May 24, 2010 - With about two weeks left until the June primary,
we're heading into the home stretch...of the first half of this election
year. If you are voting by mail (VBM), you have until June 1 to apply
for your ballot. If you haven't registered to vote (you better hurry!), today
is the deadline for the June 8 primary. And let's all Get Out the Vote
for Tom Torlakson for Superintendent of Public Education.
SPOTLIGHT
Coming up Wednesday
evening at 7 p.m. is CTA's Virtual Town Hall Meeting with candidate
Tom Torlakson. CTA members will have the opportunity to ask questions
of Assembly member Torlakson, formerly a state senator and high school
teacher. Plan on dialing in to a toll-free number,
1-877-229-8493/passcode 14804 or respond to a friendly "robocall"
invitation from President David Sanchez that will invite you to stay on
the line. You can also submit questions by e-mailing campaign2010@cta.org.
Learn more about Tom Torlakson. Watch his ad.
DON'T
MISS
Prop 14 is deceptive: Don't forget to Vote No on Proposition 14 on
the June ballot. Prop. 14 abolishes the legal requirement that let's you
know what party the candidates on the ballot represent. It not only
reduces voter choice, it also prohibits write-in candidates in general
elections. Besides, it's backed by Gov. Schwarzenegger and his corporate
supporters...need we say more? No on 14!
It just got interesting: The mudslinging between the Republican
gubernatorial candidates, mega-billionaire Meg Whitman and
mega-millionaire Steve Poizner is really picking up, and apparently, so
are the poll numbers for Poizner. Between Whitman's one-time business
dealings with Wall Street investment firm Goldman Sachs and her one-time
support of liberal Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer, her one-time 50-point
lead over Poizner has narrowed to just 9 points. As UC San Diego
political science professor Thad Kousser said, "Meg Whitman was a fresh
candidate. It's easy to fall in love with them, but it's easy to fall
out of love with fresh candidates with every piece of new information
you know about them." Now, at least, it gets interesting.
RESOURCES
CTA CAMPAIGN NEWS
In addition to the Virtual Town Hall
meeting this week, our final GOTV mailer will be going out. The race
for Superintendent of Public Instruction is an important one on June 8.
With 12 people running and not a lot of people expected to vote,
educators can make a major difference in this race. Please encourage all
members, friends and family to GOTV for Tom Torlakson.