Jerry Brown Coasts To Re-Election With Nonexistent Campaign
10 years, 4 months ago

Jerry Brown Coasts To Re-Election With Nonexistent Campaign

Huff Post  

California voters re-elected Jerry Brown for governor Tuesday, marking the first time in the state's history that a gubernatorial candidate won a fourth term. In a victory speech outside the Governor's mansion in Sacramento, Brown said he considered his historic fourth term to be a "gift." A survey released last week found that an astonishing 42 percent of likely California voters didn't know Brown was seeking re-election, and one in five had never heard of Kashkari. During term four, Brown will likely attempt to tackle California's fledgling water system in an effort to address the state's severe drought and continue to fight on behalf of the state's high speed rail project, which he's been a vocal proponent of since its conception.

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From Brown to Newsom, California to see new style, substance
6 years, 2 months ago

From Brown to Newsom, California to see new style, substance

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — When Gov. Newsom becomes governor Monday, concluding the 80-year-old Brown’s four terms leading the nation’s most populous state. And he’ll be “a little more of a flashy governor than Brown,” said Eric Schickler, a political science professor at the University of California, Berkeley. Newsom’s wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, already has created a change in Sacramento political traditions …

Column: Maybe not a bond, but there’s a connection between Jerry Brown and Gavin Newsom as governors of California
6 years, 2 months ago

Column: Maybe not a bond, but there’s a connection between Jerry Brown and Gavin Newsom as governors of California

LA Times  

Gov.-elect Gavin Newsom, right, smiles as Gov. Sacramento Bureau Chief It’s unlikely two consecutive California governors have ever shared the multigenerational family connection that links Gov.-elect Gavin Newsom to his predecessor, Gov. And it was Newsom, then a brash, young San Francisco mayor, who briefly stood in Brown’s way, launching an ambitious campaign for the 2010 governor’s race that fizzled …

Gavin Newsom is elected California’s next governor in a win for the resistance against Trump
6 years, 4 months ago

Gavin Newsom is elected California’s next governor in a win for the resistance against Trump

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom, wife Jennifer Siebel Newsom and their family celebrate his win as governor of California at Exchange in downtown Los Angeles. California’s two-term lieutenant governor handily defeated Republican challenger John Cox, 63, a multimillionaire businessman and political newcomer in the state who dipped into his own fortune hoping to overcome long odds. MORE: Full 2018 midterm election results » …

Capitol Journal: While California spends liberally, the governor talks like a penny-pincher
7 years, 10 months ago

Capitol Journal: While California spends liberally, the governor talks like a penny-pincher

LA Times  

California’s status as a far-left state was emphatically reconfirmed by Gov. But the introductory document could have been written by Bernie Sanders, if not Depression-era Socialist Upton Sinclair, the losing 1934 Democratic candidate for governor who ran on the slogan “End Poverty in California.” There are only a handful of states where a governor could get away with boasting on …

Analysis: From ideology to pragmatism: The political twists of Jerry Brown
9 years, 2 months ago

Analysis: From ideology to pragmatism: The political twists of Jerry Brown

LA Times  

To watch Jerry Brown is to marvel at just how many political lives he can squeeze into his years on stage. As he put it, in what may also serve as the operative theory of the current iteration of Jerry Brown: “Ideology and politics stand in the way, but one way or another the roads must be fixed.” × In …

Poll: Only 1 in 4 likely voters can identify Gov. Jerry Brown’s opponent
10 years, 6 months ago

Poll: Only 1 in 4 likely voters can identify Gov. Jerry Brown’s opponent

LA Times  

Just two months before election day, Gov. Jerry Brown holds a commanding lead in his bid for an unprecedented fourth term — and only one in four likely California voters can even identify his Republican challenger, Neel Kashkari, according to a new USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll. Brown, a Democrat, leads Kashkari by 21 points among likely voters, with 57% …

Poll: More than half of state voters give Jerry Brown high marks
11 years, 8 months ago

Poll: More than half of state voters give Jerry Brown high marks

LA Times  

Most California voters say they approve of the job Jerry Brown is doing as governor, while a plurality of state voters say they are inclined to support his reelection, according to a new Field Poll. Democrats overwhelmingly give the governor high marks, with 68% saying he is doing a good job during his third term. Brown’s numbers are also strong …

Voters see improvement in California economy, poll says
11 years, 9 months ago

Voters see improvement in California economy, poll says

LA Times  

Jerry Brown is the beneficiary of voters’ better view of the economy, reaching 50% job approval rating. SACRAMENTO -- Californians’ views on the economy continue to improve despite persistent misgivings about the state’s overall direction, according to a new USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll. Forty-nine percent of registered voters said the economy is starting to improve, up 3 percentage points …

Brown the old pol as the ‘fresh new face’
14 years, 4 months ago

Brown the old pol as the ‘fresh new face’

LA Times  

In a year dominated by brash political novices, 72-year-old veteran Jerry Brown propelled himself back into the governor’s office Tuesday with a mix of guile, good luck and timing. As one Republican said in January, when Whitman had spent only $39 million, there would be a point where “people all of a sudden say, ‘Gee, that money could be better …

California Governor's Race Shows Limits Of Money
14 years, 4 months ago

California Governor's Race Shows Limits Of Money

NPR  

California Governor's Race Shows Limits Of Money The message of Democrat Jerry Brown's win in the California governor's race over billionaire Republican Meg Whitman appears to be one that has been seen before in the state, that the candidate who spends the most money doesn't necessarily come away with the most votes. Brown, who was elected the state's youngest governor …

BROWN CRUISES TO WIN
14 years, 4 months ago

BROWN CRUISES TO WIN

LA Times  

The Republican wave crashing across the nation stopped at the California border on Tuesday, as Jerry Brown won the governorship and U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer claimed a victory that would send her back to Washington for a fourth term. “We’ve come up a little short but certainly not for lack of hard work, determination and a clear vision for making …

Jerry Brown projected winner in California governor’s race
14 years, 4 months ago

Jerry Brown projected winner in California governor’s race

LA Times  

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. Gen. Jerry Brown is projected to become the next governor of California, based on early returns and exit poll results. Brown, who had previously served as California’s youngest governor since the 1850s, became the oldest Californian ever elected to the post Tuesday, winning …

Jerry Brown: at a glance
14 years, 5 months ago

Jerry Brown: at a glance

LA Times  

Jerry Brown Age: 72 Born: April 7, 1938 Birthplace: San Francisco City of residence: Oakland Personal: married to Anne Gust Education: Bachelor’s degree in the classics from UC Berkeley, 1961; Law degree, Yale University, 1964 POLITICS Party: Democratic Platform: Promises honesty in the budget process, no tax increases unless approved by voters and a return of authority and decision-making to …

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