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...nominee, plenty of television commercials accusing Kerry of being a Massachusetts liberal will air during breaks from newscasts about the latest gay wedding. Another problem for Kerry may lie across the continent in California, a state any Democrat must carry to win the White House. This week assemblyman Mark Leno is expected to introduce a bill in the California legislature that would legalize gay marriage. Gay activists plan an all-out battle. "Our goal is to be the first state in the nation to [legalize gay marriage] through the democratic process as opposed to the courts," says Toni Broaddus...
...found a private law firm, Constantine & Partners, and began planning for the following election. He traveled up and down New York, rubbing shoulders with key state political players and meeting the masses. He hit almost every county, putting 70,000 miles on the family minivan. Keith Wright, a state assemblyman from Harlem, remembers campaigning with Spitzer, walking into subway stations, senior centers, hairdressers'. At the end of the day he offered Spitzer a ride home. Spitzer declined, saying he would catch a gypsy cab. "I thought, That's my man," Wright says. "Man of the people--in a gypsy...
...seven-term Congressman's choice to run again is unwelcome in the party and sets up an intriguing primary. Because of redistricting in 2000, his voting area is 40% larger and less conservative, which means his legislative record might not resonate. And his Democratic primary opponent, California state assemblyman Dennis Cardoza, is his best friend in politics, a man he mentored over the years. Both seem shocked that the other is running. "It was clear to me, after polling, that Gary just couldn't [win]," Cardoza said. "There was no winning folks back. He had lost their confidence...
...have taken, and despite the wholesome image he projected at home in Modesto, the Congressman's behavior has always been the subject of gossip among his legislative colleagues--first at the state capital, Sacramento, and later in Washington. "A flamboyant party boy who uses his prestige as an assemblyman to fuel a busy social life," California Journal had written in 1988. The pattern continued when he reached Congress. "His looks and clothes are so important to him," says a friend. "He so desperately wants to stay young...
...have taken, and despite the wholesome image he projected at home in Modesto, the Congressman's behavior has always been the subject of gossip among his legislative colleagues - first at the state capital, Sacramento, and later in Washington. "A flamboyant party boy who uses his prestige as an assemblyman to fuel a busy social life," California Journal had written in 1988. The pattern continued when he reached Congress. "His looks and clothes are so important to him," says a friend. "He so desperately wants to stay young...