POLITICAL WRANGLING: SMOKE SIGNALS
By Buck Shott August 4, 2010 (San Diego’s East County) – This week, our Political Wrangler brings you the lastest from those smoke-filled rooms in Washington and San Diego. Amid pressing world...
View ArticlePOLITICAL WRANGLING: EAST COUNTY MAYOR & COUNCIL RACES: HERE'S THE LINEUP
By Buck ShottAugust 19, 2010 (San Diego's East County) – The races are on for mayor and council positions in East Couny. Two local mayors’ seats are up for reelection in November. Both face...
View ArticlePOLITICAL WRANGLING: TUSSLES, PAYOFFS AND TALL TALES
By Buck Shott August 1, 2011 (San Diego’s East County) – Gearing up for another rough-and-tumble campaign season, our Political Wrangling column is back with answers to questions inquiring minds want...
View ArticlePOLITICAL WRANGLING: PRESIDENTIAL RACE HEATS UP FROM IOWA TO EAST COUNTY
By Buck Shott August 24, 2011 (San Diego) – How is all that political wrangling in Iowa impacting the presidential race? Which candidate has boots on the ground in San Diego’s East County? What are the...
View ArticlePOLITICAL WRANGLING: HOW LOW CAN THEY GO? NATIONAL & LOCAL CANDIDATES TAKE...
By Buck Shott September 14, 2011 (San Diego’s East County) –Top Republican presidential candidates this week seemed to be vying to show who was the most heartless. Ron Paul dissed disaster victims,...
View ArticlePOLITICAL WRANGLING: WITH THE WAR OVER, NOW CAN WE CREATE JOBS?
By Buck ShottOctober 25, 2011 (San Diego’s East County)—While the President announced the end of the Iraq War (bringing all troops home for the holidays—permanently) and rolled out a jobs bill to put...
View ArticlePOLITICAL WRANGLING: INCONVENIENT TRUTHS ABOUT THE GOP PRESIDENTIAL CONTENDERS
By Buck ShottPast presidential fibs have led to impeachment and resignation. Shouldn’t honesty be a key qualification for any presidential candidate?December 28, 2011 (San Diego’s East County) –...
View ArticlePOLITICAL WRANGLING: BATTLEGROUND CALIFORNIA, ENDORSEMENTS IN LOCAL RACES, &...
By Buck Shott March 18, 2012 (San Diego) – California is shaping up as a potential battleground state in the Republican Primary. That’s right, the state known for its progressive politics and many...
View ArticlePOLITICAL WRANGLING: HATS ARE IN THE RING, GLOVES ARE COMING OFF
By Buck Shott August 5, 2012 (San Diego’s East County) – As the political season kicks into gear, we’ve got the roundup of who’s running (so far) for East County’s three city councils. We bring you...
View ArticlePOLITICAL WRANGLING: BIGGERS WINNERS AND LOSERS—WHO WEREN’T ON THE BALLOT
By Buck SchottNovember 9, 2012 (San Diego) –Some of the biggest winners and losers in this election weren’t candidates—though they’ll clearly be feeling the impacts of the election outcomes.So who in...
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