All the top candidates who hope to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom are from the GOP.
the Olympic Gold medal-winning decathlete, reality television star and probably the most prominent transgender candidate in American history. She’s a recluse on public policy and has failed to tell us much about what she’d do as governor.
But what about mistreatment of Black men by white police, as illustrated in the George Floyd killing?I asked the 69-year-old syndicated talk show host, who grew up in Los Angeles’ Pico-Union and South Central neighborhoods and became a lawyer, whether he had ever felt racial discrimination.“There’s nobody my age who hasn’t felt something. Nothing significant,” Elder replied.
Racism is a sensitive subject that doesn’t get debated a lot in campaigns for high office. But it’s an important factor when politicians create public policy and divvy up tax dollars. Examples: police funding and use of force, affirmative action in public education and employment, and allocation of school money.another Republican candidate in the Sept. 14 recall election, and asked him how seriously he considers racism.
Cox says the state should focus less on banning guns and more on identifying potential killers, treating any mental illnesses.Abortion is no longer a burning issue in California. But a candidate’s position is often a litmus test for voters.Elder believes abortion law should be left up to each state. It was until the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark 1973 Roe vs. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationally. Elder thinks it was a bad decision.Cox told me: “I’m pro-life, but not talking about it.
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