Editor’s note: 2010 midterm election endorsements
Jerry Brown for governor: State's former executive has the experience, passion for education Californians need
Barbara Boxer for senator: Supportive actions for education make incumbent the ideal choice for students
Gavin Newsom for lieutenant governor: San Francisco mayor's achievements in education prove that he can help California
Henry Waxman for representative: House veteran must continue his efforts toward helping students
No on proposition 19: Prop. 19 is vague, poorly written; it would do more harm than good to the legalization debate
Yes on proposition 20: Taking away partisan power to redistrict will make re-elections fair, not based on bias
No on prop. 23: This initiative has all the wrong ideas for helping California's environment and financial situation
Yes on proposition 25: A two-thirds majority to pass state's budget causes delays; a simple majority will prevent this
No on Proposition 27: This measure will revert an already suspect redistricting system back to full corruption
By Editorial Board
Nov. 1, 2010 1:10 a.m.
The 2010 midterm election season has presented voters with partisan bickering, negative television ads and a variety of new, up-and-coming candidates trying to uproot the foundations of the established electorate.
It is exactly the type of midterm election which reminds us of the partisanship which President Barack Obama so famously championed against while campaigning in 2008.
In California, voters are faced with two gubernatorial candidates whose drastically different backgrounds are only a sample of the radical politicking 2010 has served up.
Meg Whitman is a billionaire with zero experience in politics but an impressive resume in the private sector, while Jerry Brown has decades of experience within the very political arena that has so many current voters upset.
Add to that a series of ballot initiatives that are contradictory (Proposition 20 and Proposition 27) and which would set California back as a leader in progressive environmental issues and cannabis legislation.
There’s no shortage of polarizing issues, that’s for sure. This editorial board has reviewed the propositions on the ballot which we believe are most relevant to readers. We have also combed through the candidates’ respective platforms, seeking information on their respective agendas in regards to higher education.
Our hope is that readers will use this as a starting point in their research. Come Nov. 2, we urge voters to go to the polls and vote.
With so many important issues on the ballot and an array of candidates each seeking office, many for the first time, let’s make sure education remains a top priority on every candidate’s agenda.
