WASHINGTON, D.C.—Latino Victory Fund and Latino Decisions have released the results of a 12 battleground state poll – AZ, CO, FL, GA, IA, MI, NC, NV, OH, PA, VA, WI – that tested Latinos’ preferences between the Republican and Democratic policy platforms. The 800 person survey was conducted from July 18-22 in English or Spanish, at the…
California Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer announced today that she will not seek re-election to a new term next year. The 74-year-old Boxer made the announcement in an unusual video (above) in which she answered questions posed by her grandson, Zach Rodham. “I am never going to retire. The work is too important. But I will…
That is the amount by which David Alvarez lost the mayoral race to Kevin Faulconer. First, the LGBT community did not sell out. It voted overwhelmingly for David Alvarez in the “gayborhoods” of Hillcrest, North Park, University Heights and South Park. Meaning in most precincts Alvarez got more than 70 percent of the vote, just…
I have three words for Republicans regarding the 2012 mayoral election, “Sorry ‘bout it.” For those not in the know, “Sorry ‘bout it” is the latest gay way of expressing faux sympathy. With the right intonation, it makes it clear that you’re not remotely sorry, they probably brought it on themselves, and you’re having at…
SAN DIEGO — Ryan Trabuco, president of the Clairemont Town Council and former president of the Log Cabin Republicans has joined the Democratic Party. Following Nathan Fletcher’s move to the Democrats Trabuco posted on his Facebook, ” Today is a great morning for @TheDemocrats. Two new members today: @NathanFletcher and myself.” Ryan Trabuco joined the Clairemont…
SAN DIEGO — Nathan Fletcher, once thought to be a rising star of the GOP and a former San Diego mayoral candidate who registered as an Independent, has joined the Democratic Party. In an an email sent out to his supporters and posted on his Facebook page Fletcher stated: I wanted to share with you…
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed Chuck Hagel as defense secretary after a bruising political fight. The former Nebraska senator, a Republican, was confirmed by a a vote of 58-41 and will succeed Leon Panetta at the Pentagon. Army Veteran and OutServe-SLDN Executive Director Allyson Robinson praised the Senate for confirming Hagel and called on…
(CNN) — He forged his views of war and the military as a young man in mine-plagued fields of Vietnam. Now Chuck Hagel may become the first Vietnam veteran and first enlisted soldier to serve as U.S. defense secretary. In nominating him to succeed Leon Panetta, President Barack Obama urged the Senate to confirm a…
WASHINGTON (CNN) — If he becomes defense secretary, former Sen. Chuck Hagel will bring Vietnam battlefield experience, criticism of U.S. policy in Afghanistan and tensions with his own Republican Party to the Pentagon. President Barack Obama’s announcement of Hagel’s nomination to the defense post will occur around 1 p.m. Monday, along with the nomination of…
BY RYAN TRABUCO Editors note: Ryan Trabuco serves on the San Diego County Juvenile Justice Commission, as president of the Clairemont Town Council, and as a board member on the San Diego County Alcohol & Drug Advisory Board. “I am an American; free born and free bred, where I acknowledge no man as my superior,…
