http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/sethinca/2006/06/05/the-general-puts-out-the-call/ Computer science and California 26 Tue, 21 Nov 2006 15:28:09 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/sethinca/2006/06/05/the-general-puts-out-the-call/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Seth in CA (for the summer) » A SethInCA Project: Help engage Cynthia Rodriguez Matthews with the Netroots Tue, 20 Jun 2006 03:57:05 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/sethinca/2006/06/05/the-general-puts-out-the-call/#comment-38 [...] The long version: Two weeks ago, Cynthia Rodriguez Matthews pulled a major upset and won the Democratic nomination for Congress in the 26th District of California. Her primary opponent and the assumed favorite of the race was Russ Warner, who had made a decent show of fundraising and received the endorsement of Gen. Wesley Clark. But Matthews, who was also the nominee in 2004, pulled an upset and won. [...] [...] The long version: Two weeks ago, Cynthia Rodriguez Matthews pulled a major upset and won the Democratic nomination for Congress in the 26th District of California. Her primary opponent and the assumed favorite of the race was Russ Warner, who had made a decent show of fundraising and received the endorsement of Gen. Wesley Clark. But Matthews, who was also the nominee in 2004, pulled an upset and won. [...]

]]> http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/sethinca/2006/06/05/the-general-puts-out-the-call/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Seth in CA (for the summer) » CA-26: An Election Day Mystery Fri, 09 Jun 2006 01:48:35 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/sethinca/2006/06/05/the-general-puts-out-the-call/#comment-22 [...] A week ago, I wrote a diary here asking for suggestions for starting a new blog to cover the race in CA-26. Two nights ago, I watched and reloaded, slightly disbelieving the preliminary results in the Democratic primary in CA-26, David Dreier (R-Closet)’s district. Russ Warner, endorsed by Gen. Wesley Clark, ran on a moderate platform of “protecting the middle class, promoting small business, and supporting our troops, honoring our veterans.” Clark came to the district, raised money for Warner, and even recorded a robocall for him. Warner was supposed to be the best chance in awhile to defeat Dreier, a tough prospect considering Dreier’s power as Rules Committee chairman and the Republican registration advantage in the district (46% R to 35% D). [...] [...] A week ago, I wrote a diary here asking for suggestions for starting a new blog to cover the race in CA-26. Two nights ago, I watched and reloaded, slightly disbelieving the preliminary results in the Democratic primary in CA-26, David Dreier (R-Closet)’s district. Russ Warner, endorsed by Gen. Wesley Clark, ran on a moderate platform of “protecting the middle class, promoting small business, and supporting our troops, honoring our veterans.” Clark came to the district, raised money for Warner, and even recorded a robocall for him. Warner was supposed to be the best chance in awhile to defeat Dreier, a tough prospect considering Dreier’s power as Rules Committee chairman and the Republican registration advantage in the district (46% R to 35% D). [...]

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