Obama Drills for Energy Consensus; Campbell Trolls for Votes
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Tom Campbell supports abortion rights and same-sex marriage, but he’s holding a slight lead in the Republican campaign to replace US Senator Barbara Boxer. We ask Campbell how he plans to hold out against multi-millionaire Carly Fiorina and arch-conservative Assemblyman Chuck DeVore. Also, in proposing to open vast swaths of the ocean to exploration for oil and gas, President Obama made a familiar appeal. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, with little time left until the mid-term elections, we hear about the green economy, national security and the goal of "energy independence."
Banner image: Then-Republican gubernatorial nomination hopeful and former congressman Tom Campbell speaks at the Orange County Forum on October 14, 2009 in Irvine, California. Photo: David McNew/Getty Images
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Obama Drills for Consensus on Energy Consensus ()
The President says his offshore oil-and-gas proposal will "break out of the broken policies of the past." But he's set off a familiar debate over energy needs and environmental protection. Will it lead to another stalemate or a breakthrough on global warming — in an election year?
Guests:
- Stephen Power: Staff Reporter, Wall Street Journal
- Norman Ornstein: Congressional Scholar, American Enterprise Institute, @AEI
- Frances Beinecke: President, National Resources Defense Council
- Ben Lieberman: Senior Energy Policy Analyst, Heritage Foundation
- Robert Bryce: Managine Editor, Energy Tribune, @pwrhungry
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Former Congressman Campbell Makes a Bid for the Senate ()
Tom Campbell is one of three Republican hopefuls for the US Senate seat of Democrat Barbara Boxer. He served five terms in Congress from Silicon Valley. He's been a state senator, director of finance for Governor Schwarzenegger and dean of the business school at UC Berkeley. His opponents are former Hewlett CEO Carly Fiorina and conservative Assemblyman Chuck DeVore.
Guests:
- Tom Campbell: Candidate for Republican nomination for US Senate
- Jack Pitney: former Republican strategist
- Jerry Roberts: Co-founder and Editor, CalBuzz.com
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