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Jeep Mitt Romney
By on 11/03/2012 in , , , , , with 3 Comments

When the presidential candidates are calling each other liars or something close to that, that’s hardly new – but a major American corporation’s rebuff of Mitt Romney campaign is unprecedented.

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Billl Bloomfield Henry Waxman Congress
By on 10/30/2012 in , , , , with 4 Comments

Coming off of its first non-partisan open primary, there are several races this year that won’t look familiar to everyday politicos. And a new Bill Bloomfield commercial proves that the landscape has changed.

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Negative Ads
By on 10/02/2012 in , , , with 0 Comments

The latest Rasmussen Reports Poll shows that, while 55% of voters are seeing more negative political ads, most are actually less likely to vote for the candidate who ran them

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Credit: debates.org
By on 09/15/2012 in , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , with 0 Comments

]CPD is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation headed by former RNC chairman Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr. and former Clinton press secretary Michael D. McCurry. The organization hosts debates that are sponsored by contributions from corporations and foundations.

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Photo: Gage Skidmore
By on 08/22/2012 in , , , , , , , , , , with 1 Comment

The goal is to raise $50,000 in support of a “Gary Johnson will End the Drug War” ad and will be spent for ad placements in swing states.

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water gun
By on 08/16/2012 in , , , , with 0 Comments

The big issue San Diego Mayor’s race is what to do about a water gun fight that got out of hand in the City’s signature Balboa Park, trashed the Lilly Pond and scared the heck of out of innocent fish.

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By on 08/15/2012 with 1 Comment

Welcome to the new “Campaign Critics” blog. Like Yelp for candidates.

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