OBAMA ENDORSES, DOES MAIL FOR DEM LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATE; CANDIDATE LOSES BY FIVE POINTS

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“In Rare Move, Obama Does Mail Piece for Laird in State Senate Battle: Democratic mailboxes across the coastal California State Senate District are being stuffed today with a mail piece featuring President Barack Obama – making it the first and only legislative race that the President has been involved with in California since being elected.” (California Majority Report, August 5, 2010)

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“[Sam] Blakeslee, a Republican assemblyman, won a special election in the CA state Senate Tuesday night by nearly 5%. … Here’s the rub: Dems outnumber Republicans 41% to 34% in the district and the Dem in the race – former Assemblyman John Laird – was backed by…wait for it..Pres. Obama.” (Hotline On Call, August 18, 2010)