Today's Fresh Meat

[courtesy of The California Majority Report]

The "dirty tricks" initiative that would split California's electoralvotes by Congressional district—and hand an Ohio-sized prize to the GOPnominee—seems to have more lives and deaths than a cat. The Los Angeles Times reports today that the measure will not qualifyfor the June ballot, but could still make it by November, a majorsetback that would likely delay its impact even if if were tomiraculously pass.

Jackie Speier, the former State Senator who ran unsuccessfully forLieutenant Governor last year, has released a poll showing her 30-points ahead of San Mateo County incumbent Rep. Tom Lantos, according to Capitol Alert. Speier has a compelling life story, stellarlegislative record and immense popularity in the area—could she topplea long-time incumbent like Lantos?

A judge has asked Schwarzenegger officials to hand over documents that plaintiffs say could prove they knowingly sanctioned a failed prisons policy, the Sacramento Bee reports. We'll just have to see if anything comes ofthis. No one wants the crisis to continue, but we can only build,build, build for so long.

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