Recently, Conservative Hero Shannon Grove gave Andy Pugno $3900. So, Connie Conway had to answer that. Beth Gaines received a total of $5000 from three tax-raising moderate Republicans. Paul Cook (whose congressional campaign was heavily funded by Charles Munger...
For insiders and "wonks" - we have always noticed that the Pashkenta Band in Nomilaki Indians and a couple other groups seem to always show up with "independent" expenditure money on behalf of Dave Gilliard's Clients. Thanks to AB481 - it will become obvious to...
Everyone in insider politics knows that Dave Gilliard has two-three indian tribe outfits that he can go to to get IE money on behalf of candidates. Dave Gilliard is the campaign manager of Beth Gaines. Every insider knows that Dave Gilliard has a glass jaw and the...
Campaign finance reports can be amazing sometimes. You've read a lot on this blog about the just concluded Placer County Republican Central Committee race where liberal billionaire Charles Munger spent $45,000 in an attempt to overthrow the CRA-led leadership. I...
It is no secret that there is an ideaological rift on the Placer GOP Cent Com. There are the liberals that support Beth Gaines / Doug LaMalfa and the Conservatives that support Andy Pugno and anyone running against Doug LaMalfa. Then there are the so-called Tea...
Dave Gilliard proved a lack of integrity by putting out mailers so bad that even the Sacramento Bee called him out on them. Even before Dave Gilliard went on tilt - his hubris would not allow him to take Mr. Pugno up on his pledge. In doing so, Gilliard gave Pugno...
In the last 24 hours I got two emails: The first shows a very young Gentlemen Jim Nielsen with Pete Wilson advertising a fundraiser. The Email was sent from a Vanessa McCarthy-Olmstead - McCarthy? I'd assume a relation to Kevin McCarthy, the godfather of the...
What if I told you there was a "new" Republican Club starting in Placer County whose events were invitation only and that not all Republican electeds were on the invitation list? What if I told you that membership cost $500 a year to join, but that not anyone can...
The "leadership" of the California Republican Party are notorious conflict avoiders, they are also skilled at nuance. For example, when a Central Committee deadlocks on an endorsement and can't reach 2/3 - it does not count as "taking an action", don't you know....
Addendum: Beth Gains was asked at the Sacramento County GOP Central Committee meeting 3/8/2012 if she had any local endorsements and she could name none. Andy Pugno. Does he run? Who cares. He runs, he wins - Linda Park runs and with adequate resources, she wins....
Tonight was a disaster for Beth and Ted Gains. Despite phone calls and pushing people and showing up to intimidate committee members, Both Gains failed to receive a Placer County Republican Central Committee Endorsement. They brought their entire staffs to the...
... for who they have put in office. We got sold out on the debt ceiling, caved in on the so-called payroll tax thing (which kills Social Security), and here in California Linda Halderman who dared to speak up allowed Beth Gains to get out of the "shoebox" or she'd...