- Description
- Somewhat verbose attorney, semi-disabled and semi-retired, residing in northwest Brea. Occasionally ran for office against jerks who otherwise would have gonr unopposed. Got 45% of the vote against Bob Huff for State Senate in 2012; Josh Newman then won the seat in 2016. In 2014 became the first attorney to challenge OCDA Tony Rackauckas since 2002; Todd Spitzer then won that seat in 2018. Every time he's run against some rotten incumbent, the *next* person to challenge them wins! He's OK with that. Corrupt party hacks hate him. He's OK with that too. He does advise some local campaigns informally and (so far) without compensation. (If that last bit changes, he will declare the interest.) His daughter is a professional campaign treasurer. He doesn't usually know whom she and her firm represent. Whether they do so never influences his endorsements or coverage. (He does have his own strong opinions.) But when he does check campaign finance forms, he is often happily surprised to learn that good candidates he respects often DO hire her firm. (Maybe bad ones are scared off by his relationship with her, but they needn't be.)
![. . . Retired Marine Colonel Doug Applegate has surely done many incredible things over the course of his life — not the least of which is coming within about 2,000 […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Issa-Crooked-Smile-115x115.png "‘Non-Defamable Darrell’ Issa Announces Massive Contribution to Doug Applegate’s 2018 CA-49 Campaign!")
![. . . Registration and Turnout Completed Precincts: 1668 of 1668 Reg/Turnout Percentage Total Registered Voters 1,535,967 Precinct Registration 1,535,967 Precinct Ballots Cast 515,027 33.5% Early Ballots Cast 27,534 1.8% […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Ranchos-of-Orange-County-115x115.jpg "2016’s Unsettled Races, Fri. Dec. 2 Results: SAUSD Race Tightens as OC Turnout Blasts Past 80%")
![. . . I’m going to do something now that I don’t think I’ve ever done before. I’m linking to Breitbart.com. Specifically, to this story: Rohrabacher on Flag Burners: ‘You Can […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Never-Go-Full-Retard-115x115.jpg "Weekend Open Thread: ‘You Never Go Full Brownshirt, Rep. Rohrabacher’")
![. . . Registration and Turnout Completed Precincts: 1668 of 1668 Reg/Turnout Percentage Total Registered Voters 1,535,967 Precinct Registration 1,535,967 Precinct Ballots Cast 505,161 32.9% Early Ballots Cast 27,526 1.8% […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Trump-Mammograph-115x115.jpg "2016’s Unsettled Races, Thurs. Dec. 1 Results: We’re Now Calling Every Race — but Not Publicly!")
![. . . Registration and Turnout Completed Precincts: 1668 of 1668 Reg/Turnout Percentage Total Registered Voters 1,535,967 Precinct Registration 1,535,967 Precinct Ballots Cast 497,438 32.4% Early Ballots Cast 27,516 […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Turkey-Leftovers-115x115.jpg "2016’s Unsettled Races, Wed. Nov. 30 Results: Big LA Vote Changes Nothing; Measure OO Flips to NOO")
![. . . I’m going to port over about four paragraphs of this critical new article by David Dayen in the Nation and encourage you to read it. Not much […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Elderly-in-Poverty-115x115.jpg "Tom Price Nominated for HHS Secretary. So Long, Obamacare! Bye, Medicare! Au Revoir, Medicaid!")
![. . . Registration and Turnout Completed Precincts: 1668 of 1668 Reg/Turnout Percentage Total Registered Voters 1,535,967 Precinct Registration 1,535,967 Precinct Ballots Cast 488,758 31.8% Early Ballots Cast 27,511 1.8% […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/San-Clemente-BW-Casablanca-115x115.jpg "2016’s Unsettled Races, Tues. Nov. 29 Results: Exclusive! Applegate Trails by 1,982; Newman Extends Lead to 2,178")
![. . . Headlines: Issa gains 100 to Applegate’s 80 in OC; Applegate gains 36 overall Newman’s lead expands from 2,836 to 3,083 in OC, (others not yet reviewed) 1,766 […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Apple-Bonkers-115x115.jpg "2016’s Unsettled Races, Mon. Nov. 28 Results: Martinez and Cano Stalled; Newman and Issa Called")
![. . . Dateline Santa Ana, Nov. 28, 3:30 P.M.: We’re hearing disturbing yet intriguing rumors that the Santa Ana Unified School District Board of Trustees hired ZOMBIE CHARLES MANSON last […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/SAUSD-Hires-Zombie-Charles-Manson-115x115.png "Unconfirmed Report: SAUSD Has Secretly Hired ZOMBIE CHARLES MANSON as Its New Deputy Superintendent!")
![. . . Here is a list of the 76 California superdelegates in office as of last June’s Presidential primary, along with who they supported for President. 67 of them supported […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/CDP-Chair-Kimberly-Ellis-Eric-Bauman-e1548256842418-115x115.png "A Short Essay on the Iron-Fist-Imposed Conformity of Opinion Within the California Democratic Party")
![. . . Headlines: Applegate cuts margin by 266 to 2,424, but it takes 3000 votes to do it Newman’s lead expands to 2,836 in OC, 1,766 overall Cano cuts […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Nuevo-Viejo-map-115x115.jpg "2016’s Unsettled Races, Sat. Nov. 26’s Results: Applegate, Cano and Martinez Cut Their Deficits")
![. . . [I published this piece back in mid-October, before the local victories and national defeats of November. As it didn’t get the readership I’d posted, and as many […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/10-Things-I-Hate-About-Elections-115x115.png "Almost Forgot to Post a Holiday Weekend Open Thread: Some Thoughts from a Simpler Time, Reprised")
![. . . LITTLE UPDATE, FRI. 11/25, 9 p.m.: Today’s promised update for OC did not materialize. The “Countdown Clock” is stopped, so we don’t even know whether they’ll next […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Michele-Martinez-playing-basketball-115x115.jpg "UPDATE x2 – 2016’s Unsettled Races, Wed. Nov. 23’s Results: We’re UN-Calling the Supe’s Race! + (11/25 LA & SD updates)")
![. . . Headlines first: Anaheim District 3: Dr. Jose Moreno still up 44 over Jordan Brandman as 4 new ballots counted SD 29: Josh Newman now leads by 2,539 votes in OC and 1,394 overall CA-49: […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Barnes-with-Tait-in-Anaheim-Dist-1-race-115x115.jpg "2016’s Unsettled Races, Tues. Nov. 22’s Results: Denise Barnes Goes from the Podium to the Dais")
Please be quiet.