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Bill Scher is the online campaign manager for the Campaign for America's Future, a progressive advocacy group and a contributor to Politico magazine and to Real Clear Politics.
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Bill Scher
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FROM Bill Scher
One Year Later
When faced with basic legal questions, a Trump judicial nominee fumbles Matthew Spencer Petersen is up for a seat on US District Court for the District of Columbia, but at a hearing Wednesday he failed a legal quiz when he couldn't answer straightforward questions put to him by Republican Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana. He's also never tried a case and couldn't recall how many depositions he'd taken.
To the Point
The Republicans Are Ready to Win… Are They Ready to Govern? The Republican Party is even less popular with American voters than President Obama, but the GOP is poised to win back control of the Senate in next month’s elections. Of course, nothing is certain in politics, as the cliché goes, until the votes are in.
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KCRW Features
Idaho or Bust – Californians Make an Impact in Boise The housing crisis is pushing Californians out of the Golden State and into cheaper housing markets around the country. Boise, Idaho, has become the fastest growing metro area in the nation… and a lot of those newcomers are former Californians.Our dollars go a lot further there, but that’s causing a bit of friction with the locals.
To the Point
California Gets Back into Presidential Politics In 1972, California clinched the presidential nomination for Democrat George McGovern. Since then, the biggest state has become an ATM for candidates of both parties. But starting in 2020 all eyes will be on California as it moves its primary up to a month after the Iowa caucuses.
The 805
A call to prepare for the next natural disaster A local environmentalist says we should spend more time and money preparing for natural disasters than responding to them. A Ventura resident who lost his home in the Thomas Fire says rebuilding is taking longer than he’d hoped. Local animal shelters are becoming critical evacuation centers. And California counties must now hold public meetings on their relationship with federal immigration agents.