Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Carly Fiorina arrives for a news conference after participating in a debate with U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) in a radio debate hosted by La Opinion and KPCC.
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The conventional wisdom is that Christine O’Donnell’s primary win for Senate in Delaware took another state out of play for the GOP, who hope to win back control of the Senate in November.
That puts a lot of weight on the remaining states in play for both parties. Until recently, polls showed the California Senate race between Democratic incumbent Senator Barbara Boxer and her Republican challenger, ex-HP CEO Carly Fiorina, a toss-up. Now that Boxer is pulling ahead – in some polls by as much as 8 points – the race is gaining national attention from Democrats, Republicans and the Tea Party backed PAC, FreedomWorks.
Yesterday, both candidates participated in a debate that aired on KPCC, Southern California Public Radio. We speak with one of the co-moderators of yesterday’s debate, Patt Morrison, about the debate, the race, and the national attention being paid on California politics. Patt is a longtime columnist for the Los Angeles Times and host of “Patt Morrison” on KPCC 89.3, Southern California Public Radio.
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Not sure that I see any heated political races the coming year at least in terms of people running for office. However I can see some heated battles when it comes to gay marriage or marijuana legalization.
Great piece! Your thoughts are well articulated. I used to live in California, so I have always paid attention to California politics and public policy. I'll be sure to check your site often
Great piece! Your thoughts are well articulated. I used to live in California, so I have always paid attention to California politics and public policy. I'll be sure to check your site often
I listened to the debate. I am backing Fiorina. Barbara Boxer is not even being backed by her hometown newspaper The San Francisco Chronicle. They say she has been a three term Senator and is basically ineffective. Still, Boxer is several points ahead in the polls. It seems people complain and wonder why things don't get better, especially here in California, yet they continue to vote for these ineffective politicians time after time. Please peoeple!!
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