Long, long, long shot presidential candidate Congressman Duncan Hunter interviewed by David Shankbone of Mens News Daily on redistricting: DS You were originally elected as part of the Reagan Revolution and you came from a historically competitive district—DH: Actually a non-competitive district; it was 2 to 1 Democrat. It was so noncompetitive that my opponent… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Rose Report
Ed Rollins, Jesse Unruh, Redistricting, etc.
Lloyd Grove interviews Ed Rollins, now campaign manager for Mike Huckabee, at Portfolio.com: L.G.: And you were working for Big Daddy [Jesse Unruh, the speaker of the California assembly and then state treasurer, who famously said, “Money is the mother’s milk of politics”]. E.R.: I worked for Big Daddy, who was sort of the master.… Continue Reading
Linkage and Mentions
Jack Santucci at The Democratic Piece says: As the 2010 US census nears, redistricting and reapportionment enter the news. CMC’s Rose Institute has pulled together a handful of snippets concerned with redistricting reform. For others, the apportionment question is equally interesting. How will 435 House seats be reshuffled among states whose relative populations have changed?… Continue Reading
Dr. Pitney on McCain, Paul
From Bennett Roth’s article in the Houston Chronicle: Jack Pitney, an analyst at Claremont McKenna College in California, said Paul “can make a big splash in New Hampshire because it is a small state where money can go a long way.” But in California, he said, Paul will have a hard time attracting establishment Republicans… Continue Reading
Dr. Pitney on the Governor & the Budget
From Michael Rothfeld’s Los Angeles Times article: Jack Pitney, professor of government at Claremont McKenna College, said it was natural for the governor to want the healthcare expansion for his legacy. But, he added, “the deficit will overshadow everything else.” “It’s tempting for him to think about big goals, but he has to think about… Continue Reading
End-O-Year Redistricting Mentions
Whether looking forward or looking backward, redistricting came up a few times around the first of the year. Press-Enterprise Enterprise editorial: —Redistricting reform. Letting the Legislature draw political districts serves politicians, not voters. Legislators focus on self-protection and partisan gain, at the expense of representative democracy. Taking reapportionment out of the politicians’ hands and giving… Continue Reading
Dr. Pitney on Democratic Party v. David Dreier
From Will Bingham’s article in the San Gabriel Valley Tribune: Jack Pitney, a government professor at Claremont McKenna College, said he believed the inclusion of Dreier by the committee is “more about psychology than actual resources,” and is intended to give Warner a leg up in fundraising efforts. “Democrats have a lot of money to… Continue Reading
The New Political Geography of California
Dan Walters’ column in the Sac Bee is adapted from a chapter in The New Political Geography of California, published by Berkeley Public Policy Press and edited by Rose Institute Fellow Kenneth P. Miller: When Bush and other Republicans were winning in the 1980s, they relied on what Republican strategists called the “fishhook.” Rural counties… Continue Reading
Rose Alum Henry Olsen in the Wall Street Journal
Agree or disagree, Rose Institute alumnus Henry Olsen pens a fascinating op-ed in the Wall Street Journal on “the GOP’s time for choosing”: Mr. Huckabee, in other words, essentially gives Republicans a choice: Does the GOP want to become a Christian Democratic party? To answer that question, Republicans should look carefully at Christian Democracy to… Continue Reading
Dr. Pitney on Duncan Hunter for President
From Mark Walker’s article in the North County Times: Jack Pitney, a political science professor at Claremont McKenna College who specializes in national politics, said Wednesday that he believes Hunter has no shot. “The safest bet this campaign season is that Duncan Hunter is not going to be the Republican nominee,” Pitney said, citing lack… Continue Reading