Tom Hayden for Sec. of State

[mitchtv]

He is one of the few Dems i can really get behind. Is he too radical for statewide office? We need a strong well known candidate to beat an incumbent Puke.

[davidinalameda]

1. for Secretary of State?

it's not like it's a real office like AG or Treasurer

but Hayden may be too radical statewide

if he ran a clean election campaign, he could attract a lot of attention especially with a weak Ahnuld heading the Repuke ticket

[mitchtv]

2. it's become nore real than almost anyo other job in the state

ask Katherine Harris and that dumbfuck from OH( I already forgot his name. It seemed awfully important to topple the man who decertified Diebold, and replace with a puke. Couldn't he hang these other SOS's around the theocons neck? Is there anyone else to propose( besides Bustamante's son?)

[catzies]

3. Yes, there is someone else to propose. State Sen. Debra Bowen

http://www.debrabowen.com/

The California Legislature is currently considering SB 11, a bill authored by Senator Debra Bowen that would make the Secretary of State's office truly non-partisan, forbid the Secretary of State from supporting any candidate or ballot measure, and prohibit voting machine manufacturers from making campaign contributions.

SB 11 prevents the Secretary of State or any candidate for the office from supporting or opposing any candidate for public office or any ballot measure and from serving as an officer of any political party or partisan organization. The bill represents a more comprehensive approach to making the Secretary of State's office truly nonpartisan, in contrast to other measures which simply propose to remove the party designation that's next to the Secretary of State's name.

http://www.debrabowen.com/news/031605_pr.php

"The Secretary of State shouldn't be co-chairing a presidential campaign and thanking donors for contributing to a particular candidate, which happened in Ohio in 2004, or chairing a presidential campaign while simultaneously ordering state elections boards to stop hand counting ballots, which happened in Florida in 2000."

SB 11 also prevents voting equipment manufacturers and vendors from making campaign contributions to candidates for state or local office and precludes candidates from accepting such contributions. Under the bill, accepting a donation would be a violation of the Political Reform Act, which could lead to a fine of up to $5,000, a possible civil suit, and the potential for a criminal misdemeanor prosecution.

[mitchtv]

4. good for her, I like her proposal, SB11

I have never heard of her , I'm sorry to say.

[catzies]

5. I hope you can read some of the links on her site. I met her 10 yrs ago

when she first ran. I'm not in her district, but I'm in the NWPC, and we support her.

[Cleita]

6. How about Tom Hayden for Governor?

He was my Congressman in Santa Monica for years. He would make a knock-out Governor. We need him.