Republican political strategist
Republican political strategist and author of textbooks on politics and media
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Arnold Steinberg
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FROM Arnold Steinberg
Which Way, L.A.?
Frayed CA GOP Struggles to Find Unity At the Repubican convention yesterday here in LA the nominee for Governor of Caifornia, Neel Kashari told delegates he’s prepared to transform a party which has been hemorrhaging members and voters in the Golden State. When he attacked Governor Jerry Brown as a son of privilege, Kashkari got a standing ovation. But that was yesterday. On Friday, it was a different story. At the convention, two other Republicans on the statewide ticket made news by refusing to endorse Kashkari, their party’s candidate for Governor. Recently Pete Peterson, who is running for Secretary of State, said his office really ought to be non-partisan. Ashley Swearingin, the Mayor of Fresno who is running for State Controller, says she hasn’t decided whether to vote for Kashkari—or for Democratic incumbent, Jerry Brown. Arnold Steinberg is a Republican political consultant.
To the Point
Why Don't the National Candidates Campaign in the Cities? Tonight's vice presidential debate will dramatize a political pattern that doesn't get much attention: the parties have not contested the cities for years. Paul Ryan epitomizes the ideal of “small-town conservatism,” while Joe Biden comes from hard-scrabble, blue-collar Scranton, Pennsylvania. Has the national GOP given up on the cities? Is there good reason, since the suburbs are where populations are growing? What about those few big-city Republican Mayors? Does their success indicate that their party is missing what could be a decisive contingent of voters? Are you watching tonight's debate? Join To the Point's live chat on our election page. Read along as TtP and special guests Rachel Hastings, W. Kamau Bell, Ted Johnson, Joshua Trevino and others weigh in with their opinions Follow along at KCRW.com/election/2012 . Have something to add? Tweet your own thoughts with the #KCRW hashtag.
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Why Whitman Lost How did Republican Meg Whitman manage to lose the Governor’s race to Democrat Jerry Brown after spending at least $140 million? Pretty much because she spent all that money — and because of the way she spent it. Arnold Steinberg is a veteran Republican strategist and author of graduate-level text books on politics and the media.
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Death By a Thousand Cuts: The 2008 California Budget Today, Governor Schwarzenegger made good on his promise of 10% budget cuts across the board in state government. With a $14 billion dollar deficit, he said that "tough times" create "historic opportunities." The Governor's latest budget would mean closing 48 state parks and beaches, cutting guaranteed school funding by hundreds of millions, giving as many as 50,000 prisoners early release, and a whole lot more.
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Governor Signs Bills Since Arnold Schwarzenegger became Governor four years ago, liberal Democrats have dominated the legislature. This year's session formally came to an end Sunday night, when he finished signing or vetoing the 964 bills that were passed and sent to his desk.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger on the State of the State In his State of the State address, Governor Schwarzenegger said tonight that California has the ideas of ancient Athens and the power of Sparta. He said this state can lead the nation and the world into the future, and he called for massive new borrowing to equal the $43 billion in bonds passed by voters last year. He reminded reminded the legislature of last year's bipartisan agreements on the minimum wage, prescription drug costs and reducing greenhouse gases, and proposed that California move away from fossil fuels and foreign oil. We hear what he said and how he said it, and talk with several commentators, including historian Kevin Starr, who helped shape the Governor's vision.
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Rebecca Traister and the Power of Women’s Anger One of America’s leading feminist writers says women have changed history since Ancient Greece. And, she says, they’ll do it again. The backlash to President Trump was just the beginning. Record numbers of women are running for congress, state governorships and local offices. She tells Warren about her latest book,“Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women’s Anger.”
KCRW Features
LA Renters Fight Back The housing crisis is so bad that some landlords are boosting rents without making fixes to big problems, like mold and infestation. Now, some Angelenos are taking a labor union approach and organizing renter strikes. We go to Westlake and Highland Park with LA Taco editor Daniel Hernandez. The housing crisis is so bad that some landlords are boosting rents without making fixes to big problems, like mold and infestation. Now, some Angelenos are taking a labor union approach and organizing renter strikes. We go to Westlake and Highland Park with LA Taco editor Daniel Hernandez.
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Are state-mandated gender quotas legal? California becomes the first state to impose gender quotas on corporate boards, but will the new law make it through legal review? It’s a close race for the 25th Congressional seat in Ventura County, as Democrats try to flip the district from red to blue. A wine from the Central Coast plays a lead role in “Somm 3,” and artists debut performances inspired by the Thomas Fire and subsequent mudslides.