haul of almost $20 million.
But, DeVore’s campaign has failed in style and subtance. His moneybomb has been over many days and FAILED to raise any REAL money (not even meeting his own goal of $60K).
Here is what DeVore started with (or at least when I noticed his moneybomb) on January 27:
Here is yesterday morning (February 1) around 6 AM or so:
From January 27 to early morning February 1 DeVore increased about $11K
And, here is a screenshot from February 1 (last night) around 7PM:
About a 13K increase in 12 hours or so
And, then this morning (February 2) around 6AM:
A few thousand more but still below the stated goal of $60K by Febraury 1 (note the goal was changed this morning to February 2)
I don’t mean to beat an apparent dead horse and candidate as Chuck Devore is but these fundraising numbers and lack of support have to give the candidate a wake-up call. With the cost of campaigns and his polling numbers (last place) in both the California Field and PPIC polls, why is Chuck DeVore in good conscience even persisting in filing for the United States Senate?DeVore has been campaigning for over fourteen months now and his candidacy has NOT caught fire – no matter how much he spams twitter for campaign donations.
Chuck, gracefully withdraw now and support the only remaining conservative in the race, Carly Fiorina.
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CA-Sen: Chuck DeVore’s Money BOMB Fail
California Assemblyman and U.S. Senate candidate Chuck DeVore Tweeting for Cash(?)
Well, Chuck DeVore is NO Scott Brown or Marco Rubio. It is well documented that in the race for California United States Senate to replace Barbara Boxer, DeVore’s fundraising has been extremely anemic.On the other hand, Chuck DeVore only raised $445,000 since October 2009. His expenses during that time were $364,000 for a net for the last quarter of 2009 equal to less than $100,000. DeVore reports $226,364 cash on hand but has debts and obligations of $83,654. So, his net cash on hand is $142,710.
DeVore’s poor showing in fundraising should re-ignite the rumors that he will soon drop out of the race.
DeVore’s campaign statement is here.
And, I documented the start of Chuck DeVore’s campaign’s moneybomb here – on January 27. Remember that a moneybomb, first promoted by Presidential candidate Ron Paul and his rabid online followers is supposed to be a ONE DAY event – a sudden cash infusion for a campaign.
Ron Paul, the libertarian contrarian of the GOP, did not use the Internet to find his fervent band of followers and donors. They found him – and set records in the process.
Paul’s backers introduced a new term to the political lexicon – “money bomb” – a one-day fundraising frenzy that yielded $4.3 million Nov. 5, chosen because it was Guy Fawkes Day in England (he’s the guy who tried to blow up Parliament 400 years ago).
But the Paulunteers (or Paulistas) were just getting started. A month later, Trevor Lyman, a music promoter who had never voted before, and his backers set off a $6 million money bomb. They picked Dec. 16, the day commemorating the Boston Tea Party. The Ron Paul Revolution set a one-day mark for fundraising that contributed to his fourth-quarter haul of almost $20 million.
But, DeVore’s campaign has failed in style and subtance. His moneybomb has been over many days and FAILED to raise any REAL money (not even meeting his own goal of $60K).
Here is what DeVore started with (or at least when I noticed his moneybomb) on January 27:
Here is yesterday morning (February 1) around 6 AM or so:
From January 27 to early morning February 1 DeVore increased about $11K
And, here is a screenshot from February 1 (last night) around 7PM:
About a 13K increase in 12 hours or so
And, then this morning (February 2) around 6AM:
A few thousand more but still below the stated goal of $60K by Febraury 1 (note the goal was changed this morning to February 2)
I don’t mean to beat an apparent dead horse and candidate as Chuck Devore is but these fundraising numbers and lack of support have to give the candidate a wake-up call. With the cost of campaigns and his polling numbers (last place) in both the California Field and PPIC polls, why is Chuck DeVore in good conscience even persisting in filing for the United States Senate?DeVore has been campaigning for over fourteen months now and his candidacy has NOT caught fire – no matter how much he spams twitter for campaign donations.
Chuck, gracefully withdraw now and support the only remaining conservative in the race, Carly Fiorina.
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CA-Sen: Carly Fiorina Leads in U.S. Senate Campaign Cash
California U.S. Senate candidate Carly Fiorina today hosting a Town Hall Meeting with High-Tech Entrepreneurs and Innovators
The Federal Election Commission campaign disclosure reports are out and Carly Fiorina leads California Assemblyman Chuck DeVore by millions of dollars. Tom Campbell who just switched from the California governor’s race a few weeks ago did not file a report since he was not a candidate on December 31, 2009. Since Campbell cannot transfer funds raised for the Governor’s race he starts fresh with no campaign cash.Republican U.S. Senate candidates Carly Fiorina and Assemblyman Chuck DeVore each raised more than $1 million through the end of 2009, but Fiorina had a significant cash-on-hand advantage after loaning her campaign $2.5 million, according to year-end statements they released Friday.
Fiorina, the former Hewlett-Packard CEO, had $2.75 million in cash at the end of 2009, compared to $226,364 for DeVore. Former congressman Tom Campbell entered the Senate race two weeks ago and had to start his fundraising anew after dropping his gubernatorial bid.
Carly Fiorina who only announced her candidacy in November 2009 has raised almost $1.1 million, including more than 200 hundred contributions at the maximum ($2,400).
Her contributors include:
- Edward Atsinger of Salem Communications
- Colin Powell, former Secretary of State
- Jerry Perenchio, former Univision CEO
- Donald Bren, CEO of the Irvine Company
Fiorina’s campaign statement is here.
On the other hand, Chuck DeVore only raised $445,000 since October 2009. His expenses during that time were $364,000 for a net for the last quarter of 2009 equal to less than $100,000. DeVore reports $226,364 cash on hand but has debts and obligations of $83,654. So, his net cash on hand is $142,710.
DeVore’s poor showing in fundraising should re-ignite the rumors that he will soon drop out of the race.
DeVore’s campaign statement is here.
The only questions at this point are how much will Carly Fiorina be able to raise, how much will she and her husband self-fund and when will she begin to spend her campaign cash on advertising.
Stay tuned…….
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CA-Sen: Chuck DeVore’s Money BOMB
When I saw similar tweets last night, I thought that with Scott Brown’s election in Massachusetts and his ability to raise massive amounts of campaign cash online and at the last minute, Chuck DeVore had finally hit on a way to bolster his anemic fundraising.
From Chuck DeVore Campaign’s online media staffer, Justin Hart’s twitter stream
But, no.The money bomb effort is just another WEAK fundraising effort. So, with all of the hoopla and spam-like tweeting it is to raise a mere 60K.
Doesn’t DeVore understand that ONE week for California television advertising costs up to $3 million? California statewide direct mail to millions of voters costs a ton? And, that DeVore has only a few hundred of thousands in the bank (although the official report will not be out until next week) even though he has been campaigning for the United States Senate for over a year. For example, DeVore’s Republican opponent Carly Fiorina has raised $1.1 million in just two months of candidacy and Marco Rubio in Florida raised $1.75 million in the fourth quarter of 2009.
Look at how DeVore’s money bomb has been doing (as of last night):
DeVore is not even half-way to his $60K goal.This morning he is up to a whopping $26,008. Not much movement there, folks.
With California Field Poll numbers at 6 per cent compared to Carly Fiorina at 25 per cent and Tom Campbell at 30 per cent, DeVore must be able to adverrtise in order to win. Add this with the fact that Californians do NOT know who he is – the same Field Poll has 81 per cent of Republicans have NO OPINION on his candidacy, he must spend the money to campaign advertise.
While DeVore’s money bomb appears to be a BOMB, more power to him, if he can successfully fundraise. If not, then Chuck DeVore WILL be beat like a drum come June election time.
Maybe Chuck should withdraw from this race and not waste his time and his donor’s money on a fruitless pursuit of election?
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CA-Sen: Chuck DeVore’s BIRTHER Repositioning
California Republican Assemblyman Chuck DeVore and Candidate for California U.S. Senate
Looks like Chuck DeVore is repositioning himself away from his Obama Birther connections. You remember the FLAP.
Chuck, your Obama birther connections are bad enough.
It draws the links between Chuck’s support last year of Floyd Brown, an architect of the famous 1988 Willie Horton campaign against Michael Dukakis. Last year, Brown created a campaign to attack then Democratic Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. Said Brown: “It is absolutely critical that Obama’s negatives go up with Republicans.â€
Brown’s ad focused on a 2001 vote by then-Illinois state senator Obama. He opposed a bill that would have expanded the use of the death penalty if the perp was in a gang.
However, Chuck’s pals at Time magazine described the ad’s “links between Obama’s vote on that issue and the deaths of three Chicago resident’s are indirect and tenuous.â€
And, I assume you do not repudiate Floyd Brown since you gave him money.
And, remember the Devore said this:
Nonetheless, asked what he thought of Brown’s ideas, DeVore didn’t take the chance to denounce “birther†rumors or the movement itself–which has been heavily active in California.
“The president is doing himself no favors by spending millions of dollars to block the release of documents surrounding his birth certificate,†said DeVore. “As long as the president keeps fighting tooth and nail to prevent the release of such things, people are going to remain skeptical.†The door was left open, said DeVore, because Hillary Rodham Clinton’s campaign didn’t go after Obama’s qualifications when it had the chance, and because there were no statutory requirements for verifying a candidate’s citizenship.
But, now in a profile today DeVore has apparently “repositioned himself” with the Birther issue.
Steinhauser dismissed any correlation between Tea Partiers and birthers in the state. “That issue is a distraction,” said Steinhauser, who believes Obama was born in the United States.
DeVore does, too. But in 2008, he led (and gave $1,000 to) Citizens for a Safe and Prosperous America, a political action committee. There, DeVore teamed with high-profile birther Floyd Brown to run an ad campaign against then-presidential candidates Obama and New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton that criticized their positions on taxes and immigration.
So, Chuck, a little flip-flop or do you simply have two sets of answers? Or is your past Obama birtherism becoming a political liability/embarassment?
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CA-Sen Field Poll: What Does It Mean for Tom Campbell, Carly Fiorina and Chuck DeVore?
Poll graphic courtesy of the Sacramento BeeI posted the California Field Poll results for the California United States Senate race earlier this morning. It is 30% for Tom Campbell, 25% for Carly Fiorina and 6% for Chuck DeVore. Those are the raw numbers.Let’s look at some more (the cross tabulations are here):
And, now the favorability numbers:
But, what do all of the numbers mean for Republicans Tom Campbell, Carly Fiorina and Chuck DeVore?The California Field poll is a
vulnerablevenerable polling organization that is reputable for accurate results. But, there are a number of factors that should be pointed out.- I doubt MOST Californians are paying attention to a United States Senate primary election in June.
- The poll was conducted partly before Tom Campbell switched last week from running for California Governor to U.S. Senate.
Tom Campbell – the leader for now:
Campbell the former Congressman from Northern California has run statewide for the United States Senate twice before. Until last week he has been campaigning for many months against Meg Whitman and Steve Poizner for the Republican Governor nomination statewide.
It is obvious that Campbell has good name identification and with a generic sounding name it is easy to pick him in answering a polling interview.
However, Campbell is a very socially liberal Republican. For example, he is pro-abortion, supports government funding of abortion and was against California’s Proposition 8 that restored the traditional definition of marriage – in other words Campbell supports gay marriage. Campbell has also been active in legalizing marijuana for medicinal use and there may be some question as to whether he favors further decriminalization of marijuana laws or even outright legalization.
On fiscal matters, he has not hesitated to support tax increases, including supporting California Proposition 1A (which I voted against and was defeated), and supporting a gas tax increase of 32 cents while Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Finance Director. Moreover, Campbell has refused to sign a no-tax pledge.
When informed of these facts by either Fiorina and/or DeVore, Caliifornia voter support will likely fall like a stone. Add this with the fact that Campbell has absolutely NO campaign cash since he could not transfer his California Governor’s campaign account to the Senate campaign, he will be unable to advertise for months.
Then, there is the major problem of his campaign. Campbell is a political campaign harlot who has hopped from one bed to another to just get elected to office. Look at his CV and his political career. When informed that Campbell is just another typical politician anda harlot at that, the 30 per cent he received in this poll may be his high water mark.
Chuck DeVore – last place and why is he continuing in this race?
Chuck DeVore, an obscure California Assemblyman from Orange County (and a very safe Republican district) has never run before for statewide office BUT has been running for United States Senate for over a year. And, he receives only 6 per cent! Frankly, nobody knows who the hell this guy is and that is reflected in the poll result above.
I have illustrated and posted a number of times that DeVore has been unable to raise any substantial campaign cash and although he has more on hand than Campbell at the moment, he is already behind Fiorina by almost $ 3 Million. He has no funds to do any type of media campaign, including televison. And, with only 6 % he is unlikely to be able to pry more money out of the hands of the few donors he has captured.
The only question for the DeVore campaign is when to gracefully withdraw or beg for it to be over whichever occurs first. If DeVore stays in the race look for about a 15 per cent showing at the polls – maybe 20 at most.
Carly Fiorina – second place but attacked by Campbell and DeVore and Boxer – oh my!
The former CEO of Hewlett-Packard is a well-known California corporate leader who was a major surrogate for John McCain’s Presidential campaign last year. Carly has been seen on Fox News and the other cable news and business channels ALOT.
But, Carly developed breast cancer last year and underwent both radiation and chemotherapy for much of the Spring and Summer 2009. She only declared her candidacy in November when she secured the endorsements of most Republican incumbent U.S. Senators, including John McCain and Tom Coburn.
Her fundraising has been good but not outstanding in the two months she has been a candidate. But, the Christmas holidays may have slowed her down a bit – so she reached into her own pocket and pulled out $2.5 million. Carly can reach for more and in a few conversations with her it is my impression that money is not really a concern for her. Resources will not be a problem for Carly.
So, why is Carly who is in second place in the above polling attacked so much? She is attacked by DeVore for being a RINO (Republican in Name Only) and not being conservative enough (Carly is pro-life and against gay marriage) – so wrong there Chuckles.
She is attacked by Campbell for having a campaign in disarray. Well, at least she has a communication team and has some campaign funds, unlike Campbell who just returned from Panama and extensive Spanish lessons. Fiorina is lead by Marty Wilson who has a pretty good track record in electing major California politicians. Do the names Pete Wilson and Arnold Schwarzenegger stand out? Wilson’s fundraisers will raise mega-bucks for Fiorina – hear the cash register now?
Then, Carly is attacked by Boxer and the left for having bankrupted Hewlett-Packard and shipping jobs overseas. Both are false and Hewlett-Packard is the largest computer manufacturer in the country now and is thriving. With the corporate campaign rules being chnged today by the U.S. Supreme Court lets see how much American business disfavors Fiorina. I think she will be able to raise a ton of money – like on the order of $10 million in independent expenditures alone – maybe more.
So, what does the Field Poll mean?
In short, Carly Fiorina WILL win by beating Tom Campbell handily in June with Chuck DeVore withdrawing sometime after the California GOP Convention in March.
Stay tuned……
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BREAKING: CA-Sen: Tom Campbell 30% Carly Fiorina 25% Chuck DeVore 6%
Apparently the San Diego Union broke the 6 AM PST embargo on the poll. So, I will report it now.
A week after dropping his bid for governor and switching to the U.S. Senate race, former Rep. Tom Campbell has taken the lead in what is now a three-way Republican field, a new Field Poll shows.
The poll shows Campbell leading among likely voters in the June 8 Republican primary election with 30 percent to 25 percent for former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina and 6 percent for Assemblyman Chuck DeVore of Irvine. The remaining 39 percent were undecided.
The winner will face three-term Democratic incumbent Barbara Boxer in November.
“It demonstrates the relative weakness of the Fiorina and DeVore candidacies up to this point,†said Field Poll director Mark DiCamillo.
The GOP Senate race remains largely unfocused, even among the Republicans considered most likely to vote, according to the poll, which has a high margin of error.
The vast majority of Republican voters said they did not know enough about any of the candidates to have an opinion about them.
Republicans have a favorable opinion of Campbell at 26 percent to 11 percent, but 63 percent have no opinion at all. Likewise, Fiorina is regarded positively, 20 percent to 10 percent, but 70 percent have no opinion.
The most unknown quantity is DeVore, with 81 percent of the Republican primary voters having no opinion about him. Of those who do, 8 percent are favorable and 11 percent unfavorable.
Stay tuned, as I will have more later.
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