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Oh, sure, Orange County Assemblyman Chuck DeVore's US Senate campaign may lag in the polls and in the fundraising race. But they're all over the new media stuff -- have won awards from political types for their Tweeting. And then there's Chuck's pioneering iPhone app. But still, Chuck's name recognition lags. So this week Team DeVore launched an old school effort to bump it up through an ol' fashioned billboard campaign. Just like this: Where did Chuck D from the OC get the idea for the $100,000 campaign? From where every conservative, Tea Party-endorsed Senate candidate does: From Hollywood! Whaa?...

Chuck DeVore's GOP Senate campaign began running its billboard campaign today. ...the 48-foot billboards will be up in Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties, and along Highway 99 in the Central Valley. "This extraordinary effort is the result of conservatives in Hollywood taking action to support Chuck DeVore...

MEAN MORRIS Some California conservatives were scratching their heads over an email being sent around by longtime Democrat and Clinton adviser Dick Morris, telling California Republicans not to support Senate candidate Tom Campbell, who has been leading a number of different polls, and who has declined to sign the Americans for Tax Reform pledge to not support tax increases. "Guess Campbell didn't take any of Morris's advice or a phone call," joked one California political consultant. Morris has gained the reputation for using his emailed newsletter and Fox News appearances to criticize candidates he has attempted to rope into any...

Republican Senate candidate Chuck DeVore is a darling of the "tea party" movement. He has been endorsed by influential conservatives, was fawned over by superstar commentator Glenn Beck on Fox News and has a deeply energized base of supporters. These credentials, coupled with DeVore's single-minded focus on limited government and the Constitution, should make him a picture-perfect match to the political winds that are tilting Republican primaries across the nation. But in California, none of this is paying dividends in the two areas that matter most: the polls and DeVore's campaign account. "I don't know why Chuck DeVore has not...

DeVore Slams Backroom Deals, Only Republican To Oppose Maldonado Confirmation FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- (SACRAMENTO) – California State Assemblyman Chuck DeVore, (R-70-Irvine), today spoke out against the backroom deals involved in the effort to confirm state Senator Abel Maldonado as California’s Lieutenant Governor. He then voted against the motion to confirm Maldonado and urged other lawmakers to do the same. DeVore cited Maldonado’s vote for the higher taxes included in 2009’s Proposition 1A in exchange for an agreement by the Governor and Democrat leaders to place Proposition 14, the open primary measure that infringes upon the rights of partisan voters...

…it’s overwhelmingly likely that DeVore has increased his support by 50% in the last month. I was looking over some of the Senate Polling from RCP this afternoon and when I got to the CA Republican primary I saw something that sparked my interest. Chuck DeVore has had a sustained surge in support in the latest rounds of polling. So what does a 4-5 point surge in support actually mean? What can we really take away from these polls, and how trust worthy is the information we are getting? The polls themselves - specifically the SUSA and Capitol Weekly -...

Former Rep. Tom Campbell has opened up a double-digit lead over his two rivals for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination, while Meg Whitman maintains a wide margin over Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner in the GOP gubernatorial battle. The results were part of a new Capitol Weekly/Probolsky Research poll conducted by Republican pollster Adam Probolsky with Democratic pollster Ben Tulchin in consultation. The complete survey is available here. Whitman, a billionaire and former CEO of eBay, maintains a 28-point lead over Poizner, smaller than her lead in recent public polls. Whitman was the choice of 47 percent of likely Republican primary...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- DeVore for California today responded to the release of the Capitol Weekly/Probolsky Research poll on the Republican race for U.S. Senate in California, in which Chuck DeVore and Carly Fiorina are shown to be in a statistical tie. The poll, with a margin of error of +/-3.7%, showed Tom Campbell with 31%, Carly Fiorina with 17%, and Chuck DeVore with 14%. These numbers continue the polling trend in this race, with Campbell essentially flat, Fiorina continuing her steady decline, and DeVore continuing his steady rise. Chuck DeVore said, "The story of my campaign has been the...

Irvine Assemblyman Chuck DeVore may be lagging in the polls in his bid for the Republican Senate nomination but he’s in the hunt when it comes to raising money for the June 8 primary. DeVore’s has raised almost $625,000 during the first quarter of this year. That’s less than his two opponents – Carly Fiorina and Tom Campbell. But the $1.8 million he’s raised for the campaign is more than the $1.6 million Campbell has reported raising. Now Campbell has been in the race for less time than DeVore and so has raised more than twice what DeVore has during...

Election 2010: California Senate California Senate: Boxer's Support Remains in Low 40s Incumbent Democrat Barbara Boxer now receives no more than 43% support against any of her top three GOP opponents in her reelection bid for U.S. Senate in California, but they aren't gaining ground either. The latest Rasmussen Reports statewide telephone survey of likely voters shows Boxer barely ahead of Congressman Tom Campbell 43% to 41% for the second straight month. Only six percent (6%) of voters would choose some other candidate in this match-up, while 10% are not sure. These results are identical to those found in March,...

Reminders that it's campaign season seem to crop up everywhere these days. "Let's get this straight, even though it is named for one of my opponents, I am committed to the Devore Interchange," Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., jokingly told a crowd in San Bernardino last week while touring the construction site for the Interstate 215 widening project. "I will put that aside." Orange County Assemblyman Chuck DeVore is one of three Republicans trying to unseat Boxer this fall. A recent Field Poll had DeVore, former Rep. Tom Campbell and former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina running nearly even with Boxer. Campbell...

... The former California lawmaker, finance director, Stanford law professor, congressman and Berkeley business school dean offers substance over flash, insight over sound bites, accomplishment over confrontation. We recommend him. If civility and bipartisanship really are important to voters, Campbell ought to have the upper hand in the race against Carly Fiorina and Chuck DeVore. Unfortunately, Campbell's gentlemanly demeanor and thoughtfully nuanced positions can be a handicap on today's campaign trail. The electorate in the primary, more conservative than the general population, may be inclined toward the more charismatic and simplistic Fiorina, if not DeVore, who is furthest to the...

<p>"Tea party" conservatives have captured the political momentum so far this year in Republican primaries nationwide. In Florida, for example, the sitting governor, Charlie Crist, has fallen well behind a tea party favorite, Marco Rubio, in the race for a U.S. Senate seat. But in California, the closest thing to a tea party candidate, Orange County Assemblyman Chuck DeVore, has languished in distant third place in the running for the GOP nomination to challenge Sen. Barbara Boxer, a Democrat.</p>

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 5, 2010CONTACT: Levi Russell at (509) 979-6615 or Levi@FrontLineStrat.com  Tea Party Express Maxes Out for DeVore in California Senate RacePlans Independent Expenditure CampaignThe Tea Party Express is proud to announce that we have "maxed out" in support of California Republican Senate Candidate, Chuck DeVore, contributing $5,000 to his race for U.S. Senate.The Tea Party Express/Our Country Deserves Better Committee is also planning to launch an Independent Expenditure campaign in support of DeVore's candidacy as well."Chuck DeVore has earned the respect of tea party supporters throughout California and the nation.  He is a stalwart champion of constitutionally conservative principles...

Assemblyman Chuck DeVore wasted no time after his Republican caucus conceded to a three-year package of tax increases last year totaling $18 billion – he promptly resigned as minority whip. "It was untenable for me," he said. That snapshot reflects one side of DeVore, a fierce advocate of cutting taxes, not raising them. But like a Rubik's Cube, there are many twists to the personality of the Irvine Republican fighting Carly Fiorina and Tom Campbell in the June 8 primary for the right to face Democratic U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer in the fall: • A stir-things-up campaigner, DeVore has surprised...

Assemblyman Chuck DeVore wasted no time after his Republican caucus conceded to a three-year package of tax increases last year totaling $18 billion – he promptly resigned as minority whip."It was untenable for me," he said. That snapshot reflects one side of DeVore, a fierce advocate of cutting taxes, not raising them.But like a Rubik's Cube, there are many twists to the personality of the Irvine Republican fighting Carly Fiorina and Tom Campbell in the June 8 primary for the right to face Democratic U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer in the fall:• A stir-things-up campaigner, DeVore has surprised Fiorina with challenging...

Carly Fiorina outlines her anti-abortion stance Republican U.S. Senate candidate Carly Fiorina, who has been trying to appeal to conservatives in a tough, three-way primary race, said Friday that one of the senators she admires most is a Democrat: California Sen. Dianne Feinstein. "Sen. Feinstein has been a fine senator for the state of California, and has accomplished a great deal. I would describe her as a pragmatic problem-solver," Fiorina told Chronicle reporters and editors during an interview with the newspaper's editorial board. "I admire her, I respect her. I like her. I think and I hope she would say...

Democratic U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer on Thursday downplayed poll numbers suggesting she faces her most difficult re-election campaign yet this year, saying she has won 10 consecutive hard-fought races. . . . WORTH REPEATING "The reason why there is a tea party movement is because Republicans were acting like Democrats light."CHUCK DeVORE, the Irvine Republican running for U.S. Senate.

Chuck DeVore for U.S. Senate

The Republican National Committee is trying to figure out how it wound up spending nearly $2,000 at a West Hollywood strip joint, but the California consultant reimbursed for "meals" at the club is already persona non grata for Republican U.S. Senate candidate Chuck DeVore.After CNN and other outlets noted that DeVore was among DMI's past clients, his campaign put out a statement that it had severed ties to Erik Brown, president of Dynamic Marketing Inc., before the controversy erupted. The campaign used DMI for printing services but has since found a better deal elsewhere, DeVore spokesman Joshua Treviño said."The history...