Posted by Alex Tavlian on January 20, 2011 · 3 Comments
After falling short to billionaire Meg Whitman in the 2010 Gubernatorial Primary and losing his place as California Insurance Commissioner, the question being asked is: “What’s next?” The Los Gatos Republican gained quite a bit of public support throughout the California Primary campaign, but floundered in June after Whitman put the money squeeze on him … Read more
Filed under Dues Politics · Tagged with California, California Insurance Commissioner, California Republican Party, California Senator, Chuck DeVore, CRP, Darrell Issa, Dianne Feinstein, Meg Whitman, Republican, Sen Dianne Feinstein, Steve Poizner, US Senate, US Senator
Posted by Alex Tavlian on September 27, 2010 · Leave a Comment
The Latest from the Interwebs HERE AT THE DUES: -New Episode of the Daily Dues Show (Featuring Angel Rodriquez, Abe Lopez, Mike Scott from CBS 47 and Morgan Gable). Click Here -The Daily Dues coverage of the Frebby Awards on Thursday. Click Here -Register for the Great Fresno Scavenger Hunt. Click Here Segway company owner … Read more
Posted by Alex Tavlian on September 22, 2010 · Leave a Comment
The Latest from the Interwebs Facebook eases awkwardness in “Ignoring” friend requests Someone you’re not particularly fond of adds you as a friend. You’ve got two options: Confirm or Ignore. You realize that ignoring this person isn’t the BEST idea, but you really don’t want to confirm him or her. Not to fear: Facebook has … Read more
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Posted by Alex Tavlian on June 29, 2010 · Leave a Comment
We’re in the dead months: July and August. What we have to wait for is the roar of political one-liners, terribly funny ads and the increased expenditures of Meg Whitman and Jerry Brown. It’s good to have something to look forward to: California Gubernatorial Election (Meg Whitman vs. Jerry Brown) After a multimillion dollar campaign … Read more
Filed under Dues Politics · Tagged with 2010 Elections, Barbara Boxer, CA-19, Carly Fiorina, CD-19, daily dues, Fresno CA, George Radanovich, Jeff Denham, Jerry Brown, Lorraine Goodwin, Meg Whitman, The Record, US Senate
Posted by Alex Tavlian on June 7, 2010 · Leave a Comment
No, this isn’t a prediction post. It’s a big night for California. Tomorrow’s primary will decide who will be nominated to compete for the State’s highest elected offices. Here at the Daily Dues, we’ll be covering it live (or as live as possible). We expect the primary results to be interesting as many statewide races, … Read more
Posted by Alex Tavlian on June 1, 2010 · Leave a Comment
We’re quickly approaching election day here in California. To accompany such a momentous occasion, the Daily Dues is launching a new site: Election Centre, our election results hub. On June 8, the Dues’ Election Centre will get you the results quick and on-demand as the night goes on. We will be covering the following elections: … Read more
Filed under Dues Politics · Tagged with CA Assembly, CA Gov, CA primary, CA-19, California Primary, daily dues, election center, election centre, Election results, Gubernatorial Primary, The Record, US Congress Race, US Senate, US Senate Race
Posted by Alex Tavlian on April 13, 2010 · Leave a Comment
We’ll, here’s the first post back at Dues 2.0, but here we go. I know it’s been a while, I’ve still been working out the kinks on dailydues.com, but it seems to be all good now. We started Undecided 2010 way back in November just when nothing was going on. Over the months, we’ve talked … Read more
Posted by Alex Tavlian on March 30, 2010 · Leave a Comment
The Republican candidates for US Senate are holding a townhall forum at Brandman University in Irvine. The Forum, currently between Tom Campbell and Chuck DeVore, is open to questions from the public about the race (send an e-mail with your question to townhall@brandman.edu). There was quite a scuffle about the lack of Carly Fiorina at … Read more
Posted by Alex Tavlian on February 21, 2010 · Leave a Comment
After the 2008 presidential election, the presence of the internet in politics has become extremely important, and here at the Dues, we decided to evaluate how the online campaigns of the various candidates in their respected races. Here’s where we find the candidates rank based upon their websites: Governor: STEVE POIZNER MEG WHITMAN JERRY BROWN … Read more
Filed under Dues Politics · Tagged with Barbara Boxer, CA Politics, Carly Fiorina, daily dues, Fresno CA, Jerry Brown, Jim Patterson, Meg Whitman, Online Campaigning, Richard Pombo, Steve Poizner, The Record, Tom Campbell, US Congress, US Senate
Posted by Alex Tavlian on February 4, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Welcome back to Undecided 2010 here on the Daily Dues! Let’s get to the info that you want to know about: CA GOVERNORS RACE: Excuse me California, can I buy a Republican primary? With the exit of Tom Campbell in the California’s governor race, the main issue of why he left: candidates donating millions of their … Read more
Filed under Dues Politics · Tagged with Attack ad, CA Governor, Carly Fiorina, daily dues, Fresno CA, Meg Whitman, Republicans, Steve Poizner, The Record, Tom Campbell, US Senate