| Here's some interesting stuff: - Hillary's lead is shrinking! Oh my goodness, the newspapers and horse race crowd will have something to cover! Yay, can we hear some more incessant blather about how people are "connecting emotionally" or whatever. Wouldn't it be nice to hear about policy for once? But, I suppose it's not to be. Anyway, the Field Poll for the presidentials(PDF) came out today. Hillary leads Obama by only 14 these days. However it seems much of this has to do with the famous "momentum" drawn from Iowa. Ah, fun compressed primary schedule. Oh, and if you are a CapitoAlert subscriber (and why wouldn't you be, now that it's free?) you can get the cross tabs. Interestingly, Clinton's lead is strongest amongst 18-29 year olds.
By the way, pretty much any Democrat trounces the GOP field in California. - Even the Wall Street Journal (it's behind a paywall) is talking about the need to raise revenue in California. But, as Assembly Minority Leader Mike Villines says oh so frequently, taxes will not be raised on his watch. So, Arnold has another great idea: flush our money down the toilet that are P3s:
- "Mr. Schwarzenegger and his advisers say the real problem is that the way the state's budget is devised needs to be changed. One suggestion: more public-private partnerships for infrastructure projects to lessen the state's financial load.
"What we have to do is fix the budget system," Mr. Schwarzenegger said in a speech Friday in Long Beach. "The system itself needs to be fixed, and I think this is a good year, this coming year, to fix it.""
- Duncan Hunter has lost once again on opening Santa Rosa Island to hunting. The Congressman and Presidential Candidate (haha) tries this pretty much every year, and has not yet found a way to get 'er done. The Park Service is trying to get rid of the invasive deer and elk, and Hunter wants to let them be hunted by disabled veterans(?). Lois Capps, whose district includes the island, opposes Hunter's persistant attempts every time.
- [update by Julia] Speaking of the presidential race, the Drum Major Institute in partnership with The Nation has a new project caled Mayor TV. The goal is to try and get the candidates talking about issues facing our major cities. Here is Mayor Villariagosa's video, and yes he does flack for Hillary at the end.
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