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Capitol Alert: Whitman pulls ahead of Brown in new Rasmussen poll

Republican gubernatorial nominee Meg Whitman has pulled eight points ahead of Democrat Jerry Brown, according to poll results released today by Rasmussen Reports. Meg Whitman, GOP gubernatorial candidate, is joined on the podium by Sen. Tony Strickland, R- Thousand Oaks, left , GOP candidate for State Controller and Damon Dunn, GOP candidate for Secretary of State at the California Republican Party Convention in San Diego on Friday, August 20, 2010

Capitol Alert: Democrat Ken Cooley to seek Dave Cox’s vacant Senate seat

Rancho Cordova Mayor Ken Cooley today became the first Democrat to jump into the race for the state Senate seat vacated by the death last month of Republican Dave Cox.

CBS13 Rides Along With Top Democrat Sen. Steinberg

California’s top Democrat asked CBS13 to ride along, as he illustrated the Republicans proposed cuts to schools and assistance programs.

Curtis: Bringing money back to Calif.; Prop. 8 discriminates

As Democrat candidate Clint Curtis presented his case to replace incumbent Rep. Tom McClintock Thursday, he also shared his views on the latest federal ruling that overturned California’s ban on same-sex unions.

Fiorina Backer Compares Boxer To Huns

The president of a California manufacturers group on Monday elevated the fight over job-creation in the U.S. Senate race by likening Democrat Barbara Boxer’s treatment of businesses to the barbaric behavior of the Huns.

Tom Brokaw will moderate gubernatorial debate

Journalist Tom Brokaw will reportedly moderate the Oct. 12 California gubernatorial debate between Democrat Jerry Brown and Republican Meg Whitman. Jerry Brown and Meg Whitman

In Spanish TV ad, group says Whitman is two-faced

A union-funded group that backs Democrat Jerry Brown for governor is airing Spanish-language TV ads accusing Republican Meg Whitman of being two-faced to Latino voters.

Gubernatorial candidates Brown, Whitman agree to debate Sept. 28

The first gubernatorial debate between Republican Meg Whitman and Democrat Jerry Brown is set to be broadcast live at the University of California Davis on Sept. 28.

Capitol Alert: Brown rips Whitman’s Spanish-language ad blitz

One day after a poll showed Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman doing well with Latino voters, Democrat Jerry Brown shared a podium in Los Angeles this afternoon with 14 Latino leaders, blasting Whitman for what he said is cynical and misleading advertising.

Capitol Alert: Boxer kicks off two-day tour talking about jobs, Fiorina

Ordinarily, a Democrat might kick off a campaign tour in the idyllic Presidio park using eucalyptus and pine trees as an environmental backdrop, away from the bustling freeway. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) tours the Doyle Drive project as she kicks off her “Jobs For California” tour in San Francisco, Tuesday, July 6, 2010