I don’t very much care for your sympathies. I don’t need it. I suggest you look at your own life…
Yeah, you love talking about lawsuits. But this fact remains until you are convicted, you are not guilty but of…
Oh, Sam. You don't know anything about local politics and elections or local governance. I do. I'll leave it at…
The cost to the registrar or the cost to run the campaigns? The cost to the registrar would not be…
Do you have any idea how much a campaign for the 360,000 district would be? The distinction from a 640,000…
Paying Janet Nguyen more is ludicrous.
If we want better and more transparent elected representatives we simply need to pay them more. Take a look at…
You might be surprised what sort of low-lives would crave a quarter mil job with no professional qualifications and no…
That would just spark even more corruption and only allow independently wealthy people to run and win.
2012 elections Archive
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![. It’s an unpleasant time to be a young adult. The cost of a college education continues to soar; one in three of us will move back in with our […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/chen-sign-e1342196507749.png "Guest Post: Why I Am Voting For Jay Chen (by Stephany Yong)")
Guest Post: Why I Am Voting For Jay Chen (by Stephany Yong)
Posted on July 16, 2012 | 6 Comments. It’s an unpleasant time to be a young adult. The cost of a college education continues to soar; one in three of us will move back in with our […] -
![I love this shit! There are so few candidates to be excited about, what with Julio not making it and all. (Okay, sorry, there are a FEW good ones.) But […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Propositioning-mermaid-115x115.jpg "November’s Propositions Numbered! Which ones Suck, Which ones Rock?")
November’s Propositions Numbered! Which ones Suck, Which ones Rock?
Posted on July 13, 2012 | 5 CommentsI love this shit! There are so few candidates to be excited about, what with Julio not making it and all. (Okay, sorry, there are a FEW good ones.) But […] -
![. . Not doing all that well in this dog-eat-dog economic world? Well, that’s probably your own fault. If you were an on-the-ball capitalist with a penchant for both privatization […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Schemin-Mimi1-115x115.jpg "Schemin’ Mimi’s Staffing Biz Stiffs Desperate Prison Contract Docs")
Schemin’ Mimi’s Staffing Biz Stiffs Desperate Prison Contract Docs
Posted on June 26, 2012 | 20 Comments. . Not doing all that well in this dog-eat-dog economic world? Well, that’s probably your own fault. If you were an on-the-ball capitalist with a penchant for both privatization […] -
![Today (Thursday June 14) is probably the last day of the canvass of votes in Orange County’s June 5 primary elections. That doesn’t mean that it’s the end of vote […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Recount-115x115.jpg "Are AD-69 and/or AD-72 headed into recounts?")
Are AD-69 and/or AD-72 headed into recounts?
Posted on June 14, 2012 | 4 CommentsToday (Thursday June 14) is probably the last day of the canvass of votes in Orange County’s June 5 primary elections. That doesn’t mean that it’s the end of vote […] -
![. In the past couple of days, I’ve presented two articles on critical primary races in Orange County. The theme has been: “looks (at percentages in the primaries) can be […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/AD-65-SQS-Norby-115x115.jpg "AD-65: Fullerton versus “South of the Freeways”")
AD-65: Fullerton versus “South of the Freeways”
Posted on June 8, 2012 | 15 Comments. In the past couple of days, I’ve presented two articles on critical primary races in Orange County. The theme has been: “looks (at percentages in the primaries) can be […] -
![Election results can be deceiving — none more so than the result in CA-39. Ed Royce walloped Jay Chen last night by 25,000 votes, 65.7% to 30.5%. Looks awful, right? […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Royce-and-Chen-part-bw-115x115.jpg "$33 TO $1: Ed Royce’s Misleading Victory Over Jay Chen")
$33 TO $1: Ed Royce’s Misleading Victory Over Jay Chen
Posted on June 6, 2012 | 31 CommentsElection results can be deceiving — none more so than the result in CA-39. Ed Royce walloped Jay Chen last night by 25,000 votes, 65.7% to 30.5%. Looks awful, right? […] -
![. I have one heck of a lot of writing to do today about the election returns, but I want to give people something to chew on in the meantime. […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Huff-looking-rightward-e1427389497923-115x115.jpg "Bob Huff’s Campaign Contributions Received and Made Since Jan. 31")
Bob Huff’s Campaign Contributions Received and Made Since Jan. 31
Posted on June 6, 2012 | 7 Comments. I have one heck of a lot of writing to do today about the election returns, but I want to give people something to chew on in the meantime. […] -
![. Welcome to Abel Maldonado’s Top-Two Universe. You and I just live in it now. Well, at least now we can focus a little better. Let’s look at the choices-of-two […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/2012-candidate-medley-115x115.jpg "Meet Your 2012 Candidates!")
Meet Your 2012 Candidates!
Posted on June 6, 2012 | 41 Comments. Welcome to Abel Maldonado’s Top-Two Universe. You and I just live in it now. Well, at least now we can focus a little better. Let’s look at the choices-of-two […] -
![The big money in each of today’s big races – Walker, funded against his recallers by 7 to 1; Daly, backed by nearly a million in corporate Independent Expenditures; […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Walker-Daly-Bushala-115x115.jpg "Live-blogging the OC & Wisconsin. Meet your new Fullerton council! Midnite update: Control of WIS. Senate shifts to DEMS!!!")
Live-blogging the OC & Wisconsin. Meet your new Fullerton council! Midnite update: Control of WIS. Senate shifts to DEMS!!!
Posted on June 5, 2012 | 51 CommentsThe big money in each of today’s big races – Walker, funded against his recallers by 7 to 1; Daly, backed by nearly a million in corporate Independent Expenditures; […] -
![Here are the fearless predictions from Orange Juice Blog staff and prominent commenters for the June election. In four races, our prognosticators have been asked to choose an exact […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Orly-and-Pauly-115x115.jpg "Predictions and Preferences for TODAY’s primary, from the OJ Rogues’ Gallery!")
Predictions and Preferences for TODAY’s primary, from the OJ Rogues’ Gallery!
Posted on June 5, 2012 | 15 CommentsHere are the fearless predictions from Orange Juice Blog staff and prominent commenters for the June election. In four races, our prognosticators have been asked to choose an exact […] -
![++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Chances are fairly good that you’ve already voted by now, but Vern’s re-registration as Republican and his voting for Orly Taitz in the U.S. Senate primary (even as a […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Dems-Against-Dianne-115x115.jpg "Dianne’s Democratic Senate Opponents, Reviewed")
Dianne’s Democratic Senate Opponents, Reviewed
Posted on May 24, 2012 | 10 Comments++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Chances are fairly good that you’ve already voted by now, but Vern’s re-registration as Republican and his voting for Orly Taitz in the U.S. Senate primary (even as a […] -
![The wood is lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, Miles to go before I sleep. Keeping my promises to […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/vern-republican-medical-checkup-115x115.jpg "I become a Republican.")
I become a Republican.
Posted on May 23, 2012 | 53 CommentsThe wood is lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, Miles to go before I sleep. Keeping my promises to […] -
![I know that I’ve been covering lots of our North Orange County and Santa Ana races recently, but one of the most interesting races is taking place in AD-74, where […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Munger-and-Daigle-115x115.jpg "Wealthy Man’s Sour on Mansoor; Finagles for Daigle")
Wealthy Man’s Sour on Mansoor; Finagles for Daigle
Posted on May 22, 2012 | 15 CommentsI know that I’ve been covering lots of our North Orange County and Santa Ana races recently, but one of the most interesting races is taking place in AD-74, where […] -
![As political observers have predicted ever since the Supreme Court spat the Citizens United decision at us in 2010, late independent expenditures — yup, “LIEs” –are the things to watch in […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Daly-Chevron1-115x115.jpg "Damn LIEs: Who is Winning the “Chevron Cup”?")
Damn LIEs: Who is Winning the “Chevron Cup”?
Posted on May 17, 2012 | 3 CommentsAs political observers have predicted ever since the Supreme Court spat the Citizens United decision at us in 2010, late independent expenditures — yup, “LIEs” –are the things to watch in […]
I can draw all the attention I want. It doesn’t bother me. I don’t know why people like to put…