Bruce Kranz. John Doolittle. Harry Norris. So many others, I can’t remember them all. Who are they? Ted Gaines’ victims. Add Dan Logue to the list. Dan Logue endorsed Ted Gaines – and that endorsement was key to delivering Ted Gaines a CRA...
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...
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...
… Jeff Miller could be heard roaming the halls of the Republican Party convention telling anyone who would listen that he was not trying to sabotage the California Republican Party. From what I was told, few if any, were listening to his pleas. Charles...
Remember when the San Francisco Chronicle released an article alleging that the California Republican Party was deep in the hole? We’ve seen media drills before in Placer County – David Stafford Gilliard ran one against the Placer GOP on behalf of...
It’s amazing, really. Sometimes good things happen to good people. Many of you that regularly read this blog remember when I was thrown off of Red County for being paid by Steve Poizner. Many of you read when months later, I found out that Meg Whitman had...
The Placer GOP is doing an endorsing convention for local races. This mimics what the San Diego Republican Party has done since their process was started by Ron Nehring over 10 years ago. The San Diego GOP is relevant as a political force in San Diego County as a...
Adam Hill is doing what David Stafford Reade, Dave Gilliard and Doug LaMalfa only dream of. (That is when they aren’t getting caught flaunting federal law, state law, campaign finance law, ethics and integrity…) Adam Hill is a democrat who is a...
Years ago, when I used to pound a few brewskis, I used to like Coors. A lot of my friends liked Pabst Blue Ribbon – known as “PBR”. My Mexican buddies in Fresno loved Budweiser. Phil Paule is campaigning as a fiscal conservative and I have him...
Remember the ridiculous initiative against the State Senate Districts? The CAGOP emptied their treasury and Dave Gilliard pocketed an estimated $200k in Consulting fees for/from? Dave Gilliard decided to take the money and run. Today, the capitol alert released a...