Another week closer to the election. We are now only 15 days away from it now. Teasers: Prop 86, Props in general, Prop 90, Debra Bowen, Money, prop 85 and Latino voters, Gary Miller and Arnold Schwarzenegger is a politician...shocker!!
The national NAACP has overriden the state chapter's decision to oppose Prop 86, and now officially endorses the cigarette tax. There had been a big hulabaloo about the fact that the state chapter's president had taken some money from cigarette manufacturers before deciding to oppose the proposition. Whether this was the reason for the national decision is ... unclear.
George Skelton thinks there is a bit too many spending props on the ballot. My take: Hmm, perhaps this is better defined as the work of a legislature. Oh, my bad, Prop 13 cuts off the legislature from making any revenue decisions.
The Sierra Club thinks that Prop 90 is the "most evil ballot measure." Well, that sounds about right.
Frank at CPR has a commentary on Debra Bowen's race and her SF Chronicle endorsment.
Dan Walters thinks the disgusting amount of money isn't that big of a deal, and that reform couldn't possibly help. I have an idea: Money isn't speech! So put that in your pipe and smoke it Scalia and Scalito. Rich people should not be able to purchase elections. Buckley is wrong.
Prop 85, aka Prop 73, again, will likely be close again. Peter Hecht thinks the Latino vote will be critical.
CA-42: A race that should have been. Gary Miller is completely corrupt, and we have nobody there.
