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"To change Sacramento for the better, we need to change the people we send there."
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Governor: Neel Kashkari (R)
Lt. Governor: Ron Nehring (R)
Secretary of State: Pete Peterson (R)
Controller: Ashley Swearengin (R)
Attorney General: Ron Gold (R)
Treasurer: Greg Conlon (R)
Insurance Commissioner: Ted Gaines (R)
Superintendent of Public Instruction: Marshall Tuck (D)  There is no Republican in this race.

Proposition 1: YES
Proposition 2: YES
Proposition 45: NO
Proposition 46: NO
Proposition 47: NO

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]]><![CDATA[CA Democrats turn to gaffe-prone Joe Biden to drive turnout in the nation's most diverse state]]>Sat, 01 Nov 2014 19:16:43 GMThttp://www.ronnehring.com/news1/ca-democrats-turn-to-gaffe-prone-joe-biden-to-drive-turnout-in-the-nations-most-diverse-stateBiden's gaffes have insulted African-Americans, Asian-Americans, Indian-Americans, Latinos, Jews, women

LOS ANGELES -- Republican Lt. Governor nominee Ron Nehring will be on hand tomorrow morning in San Bernardino County to "welcome" Vice President Joe Biden to California as Democrats turn to the gaffe-prone Vice President to drive turnout.

Curiously, in turning to Biden Democrats are relying on a surrogate whose long list of gaffes includes insults to women, African-Americans, Asian-Americans, Latinos, Jews, Indian-Americans and other groups.

"When campaigning in the nation's most ethnically diverse state, Joe Biden is quite the choice," said Nehring.  "One would think they would send him someplace where he hasn't insulted large numbers of people.  Like Canada."

Joe Biden: Inappropriate for California

In 2011, Biden Endorsed China's One Child Policy, Which Includes Forced-Sterilization And Abortion. "Vice President Biden has emphatically backed away from his apparent endorsement of China's one-child policy. ...The one-child policy has rested on coercion, including forced sterilization and abortion, as well as incentives." (Editorial, "Mr. Biden Stumbles In China, Twice," The Washington Post, 8/24/11)

Biden: "Your Policy Has Been One Which I Fully Understand - I'm Not Second Guessing - Of One Child Per Family."  (Vice President Joe Biden, Remarks On U.S.-China Relations At Sichuan University, Chengdu, China, 8/21/11)

Biden Referred To Lenders Of "Bad Loans" To People Serving In The Military As "Shylocks," A Derogatory Term For Jews. BIDEN: "'That's one of the things that he finds was most in need when he was over there in Iraq for a year,' Biden said, 'that people would come to him and talk about what was happening to them at home in terms of foreclosures, in terms of bad loans that were being...I mean these Shylocks who took advantage of, um, these women and men while overseas.'" (Ashley Killough, "Jewish Group Chides Biden For Using Offensive Term," CNN, 9/17/14)

Abraham Foxman, Anti-Defamation League National Director: "Shylock Represents The Medieval Stereotype About Jews And Remains An Offensive Characterization To This Day. The Vice President Should Have Been More Careful." (Ashley Killough, "Jewish Group Chides Biden For Using 'Offensive' Term," CNN, 9/17/14)

While Recalling A Meeting With The First Prime Minister Of Singapore, Biden Referred To Him As "The Wisest Man In The Orient." "'On the way back from Mumbai to go meet with President Xi in China, I stopped in Singapore to meet with a guy named Lee Kuan Yew, who most foreign policy experts around the world say is the wisest man in the Orient,' explained Biden in his remarks at a kick-off rally for the Nuns on the Bus 'We the People, We the Voters' bus tour." (Sean Sullivan, "Joe Biden Pulls Off A Gaffe Hat Trick," The Washington Post's Post Politics Blog, 9/17/14)

The Word "Orient" Is Not Just Outdated But Is Seen As Offensive When Used In Reference To People. "The word 'Orient' is considered widely outdated and could be perceived as offensive, or insensitive, especially when used in reference to people." (Shushannah Walshe, "Joe Biden Refers To Asia As 'The Orient,'" ABC's The Note Blog, 9/17/14)

In October 2012, At A Restaurant In Florida, Biden Asked A Patron, "Are You Indian?" "According to the pool report, a man came up to Biden as he was greeting patrons shouting, 'You've got to get a picture with some guys!' Biden turned to the group of guys, then, according to the pool report, Biden asked one of them, 'Are you Indian?' 'American!' the man responded. 'No, I mean first generation,' Biden replied, 'with the further explanation of what he was saying being inaudible to the pool.'" (Zeke Miller, "Joe Biden: 'Are You Indian?' Man: 'American!'" BuzzFeed, 10/31/12)

In 2010, During A Title IX Speech At George Washington University, Joe Biden Referred To Women's Lacrosse Players As "Gazelles". BIDEN: "'Women's lacrosse is my favorite sport. It's like watching gazelles.'" (Joe Biden, Title IX Speech, George Washington University, 4/20/10)

At A Campaign Event In Virginia In 2012, Biden Told The Audience That Republicans Would "Put You All Back In Chains." "Vice President Joe Biden said Tuesday that a Republican-led effort to loosen new regulations on Wall Street would put voters 'back in chains.' 'Romney wants to, he said in the first 100 days, he's gonna let the big banks again write their own rules,' Biden said of the GOP nominee's proposals to roll back the Obama administration's financial reforms. 'Unchain Wall Street!' Lowering his voice, Biden added, 'They're going to put you all back in chains.' Danville city is about 48 percent black, according to 2011 census numbers. The audience of about 800 at the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research here in Danville reflected the area's demography." (Carrie Dann, "Biden Tells Audience Banks Would Put Them 'Back In Chains,'" NBC News' "First Read," 8/14/12)

In January 2012, Biden Imitated An Indian Accent When Talking About Call Center Jobs. "In a speech in New Hampshire on Thursday, while talking about call center jobs, United States vice president Joe Biden appeared to slip into an 'Indian' accent before thinking better of it and stopping in mid-sentence."  (Heather Timmons, "Oh No, Joe! The Indian Accent Comes Again," The New York Times' "India Ink," 6/5/12)

During A Debate In 2007, Biden Said He Traveled To The "Black Sections" Of His Town To Promote AIDs Testing And Condom Use. BIDEN: "I spent last summer going through the black sections of my town, holding rallies in parks, trying to get black men to understand it is not unmanly to wear a condom, getting women to understand they can say no, getting people in the position where testing matters. I got tested for AIDS." (Sen. Joe Biden, PBS All American Forum At Howard University, Washington, DC, 6/28/07)

 "At That, Obama Shot Biden A You've-Got-To-Be-Kidding Glance." (Michael Finnegan and Peter Nicholas, "Democrats Court Black Audience," Los Angeles Times, 6/29/07)

The Day Biden Announced His 2008 Presidential Bid, He Called Obama "The First Mainstream African-American Who Is Articulate And Bright And Clean And A Nice-Looking Guy." "Senator Joe Biden, D-Del., the loquacious chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee who launched his presidential campaign today, may be experiencing an ailment not entirely unknown to him: foot in mouth disease. Biden is taking some heat for comments he made to the New York Observer, in which he said of Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., a rival for the nomination: 'I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy. I mean, that's a storybook, man.'" (Jake Tapper, "A Biden Problem: Foot In Mouth," ABC News, 1/31/07)

Biden Was Forced To Defend His Statement Immediately After Announcing His Bid For The White House. "Biden got right to the matter that has threatened his candidacy before it even gets off the ground. The Delaware senator spent his first day as an official candidate ...explaining his statement that Obama is 'the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean,' raising questions about how he viewed other blacks (sic) candidates." (Nedra Pickler, "Biden Tells Dems He Regrets Obama Remark," The Associated Press, 2/3/07)

In January 2006, Biden Made Insensitive Comments About Indian-Americans, Claiming An Indian Accent Is Required To Go To 7-Elevens In Delaware. BIDEN: "You cannot go to a 7-Eleven or a Dunkin Donuts [in Delaware] unless you have a slight Indian accent. I'm not joking." (Mark Leibovich, "Political Memo; Voters Hearing Countless Ways Of Saying 'Sorry,'" The New York Times, 9/1/06)

Campaigning In Iowa In 2012, Biden Introduced Himself As "Joe Finnegan" To A Woman With An Irish Last Name. "Karen Foley, 35, approached and introduced herself, saying, 'Hi, nice to meet you.'  VPOTUS chatted for a minute or two with her.  Later Ms. Foley told pooler that VPOTUS jokingly introduced himself, saying 'I'm Joe Finnegan' because her own last name is Irish.  'I said, 'No you're not.  I know who you are.'  He said, 'You're very pretty.'  After Ms. Foley said she was a state employee in the Department of Human Services, she said, 'He said he didn't want to keep us from our lunch and soak up taxpayer money.''"  (Alexander Burns, "From Bidenopoulos To Finnegan," Politico's 44, 10/4/12)

Visiting A Restaurant In August 2012, Joe Biden Greeted Greek Americans By Saying, "I'm Joe Bidenopoulos." "The vice president strode into a local restaurant here with a message for the Greek-Americans enjoying their lunch: 'I'm Joe Bidenopoulos.'" (Jennifer Epstein, "VP: 'I'm Joe Bidenopoulos,'" Politico's "44," 8/31/12)

]]><![CDATA[Nehring statement on Obama Administration denigration of Israel, and the Israel-US-California relationship]]>Wed, 29 Oct 2014 00:01:02 GMThttp://www.ronnehring.com/news1/nehring-statement-on-obama-administration-denigration-of-israel-and-the-israel-us-california-relationshipSANTA BARBARA -- Republican Lt. Governor candidate Ron Nehring issued the following statement this afternoon in response to reports that officials in the Obama Administration continue to denigrate Israel, including Administration officials referring to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as "chickensh**."

"At a time when the terror group ISIS has captured territory in Iraq and Syria the size of Great Britain, seized millions of dollars worth of American military hardware and continued to torture and execute western hostages, the priority for the Obama Administration should be defeating the jihadists, not waging a behind the scenes war against America's strongest ally in the Middle East, Israel.

"During my mission to Israel this summer, the critical nature of America's support for Israel was clear.  The continued denigration of top Israeli officials by the Obama Administration emboldens our enemies and sends mixed signals to our friends.

"Through the Iran Divestment Program, trade, and technological cooperation California plays an important role in supporting Israel.  Now is the time for California leaders of all parties to speak with a clear voice in support of Israel and call on the Obama Administration to do the same. ]]><![CDATA[San Francisco Chronicle says Nehring delivered the "Best Counterpunch"]]>Mon, 27 Oct 2014 04:16:42 GMThttp://www.ronnehring.com/news1/san-francisco-chronicle-says-nehring-delivered-the-best-counterpunchFrom the San Francisco Chronicle
Behind the scenes of Chronicle's endorsements

John Diaz, editorial page editor, 10/25/2014
 
The endorsements listed on the editorial page represent many hours of researching the issues and meeting with scores of candidates and advocates for and against ballot measures. It's a fascinating, but not always exciting, process for the editorial board that began before Labor Day. Here are some of the memorable moments of poignancy, amusement or just plain surprise...
 
Best counterpunch: Ron Nehring, candidate for lieutenant governor. We had hoped to engage Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom and his Republican challenger Nehring to debate on Google Hangout. After all, Newsom was the author of "Citizenville," which decried the timidity of conventional politics and hailed technology as a way to advance transparency and interaction. Newsom declined. In fact, he has refused to debate Nehring at all - a most conventional strategy for an incumbent with a huge lead. Then Newsom took his explanation a step further: suggesting modern debates had become too vacuous and driven by sound bites and triviality.

Nehring's response? OK, Mr. Lieutenant Governor, how about a series of "Lincoln-Douglas debates," which went for three hours each in 1858? Now, that's substance in old Citizenville.

Newsom declined the challenge.

Read the complete story]]><![CDATA["Mothers, daughters, sisters, friends."]]>Mon, 20 Oct 2014 21:21:22 GMThttp://www.ronnehring.com/news1/mothers-daughters-sisters-friends
Nehring campaign rolls out first ad of Lt. Governor race,  challenging Gavin Newsom on drug legalization and focusing on drug abuse as a women's issue

SAN DIEGO - Pointing to the sharp rise in drug abuse in California that would result if Gavin Newsom gets his way on drug legalization, the Ron Nehring for Lt. Governor campaign this morning released its first ad of the campaign, "Mothers, Daughters, Sisters, Friends."

SCRIPT AND FACT SHEET: "Mothers, Daughters, Sisters, Friends"

"In America, one baby is born addicted to drugs every hour. More lives destroyed."
 
  • FACT: "One drug dependent baby is born every hour in the United States,"  ("Born addicted: Drug-screening pushed for pregnant women," USA TODAY, 10/9/2014).
 
"If Gavin Newsom gets his way, drug abuse in California will skyrocket.  More women addicted to drugs."
 
  • FACT: A 2010 study by the RAND Corporation assessing the impact that marijuana legalization would have in California found that "consumption will increase." ("Altered State? Assessing how marijuana legalization in California could influence marijuana consumption and public budgets," RAND Corporation, 7/7/2010)
 
"These are our daughters. Mothers. Sisters. Friends."
"You can't be pro-woman, and be pro-more women addicted to drugs."
"There's nothing Democratic. Nothing progressive. About addiction."
"I'm a woman...I'm a woman...I'm a woman...And I'm voting for Ron Nehring for Lieutenant
Governor.

STATEMENT FROM RON NEHRING

"California has big challenges -- poverty, unemployment, failing schools.  We don't solve them by swinging wide open the doors for more drug abuse and dependency.  That's a distraction that takes our state in exactly the wrong direction.  Not even his fellow Democrats like Gov. Jerry Brown, Senator Dianne Feinstein and former Democrat Congressman Patrick Kennedy support his position on this issue."

"I support reform of our approach to addictive drugs by focusing on treatment rather than incarceration, that's why I've endorsed in broad terms the reform approach taken by Project SAM (Smart Approaches to Marijuana).  Gavin Newsom will claim that there are only two choices: the status quo or his legalization idea.  Yet, there is a third and better way that puts the emphasis on treatment while avoiding creating the conditions that will lead to skyrocketing addiction in California."
]]><![CDATA[Nehring calls for release of Senate's secret nepotism report,  challenges Newsom as President of the Senate to support transparency]]>Thu, 16 Oct 2014 16:47:01 GMThttp://www.ronnehring.com/news1/nehring-calls-for-release-of-senates-secret-nepotism-report-challenges-newsom-as-president-of-the-senate-to-support-transparency"If Gavin Newsom has time to weigh in on NFL personnel issues, he has time to show some leadership in his own state government."

SAN FRANCISCO -- Citing the latest in a series of scandals to plague the California State Senate, Republican Lt. Governor nominee Ron Nehring today called for the release of the final report into rampant nepotism in Senate staffing, and called on Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom (D) to support its release.

"When a report into nepotism and corrupt hiring and personnel practices is paid for by taxpayers, that report should be made public, and the President of the Senate should be leading the charge for transparency and accountability," said Nehring. "If Gavin Newsom has enough time to weigh in on NFL personnel issues, he should have time to support the release of this report on Senate personnel practices."

The Senate's Democrat leadership has stubbornly refused to release the taxpayer-funded report, which is the result of an investigation led by an independent law firm following allegations of nepotism and favoritism surfaced in connection with a criminal trial.

"The Senate's leadership tied their investigative report to a settlement agreement with a former employee. This appears to be a handy way to keep the report secret. Voters deserve to know what is happening in their own State Senate, and they deserve to know before they case their votes," added Nehring.

]]><![CDATA[Nehring offers Newsom Lincoln-Douglas style debates]]>Tue, 14 Oct 2014 21:15:30 GMThttp://www.ronnehring.com/news1/nehring-offers-newsom-lincoln-douglas-style-debates As the incumbent Lt. Governor makes increasingly strained excuses to avoid a debate, Nehring offers Newsom even more accommodations, proposes Lincoln-Douglas style format

SAN FRANCISCO - Republican Lt. Governor Ron Nehring today issued the following statement in response to incumbent Gavin Newsom's comments this morning on KQED radio offering increasingly strained justifications to turn down media offers for debate.

"As a challenger four years ago, Gavin Newsom engaged in three debates with the- Lt. Governor Abel Maldonado (R).  Now in office and with all of the advantages of incumbency, he's making more excuses.  His latest excuse came this morning, claiming debates have become little more than 'one liners.'

"I agree.  So let's take a step forward for California democracy with a series of Lincoln-Douglas style debates that break with the more recent tradition and its focus on sound bites and platitudes.  

The Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858 were a series of seven debates, each lasting three hours.  The format involved the first speaker opening with a one hour address, followed by a 90 minute response, followed by a 30 minute rebuttal.

"We hear all the time about how the office of Lt. Governor is nearly invisible.  What could do more to elevate the prominence of the office than an in-depth debate that threw out the existing rule book and allowed for an exploration of the challenges and opportunities facing California that a Lincoln-Douglas style debate can provide?

KQED radio today hosted a one hour radio forum featuring Gavin Newsom and Ron Nehring.  At Newsom's insistence, the two candidates did not appear together, could not challenge each other, and were on the program sequentially rather than concurrently.

There have been six debates thus far in the contest for Secretary of State, and one in the race for Governor.

]]><![CDATA[As a challenger in 2010, Newsom wanted lots of debates]]>Tue, 30 Sep 2014 15:02:09 GMThttp://www.ronnehring.com/news1/as-a-challenger-in-2010-newsom-wanted-lots-of-debatesNow the incumbent, he deflects with personal attacks and name calling

SAN DIEGO -- Incumbent Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom (D) sunk rapidly into personal attacks and name-calling yesterday as he dodges media requests for a debate, but four years ago Newsom, then the challenger, took a very different approach.  

In 2010, as the challenger to then-Lt. Governor Abel Maldonado (R), Newsom engaged in a total of three debates: one televised and two on radio.  

"Four years ago, as the incumbent, Lt. Governor Maldonado could have taken the Gavin Newsom approach to debates and refused them all, instead resorting to juvenile personal attacks as Newsom is today.  But, Lt. Gov. Maldonado put the interests of democracy first and engaged his challenger in three lively debates that provided voters with an idea as to each man's qualifications and record.  Voters deserve that same opportunity today," said Republican Lt. Governor nominee Ron Nehring.

Newsom, then the Mayor of San Francisco challenging Maldonado for the post he ultimately won, agreed in 2010 to three debates:  On September 28, 2010 on KQED radio in San Francisco, on October 7, 2010 in Sunnyvale at the headquarters of NextApp, and on October 15, 2010 on KPCC radio in Southern California.
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]]><![CDATA[Nehring responds to Newsom's latest refusal to debate]]>Mon, 29 Sep 2014 21:49:54 GMThttp://www.ronnehring.com/news1/nehring-responds-to-newsoms-latest-refusal-to-debateSAN DIEGO -- Republican Lt. Governor nominee Ron Nehring this afternoon issued the following statement in response to incumbent Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom's latest refusal to debate.

"There's more than a whiff of the incumbent's well-known arrogance in this latest refusal to accept any of the multiple media invitations to a Lt. Governor debate.  It demonstrates an unfortunate disregard for the voters and our democratic traditions for any incumbent to refuse to be challenged on his ideas, his qualifications and his record.

"This is the same arrogance that has caused the incumbent so many problems even in his own party, ranging from the refusal of his fellow Democrats to make the required appointments to the state's Economic Development Commission which he chairs, a badly strained relationship with Governor Brown, and even being escorted out of the room when legislation is debated in the Senate.

"Let's have a robust debate about the future of California, about whether one party rule is working, and how we can restore balance to our state government.]]><![CDATA[Newsom continues to refuse Lt. Governor debates, Nehring offers accommodations]]>Mon, 29 Sep 2014 20:20:45 GMThttp://www.ronnehring.com/news1/newsom-continues-to-refuse-lt-governor-debates-nehring-offers-accommodationsHow about MS-NBC?

SAN DIEGO - With absentee ballots due to be mailed to voters in just a few days and incumbent Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom (D) continuing to decline media invitations for a Lt. Governor debate, Republican challenger Ron Nehring is offering accommodations to ease Newsom's concerns.

"With Bay Area public radio apparently not providing a favorable enough platform for Mr. Newsom to debate, we're willing to accept a forum moderated by MS-NBC's Rachel Maddow or Ed Schultz.  If MS-NBC isn't favorable enough, we could be talked into doing it on either Russian government-funded RT television, or North Korea's KCNA, although with that last one we can't find a bureau for them in the United States.  We're checking," said Nehring, who first challenged Newsom to debate six months ago.

"We also understand that time could be an issue, with Mr. Newsom very busy not chairing the state's now-defunct Economic Development Commission, not going to the Capitol much, and spending so much time on his wine business.  Still, we know that trying to run a business while supporting every anti-business idea under the sun is kind of like running a three-legged race with a partner who is heavily sedated, he could be very busy.  So we're willing to limit the debate time to one hour, or four times the length of his last speech to the California Democratic Party in which he did not cite a single accomplishment of his term," added Nehring.

"Finally, we know location could be a problem, given the driving range of his not one - but two - Teslas, so we're open to any television station within 265 miles of his wineries in Napa, or less, depending on whether his Teslas have the 85 Kw or 60 Kw battery option," concluded Nehring.  "We'd like to make this work."
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