by Ron Nehring in the Flashreport

Every election is an opportunity for people to decide whether we are on the right track, or if we can do better

The latest polling from the Wall Street Journal and NBC News finds the national mood to be remarkably similar to that which that produced a Republican House of Representatives and sent Nancy Pelosi back into the Minority Leader’s office in 2010.  By some measures, it’s even more favorable.

Is the nation headed in the right direction?  65% of Americans today say “no.”  This is 5% stronger than in October 2010.  Will the economy improve or worse in the next year? The public is split.  How is Barack Obama doing?  43% approve and 51% disapprove. About the same conditions as in 2010.

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SAN DIEGO - Former California Republican Party Chairman and Lt. Governor candidate Ron Nehring today issued the following statement marking the 60th anniversary of the Supreme Court's historic decision in Brown v Board of Education, ending segregation in schools:

"Today we mark the 60th anniversary of the Supreme Court's unanimous decision declaring that school segregation is incompatible with the fundamental American principle of equality.  As Californians, we can all be particularly proud of the role then-Chief Justice Earl Warren, a Republican who served as the Governor of California from 1943 until his appointment to the Court in 1953, in developing the court's unanimous opinion in the case.  Justice Warren's diligence and hard work in forging consensus and a unanimous opinion was critical to ensuring the decision would have a lasting impact in moving America past segregation.  

"Education is today's key civil rights issue.  Every day, too many California children remain trapped in failing schools, many of which serve our Latino and African-American communities.  No child should be trapped in a failing school in California.  Every parent deserves the options and alternatives to choose the school that will work best for their child, whether it is public, private, parochial, or home school.

"Today's anniversary is an opportunity to celebrate how far America has come.  It is also a reminder that many children today do not have the opportunity to go to a good school, and much work to this end remains to be done.

PALM DESERT – Touting the need for a "pro-growth" economic climate that allows California to compete with other states, Republican Ron Nehring on Monday vowed to overhaul the state's tax code if he's elected lieutenant governor.

"We should take everything except Prop 13 and start over," said Nehring, referring to the initiative California passed in 1978 to reduce property taxes. "We're crushing opportunity in California."

Nehring, the former chairman of the California Republican Party, was in the desert as part of his effort to unseat Democrat Gavin Newsom.

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