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Fiorina boycotts debate tonight at Brandman University Republican Senate candidates Tom Campbell and Chuck DeVore will debate at Brandman University in Irvine tonight, but candidate Carly Fiorina will be absent. “We felt the proposed moderator would not be fair and impartial so we declined,” said Fiorina’s spokeswoman, Amy Thoma. Initially, Fiorina said she could not participate because of a scheduling conflict, according to Thoma. Moderator Mike Moodian, a Brandman University assistant professor of social science, said he offered to let Fiorina set a date when she could make it, but then the former Hewlett-Packard chief executive officer said the debate...

Former Congressman Tom Campbell swears that former eBay CEO and gubernatorial hopeful Meg Whitman did not squeeze him out of the GOP primary for governor and prompt him to switch to the race to unseat Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer. Whitman spokesperson Sarah Pompei also denied that Whitman Inc. was involved in Campbell's decision. Politicos figure that Whitman was too smart to ever directly push Campbell out of the contest. But given that her political guru Mike Murphy sent that memo to Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner suggesting that Poizner instead run for Senate in 2012, it is evident that Whitman Inc....

Chuck DeVore was endorsed by the Tea Party Express on their kickoff tour starting in Searchlight, Nevada. He spoke to over 10,000 activists and received thunderous applause for his efforts in California Video via YouTube

With a copy of the Constitution always in his coat pocket and a monologue about the ills of progressivism never far from his lips, Chuck DeVore is very serious about his politics. But as Glenn Beck rattled off DeVore's low ratings from liberal interest groups during an appearance on Fox News last month, the Republican Senate candidate was practically giddy. The League of Conservation Voters: 5 out of 100. The Sierra Club: 0. Planned Parenthood: 0. Beck then handed DeVore a congratulatory jar of M&M's, eliciting a guffaw from DeVore as he popped a candy into his mouth. "You intrigue...

Urgent! There are just a few days left in this all-important FEC reporting period. I need to show everyone that I have a strong network of California and nationwide grassroots supporters who are 100% committed to helping me defeat Barbara Boxer. Will you take two minutes and make a donation today using the secure form to the right? The events of this week demonstrate that Washington has failed us. Our only hope to elect solid conservatives who will uphold the Constitution. Why is this FEC report so important? Because it's viewed by Republican leaders, political pundits, other candidates, and the...

Today Chuck DeVore released this statement about NRSC Chairman Senator John Cornyn statement to the Huffington Post about not wanting to repeal parts of the health care bill. DeVore for California Today Called NRSC-picked U.S. Senate Candidate to Repudiate NRSC Chairman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- DeVore for California today called for NRSC-picked U.S. Senate candidate Carly Fiorina to repudiate NRSC Chairman Senator John Cornyn's statement that he does not seek a full repeal of Obamacare. Sen. Cornyn's comment was made to the Huffington Post, and may be read here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/23/nrscs-cornyn-we-wont-call_n_510232.html Sen. Cornyn has since issued a statement claiming to have...

Sen. Barbara Boxer, the pro-abortion, pro-same-sex marriage liberal firebrand first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1992, now finds herself in a tough reelection battle in November 2010, a recently published Field Poll reveals. The Field Poll, published March 18, shows Boxer trailing Republican challenger Tom Campbell 44% to 43%, with 13% undecided. Boxer holds a narrow 45% to 44% over Republican Carly Fiorina, and a 45% to 41% lead over Chuck Devore, also a Republican. As a consequence of the poll numbers, political observers are now calling the race a dead heat. (... read more at link)

Received this email from Chuck De Vore after the passage of the bill. -- The passage of this phony healthcare “reform” is a tremendous blow to the cause of fiscal restraint, limited government, Constitutional principles, and free enterprise. In short, it strikes directly at America’s core principles. This is shameful moment in the history of our country — and especially the Democratic Party, which has apparently come unmoored from whatever remaining attachment it had to the ideals of our Founders. In place of a dedication to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,” there is only a rapacious impulse to...

Chuck DeVore says oil drilling could help fill state budget hole Jim Sanders jsanders@sacbee.com Published Thursday, Mar. 18, 2010 Running for Congress, Assemblyman Chuck DeVore pushed a proposal Wednesday to pump billions into California's budget this year, largely curing its deficit, without raising taxes. DeVore's legislation, Assembly Bill 2719, would allow new oil drilling but not new rigs off California's coast by requiring firms to use directional or slant drilling from existing platforms. The Irvine Republican, meeting with The Bee's Capitol Bureau, said participating firms could receive a price break if they prepay future royalties and taxes, which would boost...

WASHINGTON – Former Rep. Tom Campbell has a six-point lead over his closest challenger in the three-way Republican primary to face Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer, whose popularity has significantly eroded in the past two months, according to a Field Poll released today. The survey found Campbell leading former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina 28 percent to 22 percent among likely Republican voters in the June 8 primary, while Assemblyman Chuck DeVore had support from 9 percent. But most prospective GOP voters, roughly 40 percent, were undecided. While Boxer's races have historically been sleepy affairs, the poll indicates that Californians could be...

You’re a California Republican and, this being an election year, anxiety is mounting. Your state endures unspeakable economic crises, mostly caused by the union-Democratic axis of Sacramento. Unemployment numbers are higher than the national average, and you’re hearing financial experts declare your deficit-plagued, once-golden state to be in worse shape than—oh the indignity!—Greece.What to do? You might just be able to keep a Republican governor, never mind that the term of the current one, Arnold Schwarzenegger, is coming to an inglorious end. After all, the Democrats appear poised to nominate Attorney General Jerry Brown. Yes, that Jerry Brown, “Governor...

San Francisco, CA -- According to the non-partisan Field Poll, 57 year old Tom Campbell has a six point lead in his effort to defeat California Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer. Campbell has 28 percent of the vote as compared to 22 percent for former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina. Assemblyman Chuck DeVore has but nine percent support. At the same time 40 percent of the Republicans polled have yet to make a decision on who they will vote for November 8. On the flip-side Boxer may in for the race of her life according to the poll which shows both Campbell...

Running for Congress, Assemblyman Chuck DeVore pushed a proposal Wednesday to pump billions into California's budget this year, largely curing its deficit, without raising taxes. DeVore's legislation, Assembly Bill 2719, would allow new oil drilling but not new rigs off California's coast by requiring firms to use directional or slant drilling from existing platforms. The Irvine Republican, meeting with The Bee's Capitol Bureau, said participating firms could receive a price break if they prepay future royalties and taxes, which would boost state coffers this year. "If you run the counts on both of those, I can put about $16 billion...

Sacramento, California - A group that promotes traditional marriage is funding a statewide advertising campaign against U.S. Senate candidate Tom Campbell, who supports gay marriage. The Washington, D.C.-based National Organization for Marriage began running the 30-second television ad Monday in Republican-leaning areas of California. It links Campbell's views to Democratic incumbent Barbara Boxer. Campbell's opponents in the Republican primary, Carly Fiorina and Chuck DeVore, say marriage should be between a man and a woman. Like Boxer, Campbell opposed Proposition 8, the 2008 ballot initiative that banned gay marriage in California. Campbell spokesman James Fisfis said the campaign is more upset...

Incumbent Democrat Barbara Boxer is now in a virtual dead heat with former Congressman Tom Campbell in California’s U.S. Senate race. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of likely voters in the state finds Boxer leading Campbell 43% to 41%. Six percent (6%) prefer some other candidate, and 10% are undecided. A month ago, Boxer posted a 45% to 41% lead over Campbell. Two other Republican hopefuls, former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina and State Assemblyman Chuck DeVore, remain within striking distance, but their numbers worsened very slightly this month. Boxer now leads both Fiorina and DeVore by 46% to 40%...

In a midterm election year when angry voters are turning on Democrats and turning out at Tea Party protests, California Republicans are talking up volatile issues that have historically resonated in hard times, including getting tough on environmental regulations and undocumented immigrants and their children. California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner, who is challenging front-runner Meg Whitman for his party's gubernatorial nomination, was the most vivid example of the lengths to which candidates will stretch to win the party's right flank. He called for an end to all taxpayer-funded services to undocumented immigrants, including denying their children public education and health...

Calif. Senate challenger says his time has arrived In many other states, U.S. Senate candidate Chuck DeVore could be a rising political star, aligning himself with the budding tea party movement and the growing animosity toward increases in government spending. A termed-out lawmaker known for his right-wing rhetoric on the floor of the California Assembly, DeVore has the pedigree of the ideal conservative candidate: leader in the Orange County Republican Party, Desert Storm veteran and officer in the Army National Guard, consistent record speaking out against tax hikes and critic of global warming. His critiques even have been bipartisan. DeVore...

The granddaughter of one of Hewlett-Packard’s founders wrote a letter Monday trashing California GOP Senate candidate Carly Fiorina’s leadership of the company. Arianna Packard, the granddaughter of HP co-founder David Packard, wrote the letter to the three Republican senators who recently endorsed Fiorina – James Inhofe and Tom Coburn of Oklahoma as well as Jon Kyl of Arizona – over former Rep. Tom Campbell and state Assemblyman Chuck DeVore. Packard has a long feud with Fiorina, publicly criticizing her leadership of the company and pushing for her ouster in 2005. In 2002, Packard teamed with Bill Hewlett – son of...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- DeVore for California today welcomed the overwhelming, first-ballot endorsement of Chuck DeVore by the California Republican Assembly's 75th annual convention. DeVore's endorsement, by a margin of 194 votes to 89 for distant-second Carly Fiorina, was the first by a statewide Republican organization in the California U.S. Senate race. The CRA endorsement of Chuck DeVore was the more remarkable for the tremendous effort the Fiorina campaign put into blocking it. With a 2/3 majority required for an endorsement, that campaign needed to secure the support of only a small minority of delegates. To that end: Carly Fiorina...

Backstage at the Debate: Wilson v. Campbell Posted on March 6 2010 by Eric Hogue The past week was a busy one; I like it this way. I filled in for Dennis Prager’s national show on Thursday and Friday and then shuffled down the hallway to handle “The Capitol Hour” each day; with Friday’s noon hour becoming election central for the first California Republican U.S. Senate debate. The week – and the past few hours – has produced a collection of thoughts that I haven’t had the time to share in a long form column here at HOGUE NEWS. In...