Stimulus Money A Focal Point In California Senate Race
Republican Senate challenger Carly Fiorina points to California's 12.4 percent unemployment rate to make the case that the federal $814 billion economic stimulus package was a failure.
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Republican Senate challenger Carly Fiorina points to California's 12.4 percent unemployment rate to make the case that the federal $814 billion economic stimulus package was a failure.
Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer on Saturday stepped up the rhetoric against her Republican rival for U.S. Senate, Carly Fiorina.
Republican Senate candidate Carly Fiorina said Thursday she would work to repeal President Barack Obama's health care reforms if elected, and propose a model that would force health insurers and drug companies to compete for customers.
Buoyed by a surge in support from women and Latinos, Democrat Jerry Brown has taken a lead in the California governor's race, while the race between incumbent U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer and GOP challenger Carly Fiorina has tightened, according to a new poll.
With two weeks left to go in a close contest, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Carly Fiorina on Tuesday opened up about her own life struggles in her attempt to reach out to women.
Voters who strongly support legalizing marijuana in California may also be tilting the vote in the U.S. Senate race slightly in favor of incumbent Democrat Barbara Boxer, according to a new KPIX-TV CBS 5 poll released Tuesday.
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Carly Fiorina on Monday continued to attack Sen. Barbara Boxer for supporting the federal stimulus plan, calling it a failure.
Arizona Sen. John McCain stumped for GOP Senate hopeful Carly Fiorina on Saturday, telling a crowd of military veterans that her Democratic opponent Barbara Boxer is the chamber's most "anti-defense" lawmaker.
Former President Bill Clinton urged Democrats to push past apathy and turn out the vote for Democrats this November, despite economic woes and a political climate that he said is encouraging discord and division.
Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer appears to have a distinct financial advantage going into the final weeks of her campaign against Republican Carly Fiorina, but spending from conservative groups could help dull that edge.
The two candidates for U.S. Senate staked out conflicting positions on the nation's immigration policy Wednesday as they rallied voters in the Central Valley, which depends heavily on immigrant labor to bring in much of California's annual harvest.
The prospect of unseating three-term Sen. Barbara Boxer has led business groups and social conservatives to invest heavily in California's U.S. Senate race over the past six weeks.
National Republicans have committed another $1 million to help bolster Carly Fiorina's bid to oust Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer from the U.S. Senate.
The nation's unemployment rate remained at 9.6 percent last month.
Republican Senate candidate Carly Fiorina is criticizing Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer over a fundraiser sponsored by lobbyists who help local governments and agencies obtain federal earmarks.
GOP Senate candidate Carly Fiorina on Wednesday called Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer a hypocrite for attacking Fiorina over her record of outsourcing as chief of Hewlett-Packard and challenged her to return any campaign contributions she has received from businesses who also outsourced jobs.
Republicans moved up a $2 million investment in California's U.S. Senate race after recent polls showed Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer opening up a lead over GOP rival Carly Fiorina.
California Democrats cling to narrow leads in three high-profile state-wide races as early voting begins, according to the latest exclusive SurveyUSA polling for CBS 5. The poll also found puffed up support for Proposition 19, which would legalize marijuana.
A new poll from the Public Policy Institute of California finds the candidates for governor are virtually tied, while the incumbent Democrat has a slight lead in the U.S. Senate contest.
Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer and GOP challenger Carly Fiorina displayed sharp differences in their second debate Wednesday over a wide range of issues, particularly Republicans' call to repeal national health care reforms.
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Carly Fiorina on Monday proposed a wide-ranging plan to rein in Washington's spending—ranging from a federal spending cap to letting people designate their taxes toward paying down debt.
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Carly Fiorina is making an appeal to Asian-American voters by emphasizing her desire to help owners of small businesses.
A new Field Poll confirms what two other surveys said earlier this week -- Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer has opened up a lead over Republican Carly Fiorina.
California GOP Senate candidate Carly Fiorina has two fundraisers planned in the nation's capital, including one sponsored in part by a company seeking to undermine California's global warming law.
