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Election Campaigns

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2012

    Ron Paul Ends Campaign: Who Wins The Pot Vote?

    It's being widely reported today--including right here on Navel Gazing, like one minute ago--that Ron Paul is bowing out of the 2012 presidential race, or more accurately, ceasing any campaigning in states that have yet to hold their Republican Party primary elections.This is not good news for peopl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2012

    Larry Agran Must Be Laughing That State Regulators Spent 5 Years Probing Chris Norby

    How's this for outrageous BS?While Larry Agran, Orange County's most notoriously devious campaign finance violator has operated a multimillion dollar campaign scheme with impunity for more than a decade, state regulators in California spent five years investigating $340 then-county supervisor Chris ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2012

    Fred Karger Gets More Votes Than Ron Paul in Puerto Rico GOP Primary

    ​Mitt Romney easily won Puerto Rico's Republican presidential primary Sunday, but the bigger news, especially locally, came near the bottom of the ballot."LOOKS [sic] WE BEAT RON PAUL IN TODAY'S PUERTO RICO PRIMARY" reads the Twitter feed from the presidential campaign of Laguna Beach's Fred Karge ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2011

    Chapman Forecast That's Only Been Wrong Once Since 1944 Has GOP Presidential Win

    ​A Chapman University presidential forecast equation calls for a Republican presidential win in the November 2012 election.The Anderson Center for Economic Research data does not identify specific candidates, only the incumbent from each party. And before you label this the fantasy of a GOP-leanin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2011

    Poll Finds Voters are Biased Against Mormon Candidates But Not Mitt Romney

    ​A new poll by a Santa Ana firm has good news and bad news for Republican Mitt Romney's presidential campaign.The bad news, according to Lawrence Research, is 7-to-15% of voters are biased against Mormon candidates.The good news: specific Mormon candidates, like the former Massachusetts governor, ... More >>

  • News

    December 23, 2010

    Return to Sender

    What would comprehensive immigration reform look like if the Feds got off their duffs?

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2010

    Election 2010: Gustavo Drinks Through the Election, Or: Trashing the Dems and Bashing Whitman

    ​Updated throughout the day, with the freshest post on top. Click after the jump for vignettes on Barbara Coe, Loretta Sanchez, Meg Whitman, and Borat!Midnight. Drink of choice: Alka-Seltzer...my pockets hurt. Loretta Sanchez has pulled away by thousands of votes, but we'll wait until the official ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2010

    Now We Begin the Real Sheriff Sandra Hutchens Era

    ​In the waning days of the campaign for sheriff, a resigned but not defeated Sandra Hutchens argued a point to an unreceptive group of voters in Newport Beach, handed the microphone to rival Bill Hunt and said something like "This crowd is yours again."Time and again, Hunt dominated events with pa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2010

    To Run for Office, Orly Taitz Turns to OC Gay Activists

    ​A reader pointed out this gem posted on Orly Taitz's blog yesterday: I decided to check out possibility of running and called Orange County elections office. nobody answered. I left two messages, nobody called back. I drove to the office at the 1700 E Garry Str, ste 231, Santa Ana CA. The office ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 20, 2009

    What Does the Mayan Calendar Say About Three H's Running for OC Sheriff?

    Sheriff Craig Hunter?​Hang onto your seats, disaster lovers! The dynamics of the 2010 race for Orange County sheriff changed this week with the candidacy of Craig Hunter, second in command at the Anaheim Police Department. No need to consult your astrological chart or the Mayan calendar for a de ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2009

    Groups on Either Side of Prop. 8 Blast 2012 Same-Sex Marriage Initiative

    Equality California's decision to hold off on pursuing a same-sex marriage voter initiative at least until 2012 is not being cheered by groups on either side of the Prop. 8 debate.Reports the San Francisco Chronicle:But the organization's decision appears to collide with other progressive groups fig ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2009

    As Stephen Smith Leaves Town, Irvine's "Tattler" Calls on Others to Step Up

    Stephen C. Smith calls on others to keep tabs on Irvine City Hall.CORRECTED!Lost in Santa Ana a few months ago, half paying attention to the street signs and half to Larry Mantle's KPCC interview show blaring out of the car speakers, I heard the host steer his Orange County "roundtable" guests--Oran ... More >>

  • News

    October 30, 2008

    Three Local Elections Worth Watching. Call It Morbid Fascination

    Stephen C. Smith calls on others to keep tabs on Irvine City Hall.CORRECTED!Lost in Santa Ana a few months ago, half paying attention to the street signs and half to Larry Mantle's KPCC interview show blaring out of the car speakers, I heard the host steer his Orange County "roundtable" guests--Oran ... More >>

  • Film

    July 3, 2008

    Hunter S. Thompson Documentary Film 'Gonzo' Succeeds When Saluting His Substance

    Stephen C. Smith calls on others to keep tabs on Irvine City Hall.CORRECTED!Lost in Santa Ana a few months ago, half paying attention to the street signs and half to Larry Mantle's KPCC interview show blaring out of the car speakers, I heard the host steer his Orange County "roundtable" guests--Oran ... More >>

  • News

    May 29, 2008

    [Moxley Confidential] What Tied the Tongue of Mike Schroeder, Janet Nguyen's Biggest Nemesis?

    Stephen C. Smith calls on others to keep tabs on Irvine City Hall.CORRECTED!Lost in Santa Ana a few months ago, half paying attention to the street signs and half to Larry Mantle's KPCC interview show blaring out of the car speakers, I heard the host steer his Orange County "roundtable" guests--Oran ... More >>

  • News

    March 20, 2008

    [Moxley Confidential] Notes on Lifeguard Sex, Loretta Sanchez, the Rohrabachers and DNA

    Stephen C. Smith calls on others to keep tabs on Irvine City Hall.CORRECTED!Lost in Santa Ana a few months ago, half paying attention to the street signs and half to Larry Mantle's KPCC interview show blaring out of the car speakers, I heard the host steer his Orange County "roundtable" guests--Oran ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 6, 2008

    OC Vote: Final count

    Well, the votes from all 2076 precincts have been tallied. No huge surprises, but here are the final numbers in the presidential race: Democrats:Hillary ClintonBarack ObamaVote Count: 141,668Vote Count: 96,967 55.47.9% Republicans:John McCainMitt Romney Vote Count: 117,333Vote Count: 109,877 39.77. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2007

    Thursday's Headlines & Surprises: Carona Camp Says FBI Case "Trash"

    Hookers take cash too, Mikey: Dana Parsons writes today that “the good news for [indicted OC Sheriff Mike] Carona is that the government doesn’t always win.” But Parsons says the “bad news” for Calamity Mike is that the feds take their “sweet time putting public corruption cases togethe ... More >>

  • News

    October 26, 2006

    The New Bob Dornan

    Tan Nguyen channels the spirit of OC's favorite congressman

  • Blogs

    October 10, 2006

    Early and Often

    As you listen to all the clichés in the days leading up to the November 7 election about how a week or a day is a lifetime in politics and how the only poll that matters is one that taken on election day, just remember that as of today, voting is already underway. Absentee ballots are now i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 4, 2006

    The Distance Between Things

    Who knew Newton's laws of motion applied to flying politicians? Consider the case of President Bush, Governor Schwarzenegger, and Newton's third law, which states: "For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction." President Bush flies into California to campaign for two Republican poli ... More >>

  • Columns

    August 17, 2006

    Commie Girl

    You Know Whos Not a Criminal? Paul Lucas is everywhere but jail

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2006

    Of Swallows, Schwarzenegger, and Swift Boats

    The faithful of Orange County have traditionally been willing to pretend to believe in miracles, even when they know better. Consider the swallows of San Juan Capistrano. Anyone in San Juan Cap with eyes to see, or a freshly washed car to be shat on, knows the birds return March-ishly each year, and ... More >>

  • News

    February 17, 2005

    Murder He Wrote

    DA used a convicted murderer for a campaign photo opthen told state officials the man was still guilty

  • News

    December 2, 2004

    Heartland Attack

    Thomas Franks much-too-late campaign advice for John Kerry

  • Columns

    August 5, 2004

    Letters

    Thomas Franks much-too-late campaign advice for John Kerry

  • News

    October 16, 2003

    Blame the Democrats

    They need to stop acting like drunks at court-ordered AA meetings and sober up

  • News

    October 2, 2003

    Queer Eye for the GOP Guy

    Gay activist sets the record straight about Log Cabin Republicans

  • Columns

    November 21, 2002

    Diary of a Mad County

    Gay activist sets the record straight about Log Cabin Republicans

  • News

    October 10, 2002

    Its Her Party and Shell Sigh if She Wants To

    Democrats leave Gerrie Schipske to battle Rohrabacher alone

  • News

    April 11, 2002

    Mayor Moonbeam, Meet Donald Bren

    The Irvine Co. backs its old nemesis: Larry Agran

  • Culture

    April 4, 2002

    Party Crasher

    Wherere you going to stand when Ralph Nader runs in 2004?

  • Columns

    February 28, 2002

    Im a Puss

    But sos Governor Gray Davis

  • News

    April 12, 2001

    Leaving for Spain, Developer Takes a Moment to Grab Newport City Hall

    But sos Governor Gray Davis

  • News

    November 16, 2000

    Breakthrough?

    Libertarians win one

  • News

    November 16, 2000

    Fantasy Land

    Next time, for sure!

  • Columns

    November 9, 2000

    Good Cop, Bad Cop

    Garden Grove mayor plays both in re-election bid

  • News

    April 13, 2000

    Cash Cow!

    Make money or unplug your computer

  • News

    March 30, 2000

    How the F Was Won

    Jeffrey Metzger made the anti-airport measure fly

  • Features

    January 6, 2000

    ANTI-RED BUTTONS

    Everybody Knows that Richard

  • News

    July 22, 1999

    Burning Bush

    In opening round, Bauer led all presidential hopefuls in OC fundraising

  • Features

    January 7, 1999

    October-December

    In opening round, Bauer led all presidential hopefuls in OC fundraising

  • News

    August 13, 1998

    Three Strikes Stinks!

    Death, taxes and the self-inflicted stupidity of Three Strikes

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