Todd Harris
Todd Harris
Todd Harris is a play-by-play announcer for NBC Sports and the NBC Sports Network...
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The public has a very complex relationship with this governor.
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The public will be given a stark choice,
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We felt something this serious deserves a very serious forum.
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felt it was very important to let the people of California know this governor plans to be around for the long haul.
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Our team was really a combination from a variety of different teams. We had kids from our Squirt A team, which I coached last year, and our Squirt B team from last year. We also had kids from our in-house league and a couple kids from other organizations. The core group came from Squirt A, and the rest came from the other places. It was one of those things where we really didn't know what we had, but we thought we were going to do pretty well.
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There's no question that independent voters are an important part of our winning formula.
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We had to weather the beating that we took.
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It doesn't help party unity and it's a slap in the face of party unity.
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Most public school teachers are great, but everyone knows there is a small percentage that, frankly, don't belong in the classroom,
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We no longer need that part of our Web site and had in fact never even accessed it. Therefore, we took it down.
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Virtually every penny was spent to fight against the governor's reforms. It's very clear by watching those ads and reading the press releases that the ads were targeting the governor and his initiatives.
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Here's the problem, ... If your people had shown a modicum of respect when you came to our events, if you hadn't come with bullhorns and been screaming, I wouldn't really have a problem with it.
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I don't think anyone would dispute that the campaign to oppose these reforms has been led by the union bosses. If anyone wants to argue that it is $96 million or $100 million, wait a few days. The unions have shown no sign of slowing down.
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So far, this campaign has been very one-sided; the only thing the people have heard about the governor's reform agenda is what they heard from union bosses. Now, they will hear from the governor and learn why he believes these reforms are critical.