Political consultant Jim Dantona has a new web show on Politicaldugout.com where he goes to fancy restaurants and debates politics.
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This year is going to be great for blog traffic. I have many races that the print media won't be covering much combined with candidates like Audra Strickland and Jim Dantona who always get massive attention.
Jim Dantona is running for Ventura County Clerk-Reporter. He has shown in the past he is a tough campaigner when he defeated an incumbent supervisor and then came close in a run-off to Peter Foy in a Republican district. His declared opponent is Supervisor Peter Foy's Chief of Staff Mark Lunn.
The Ventura County Clerk-Recorder is in charge of voter registration and running elections. I want to see a candidate that isn't on the central committee for their party and won't use the position to directly influence elections. I wouldn't mind if they resigned from their party and promised to rarely endorse candidates.
I also want to expand voter registration and Vote By Mail efforts across our communities including (but not limited to) minorities, young people, military members and senior citizens. My ideal candidate will rally young people on campuses to vote and see a major duty of theirs to increase voter turn out.
I will be following these candidates closely to see who offers us the clear choice. Jim Dantona has earned my respect for his energetic campaigning. Let's see if he will earn my vote.
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In related news Peter Foy might be too busy to help Mark Lunn much. Check back in a few days to see why.
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I recently posted that the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee had spoken to Jim Dantona about CA 24. My post even made the front page of the very influential blog Dailykos.com :
Click here to see the Daily Kos post. For some reason they called him Peter Dantona.
Then this was reported within days:
A group that campaigned for supervisorial candidate Jim Dantona in 2006 has agreed to pay a $700 fine for accepting contributions that exceeded the county's legal limit.
Click here for the rest of the story from The Ventura County Star.
The article discusses that it was likely an oversight because the independent committee reported their wrong doing, rather than getting caught trying to hide it. That's the strange thing about our campaign finance laws. People frequently get caught up in the regulations on accident. But as far as justice goes by the time the bureaucracy rules on a complaint it is long after a campaign is over and voters could hold a campaign accountable.
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DCCC Talking To Jim Dantona
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(This map of the 24th congressional district is interactive. Click on it to explore the district.)
I am able to confirm that the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee ( DCCC) has talked to Simi Valley political consultant Jim Dantona about running to represent the 24th congressional district.
Add his name to a growing list of potential challengers that include Shawn Stern, Tim Allison , Marie Panec, Mary Pallant, Jill Martinez, and Marta Jorgenson. If I see candidates start spending money I will assume that we have a sharks smelling blood scenario where they either think Rep. Gallegly is going to retire or they think he is beatable. It would be great if Rep. Gallegly pledged to announce his plans far enough ahead to give candidates of both parties the time they need to assemble their campaigns.
The last time locally I saw the sharks come out is when Peter Foy and Jim Dantona ran against an incumbent county supervisor.
Jim Dantona ran a really close and contested race for county supervisor against Peter Foy, after both of them beat the incumbent in the primary. Campaigns for county supervisor are officially nonpartisan but by the end it was clear what parties they belonged to because of the many mailers that went out labeling themselves and each other.
The Simi Valley/Moorpark based 4th district has an overwhelming Republican registration advantage and Jim Dantona was able to keep the final results really close.
The 24th congressional district voted for Barack Obama for president. There is no denying that a campaign against a long term incumbent like Rep. Gallegly would normally strongly favor the incumbent. But when this becomes an open seat that is a whole different scenario.
Click here for Jim Dantona's website for his political consulting firm.
Click on continue reading for a press release from the DCCC going after Rep. Elton Gallegly.
Now for another poll:
Add his name to a growing list of potential challengers that include Shawn Stern, Tim Allison , Marie Panec, Mary Pallant, Jill Martinez, and Marta Jorgenson. If I see candidates start spending money I will assume that we have a sharks smelling blood scenario where they either think Rep. Gallegly is going to retire or they think he is beatable. It would be great if Rep. Gallegly pledged to announce his plans far enough ahead to give candidates of both parties the time they need to assemble their campaigns.
The last time locally I saw the sharks come out is when Peter Foy and Jim Dantona ran against an incumbent county supervisor.
Jim Dantona ran a really close and contested race for county supervisor against Peter Foy, after both of them beat the incumbent in the primary. Campaigns for county supervisor are officially nonpartisan but by the end it was clear what parties they belonged to because of the many mailers that went out labeling themselves and each other.
The Simi Valley/Moorpark based 4th district has an overwhelming Republican registration advantage and Jim Dantona was able to keep the final results really close. The 24th congressional district voted for Barack Obama for president. There is no denying that a campaign against a long term incumbent like Rep. Gallegly would normally strongly favor the incumbent. But when this becomes an open seat that is a whole different scenario.
Click here for Jim Dantona's website for his political consulting firm.
Click on continue reading for a press release from the DCCC going after Rep. Elton Gallegly.
Now for another poll:
Continue reading DCCC Talking To Jim Dantona .
While watching television (cable) my wife thought she saw a new Jim Dantona campaign spot. Did anybody else see it or hear about it? If so, give us your thoughts and summary.
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