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Saturday, October 13, 2018

Dr. Drew's MAGA Voter Guide for California 2018

California Statewide Ballot Propositions 

Proposition 1:
BOND for specified housing assistance programs.
Dr. Drew says NO. 

Proposition 2: 
BOND for housing of homeless with mental illness.
Dr. Drew says YES.

Proposition 3:
BOND for water supply, wildlife and groundwater sustainability.
Dr. Drew says NO.

Proposition 4:
BOND for children’s health care hospital improvements.
Dr. Drew says NO.

Proposition 5:
Transfers of property tax base to replacement property.
Dr. Drew says YES.

Proposition 6:
Gas Tax Repeal - Repeals 2017 road repair and transportation tax increase.
Dr. Drew says YES.

Proposition 7: 
Allows legislature to adopt yearlong daylight saving time.
Dr. Drew says YES.

Proposition 8:
Regulates outpatient kidney dialysis clinic charges.
Dr. Drew says NO.

Proposition 10:
Expands local governments’ authority to enact rent control.
Dr. Drew says NO.

Proposition 11:
Requires private-sector EMT/paramedics to be on call during work breaks.
Dr. Drew says YES.

Proposition 12:
New standards for confinement of farm animals.
Dr. Drew says NO.

California State Office Recommendations

GOVERNOR: JOHN COX

LT GOVERNOR: no recommendation; musings instead...

Obviously both of the candidates are leftist Democrats. Ed Hernandez, however, might the slightly better choice.

SECRETARY OF STATE: MARK MEUSER

CONTROLLER: KONSTANTINOS RODITIS

TREASURER: GREG CONLON

ATTORNEY GENERAL: JUDGE STEVEN BAILEY

INSURANCE COMMISSIONER: STEVE POIZNER 

SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION: MARSHALL TUCK
Tuck is open to charter schools.

U.S. SENATOR: No recommendation; musings instead...

Feinstein is somewhat more moderate. The 85-year old Sen. Feinstein is clearly already out of it mentally as the Kavanaugh hearing demonstrated. For example, she didn't even understand the meaning of Sen. Flake's last minute deal. Strategically, an old, worn-out Democrat dog is better than a young Democrat puppy.

John C. Drew, Ph.D. is an award-winning political scientist.

Monday, June 4, 2018

Dr. Drew's Conservative Voting Guide for California

This year's ballot was so disappointing. It is sad we did not have a strong Republican running for the U.S. Senate seat. Nevertheless, I thought I should get this out to those going to the polls tomorrow, or those, like me, who will hand in their mail-in ballot at the polls to save time.

Governor - John H. Cox
Lieutenant Governor - Cole Harris
Secretary of State - Mark Meuser
Controller - Konstantinos Roditis
Treasurer - Jack M. Guerrero
Attorney General - Steven C. Bailey
Insurance Commissioner - Steve Poizner
State Board of Equalization - Joel Anderson
Senator - Don J. Grundmann
U.S. Representative 48th District - Dana Rohrabacher
State Senate - Patricia Bates
State Assembly - Ed Sachs
Judge of the Superior Court Office No. 13 - Theodore R. Howard
Superintendent of Public Instruction - Marshall Tuck
County Superintendent of Schools - Al Mijares
County Board of Education Trustee Area 5 - Lisa Sparks
County Supervisor 5th District - Lisa Bartlett
Assessor - Claude Parrish
Auditor-Controller - Eric H. Woolery
Clerk-Recorder - Hugh Nguyen
District Attorney-Public Administrator - Tony Rackauckas
Sheriff-Coroner - Don Barnes
Treasurer-Tax Collector - Shari L. Freidenrich

Measures Submitted to the Voters - CA

68 - Authorizes Bonds Funding Parks - NO
69 - Required Transportation Revenues - NO
70 - Requires Legislative Super-majority - NO
71 - Sets Effective Date for Ballot Measures - YES
72 - Permits Legislature to Exclude - YES

If anyone thinks I have made an eggregious error on any of these picks, please let me know and I will reconsider them. Instead of ducking issues or races I have made a choice no matter what even if the alternatives were not quite up to conventional standards.

John C. Drew, Ph.D. is an award-winning political scientist.

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