Early yesterday morning we put up a post about how American voters see Trump's character. The premise is that the overwhelming majority of voters don't want children looking at Trump as a role model and don't see him as providing the country with moral leadership.
Derek Cressman, a veteran of the voting rights movement best known for his work to overturn Citizens United with Common Cause, is challenging incumbent Democratic state senator Richard Pan. Only three senate Democrats have a higher ranking by the California Chamber of Commerce than Pan, one of the most conservative Dems in the California legislature.
A few weeks ago I stumbled on the video above and was so impressed with Derek Cressman, the progressive candidate running against some corrupt Sacramento insiders, one of whom, Leland Yee, is now in prison, that I invited Cressman to introduce himself with a guest post. Instead of a bio bragging out his accomplishments, he got right to the meat of the matter-- cleaning up the systemic corruption that plagues California state government-- and he got very specific...
Gary Peters, the Democratic candidate for the Michigan Senate seat Carl Levin is giving up, is a careerist and a New Dem with a mediocre and distinctly uncourageous record. Look as hard as you want at the Blue America Senate page but you will never find Gary Peters or anyone like him. That said, his likely GOP opponent, Koch puppet candidate Terri Lynn Land, is far worse. He's a nothing; she's a negative.
