In my over half a century of being involved with politics and public service I have never seen such a constant, ugly, disgusting and destructive smear campaign as has been waged against Carl DeMaio. As many of you know, I have always had an up and down relationship with Carl, from introducing him to Latino…
Gay Republican House candidate, Carl DeMaio, hasn’t won fans in the LGBT community(NPR). Claire Trageser of KPBS San Diego reports for NPR’s All Things Considered.
SAN DIEGO — Eleven former chairs of the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce have endorsed Rep. Scott Peters’ re-election, the latest evidence of Peters’ bipartisan appeal and widespread support within the local business community. In addition, more than 60 other local high-profile Republican and independent business leaders are supporting Peters, according to a list…
The Scott Peters for Congress Campaign has released a new TV ad that will air throughout California’s 52nd Congressional District on network and cable television as well as online. The ad, titled “What’s Right” points out that Peters’ opponent, Carl DeMaio has received millions in taxpayer-funded government contracts yet refused to cut his own Council…
What could make the break-in at Candidate Carl DeMaio’s office more strange? Accusations of sexual harassment by a male office staffer reputedly involved in the break-in. At a press conference Oct. 8, DeMaio was queried about ‘Officegate.’ In May before the primary election, DeMaio’s campaign office was broken into in Mira Mesa. Initially, the DeMaio…
Candidate Carl DeMaio recently released a campaign commercial in which he opens with the statement, “As a proud gay American, I’ve been called a lot of things in my life. But a Tea Party extremist? Nothing could be further from the truth.” Carl DeMaio has made quite the evolution. He has evolved from a politician…
Many of you will probably remember that I started talking about naming a public school after Sen. Christine Kehoe and finally establishing an AIDS memorial in San Diego in this column years ago (as well as a street named after Harvey Milk). The GLBT Historic Task Force was established to focus on these three major…
When it comes to out members of the U.S. Congress, Democrats currently lead Republicans six to nothing, including five representatives and one senator. Moderate Republicans hope to change that this year, both to broaden their base and to woo back some large LGBT donors. The road for LGBT Republican candidates isn’t an easy one. In…
http://youtu.be/3lupQE72JmY SAN DIEGO — The new Carl DeMaio TV ad has been given a grade of ‘F’ by the 10News Civility Project, which analyzes political ads for truth and accuracy. The ad was created by the NRCC, the National Republican Congressional Committee, a national political action group and was not paid for or created by…
SAN DIEGO — The Scott Peters for Congress Campaign released its fourth TV ad, Cares, today. The ad tells the story of Michael Renstrom, a Republican and Vietnam War veteran, who spent decades trying to get his medical records from the VA before Rep. Peters finally got him the help he needed. The ad will air throughout…
