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Californians Opposed To Trump’s Immigration Ideas? Poll Results May Surprise You

quoting Bill Whalenvia Fox and Hounds Daily (CA)
Thursday, January 19, 2017

California’s political leaders, the generals of the so-called Trump resistance, may be surprised that they don’t have as many troops behind them as they imagined according to the new Golden State Poll released by the Hoover Institution.

Analysis and Commentary

Eureka Issue 1701: America’s Promised Land — And the Trouble For Donald Trump It’s Promised

via Hoover Daily Report
Thursday, January 19, 2017

A new issue of Eureka is now available online.

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Poll Position: California Versus Trump

interview with Bruce Cain, Bill Whalenvia In Perspective: Decision 2016
Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Politics, Public Policy, and Public Opinion.

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Hoover Golden State Poll: Californians Aren't Fond Of The Trump Agenda But Aren't Interested In Seceding From The US

Thursday, January 19, 2017
Hoover Institution, Stanford University

As Donald Trump prepares for his swearing-in as the nation’s 45th president, a new survey by the Hoover Institution at Stanford University shows that most Californians aren’t in line with several key proposals that could impact the entire country.

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In the News

California Strikes A Bold Pose As Vanguard Of The Resistance

quoting Bill Whalenvia The New York Times
Wednesday, January 18, 2017

In the months since the election of Donald J. Trump, California has turned into a laboratory of resistance — championing legal, legislative and political strategies to counter Republican policies while pressing the kind of new Democratic policies that presumably will not be coming out of Washington anytime soon.

In the News

California Gears Up For Resistance As Trump Era Begins

quoting Terry M. Moevia KQED
Tuesday, January 17, 2017

As Linda Capato Jr. waited to board a flight to Washington, D.C., the Oakland resident explained why she was heading to the nation’s capital for this week’s inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States.

In the News

Golden State Poll Exclusive: Trump Down, Brown Up

quoting Bill Whalen, Hoover Institutionvia Politico
Tuesday, January 17, 2017

With the inauguration of the 45th president just three days away, Californians’ expectations for Donald Trump’s presidency are in the cellar -- with little more than a third of state voters believing it will be a success, a new Hoover Institution Golden State Poll to be released Wednesday shows.

In the News

California Shows Low Expectations For Trump, But Support For Some Immigration Plans

quoting Bill Whalenvia Politico
Tuesday, January 17, 2017

California's expectations for Donald Trump’s presidency are in the cellar, with little more than a third of voters believing it will be a success, a new Hoover Institution Golden State Poll shows.

Analysis and Commentary

What Will Feinstein, Harris Do On Judicial Nominees?

by Bill Whalenvia Sacramento Bee
Thursday, January 5, 2017

Once he’s done choosing a would-be “apprentice” from the flotsam of B- and D-list celebrities NBC has steered his way, Arnold Schwarzenegger should invite some California politicians into his boardroom.

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It's Still A Mad, Mad California

by Victor Davis Hansonvia National Review Online
Tuesday, January 3, 2017

Coastal elites set rules for others, exempt themselves, and tolerate rampant lawlessness from illegal aliens. One reason for the emergence of outsider ...

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