After two previous Presidential Debates, two polls, and two winners... the rubber match in Florida goes to President Obama. That's the result from a new and exclusive Action News Poll taken immediately after the third and final debate Monday night in Boca Raton. California debate watchers responding to an Action News Poll conducted by Survey USA immediately after the first Presidential Debate in Denver said Governor Mitt Romney was the winner.
Round Two goes to President Obama. That's the result of a new and exclusive statewide Action News Poll conducted by SurveyUSA immediately after the conclusion of the tense and feisty second Presidential Debate between President Obama and Governor Romney at Hofstra University. SurveyUSA interviewed 656 people who watched the debate.
GOP nominee Mitt Romney is the "clear winner" of the first Presidential Debate held October 3rd in Denver. That's according to the statewide results of a new and exclusive Action News Poll conducted by SurveyUSA immediately following the conclusion of the debate between Romney and President Obama. SurveyUSA interviewed 869 people who watched the first debate.
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AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli (left), J. Scott Applewhite, File (right)
California’s
Senior U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein is running for re-election in November,
but don’t expect to see a formal debate on the issues between Feinstein and her
Republican challenger, Elizabeth Emken.
Emken’s campaign has been keeping a running total of the days since Emken invited Feinstein to debate. As of September 11th… it’s been 65 days with no answer from the incumbent.
Emken’s campaign sends out a daily email on the debate challenge under the subject: “Empty Chair Update”… with a nod and a wink to Clint Eastwood’s GOP Convention speech regarding President Obama.
The LA Times has scolded Feinstein for not debating… saying she’s slighting the voters. The debate issue is getting more attention after Senator Feinstein’s interview with ABC30’s sister station in San Francisco, KGO.
Political Reporter Mark Matthews asked her about debating Emken and Feinstein replied “I’m running my own campaign”. When Matthews pressed the question… a clearly annoyed Feinstein stood up and ended the interview (starts at about 3:00 in the video below):
Action News Political Analyst Tony Capozzi says Emken’s debate challenge to Feinstein is a typical strategy for a candidate whose campaign really can’t go toe-to-toe with a solid incumbent like Feinstein. Capozzi adds “Feinstein has no need to debate. She’s far ahead in the polls. Debating could only hurt her… so why take the chance?”
Capozzi says Feinstein could do well in a debate, but her opponent is only hoping to catch her in a mistake and would then try to capitalize on it.
Emken’s Senate Campaign Communications Director calls Feinstein “An entrenched incumbent with no new ideas to justify another six years in Washington and no desire to let voters examine her record side by side with Elizabeth Emken in a public debate”.
An Action News Poll conducted by Survey USA in July asked registered voters about Senator Feinstein’s job performance: 46% Approve, 40% Disapprove, 15% Not Sure
In the Central Valley… the numbers were: 38% Approve, 49% Disapprove, 13% Not Sure.
How would you fix California's budget problems? Supporters believe Prop 31 is the answer. Squeezed in between the tax proposals and crime fighting initiatives on the November 6th ballot is Proposition 31. The LA Times wrote Prop 31 could be California's most important ballot decision in years. Opponents argue Prop 31's reform is a "Trojan Horse" that's badly flawed.
According to California's Independent Legislative Analyst (http://vig.cdn.sos.ca.gov/2012/general/pdf/31-title-summ-analysis.pdf) ... Prop 31 changes certain responsibilities of local governments, the Legislature, and the Governor... and it also changes some aspects of their operations. That's a pretty simplistic explanation and there's a great deal more to the initiative.
Recently, I interviewed Fresno's Pete Weber. He's the "Yes on Prop 31" State Campaign Co-chair and a member of California Forward, the "think-tank" reform group that put two years of research and study into creating Prop 31. You can watch our entire conversation regarding Proposition 31 by clicking on the video player below... and then, give me your feedback on the ballot measure.
You may find it hard to believe that Congressman Jim Costa and members of the Central Valley Tea Party have anything in common. From High Speed Rail to the Valley's water crisis... Costa and the Tea Party are constantly at odds with many members of the mostly conservative organization praying for the long-time Democratic Politician's defeat at the polls (Costa is facing another re-election challenge in November from Republican Brian Whelan in the new 16th Congressional District).
President Barack Obama, Governor Jerry Brown, and Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer are not getting good job reviews from a majority of registered voters here in the Central Valley.
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Californians are split over the U.S. Supreme Court's decision today (6/28) regarding President Obama's Affordable Care Act, but the Central Valley is firmly against it and local respondents are pessimistic about the future of their health care.
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The Obama administration's top authority on homeland security is talking exclusively to Action News about a multi-million-dollar plan to fight terrorism in the Valley.
See more of Action News anchor Warren Armstrong's visit to Washington, DC and the reason one Valley family used their summer vacation to visit the nation’s capitol.
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