The governor doesn't necessarily meet the hoi polloi of California when he goes to these events, |
There have been wealthy candidates before in California, but this is the first time we've seen wealth-on-wealth. The most obvious impact for voters is that they are going to see lots and lots of television ads. |
This isn't campaign money — it's government access money, and that's what we should call it. If you have strong convictions, you're not going to give to both sides. |
We need disclosure as to who is funding the Protocol Foundation, |
We need disclosure as to who is funding the Protocol Foundation. People need to know who is influencing the governor on contributions to this -- a trip he's going on. |
When donors have wealthy relatives, that enhances the value of the donation. A candidate loves to know wealthy people who have big families. |
You have to work harder at it. But you don't have to work as hard as if you were a U.S. Senate candidate or a congressional candidate. |
You really feel for them. The volunteers talk about their own personal experiences of being oppressed in Iraq, ... Their accounts range from being brutalized to being shot, and in some cases, the exiles say their family members have been murdered. |