Most people expect to see political ads that attack the character or decisions of political rivals, but the only word that seems to come to mind when viewing Carly Fiorina’s new ad is “shocking”. Perhaps Carly is on to something — the ad, which has been featured on Rachel Maddow’s show already has over 300,000 hits and growing.
Despite the over-the-top method chosen by the Fiorina campaign, it might very well have the intended effect — framing Tom Campbell as a FCINO. The term coined in the ad is an acronym that stands for Fiscal Conservative In Name Only. Maybe Carly will receive some heat for use of excessive force against Tom, but the damage will be done — the conservative voters who are likely to vote in the primary will drop Campbell because of his poor record on taxes.
Sunday Night the DeVore for United States Senate campaign once again asserted it’s technological dominance over the campaigns of its Democratic and Republican opponents. By using a “Tele-Town Hall” to meet with his supporters Chuck was able to easily reach many people in a single forum to easily communicate his message. The concept is really nothing more than a well packaged conference call, but by using email and social media to promote it, he was likely able to boost the attendance.
Yesterday the California State Senate, considered the more contentious house of the California State government, narrowly passed a proposal by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to release 27,000 inmate from prisons at a cost savings of $1.2 billion. California Republicans have argued that releasing prisoners is a threat to public safety. That may or may not be true, but the fact of the matter remains that the California Correctional budget is not so tight as to warrant to release of prisoners from incarceration. If the cost per inmate in California is compared to other states in its region, one may notice that the State pays far to much. Rather than release offenders lawmakers can utilize other budget saving options.
