Jan 16, 2010

CA: Paper Profiles Green Gubernatorial Candidate Laura Wells

The Sacramento Bee profiles Green gubernatorial candidate Laura Wells:
With approval ratings at record lows for Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Democratic-dominated Legislature, it wouldn't be a surprise if Californians started looking outside the two major parties for a savior.

Green Party gubernatorial candidate Laura Wells would like to be that alternative. The Oakland woman toured Sacramento this week to announce her candidacy while preaching her message of budget reform and higher taxes on wealthy Californians . . .
"The two parties, the Democrat and Republican parties, do not address the root causes of the problem," Wells said. "That's off the table for them. ... To get what we want and to have the revenue that pays for it we need to have a budget that makes sense." . . .  
Millions of Californians have been drifting away from the two major parties over the past 30 years, but they've registered as independents, the Field Poll found. About a fifth of the state's registered voters are independents compared with 7.8 percent in 1978.

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