Gubernatorial Race Update; The Face Tells It All; The Republican Strategy for the '06 and '08 Elections; Controlling the Web
Gubernatorial Race Update
This evening, California's leading Democratic gubernatorial candidates, Steve Westly and Phil Angelides, will face off in a debate. Recently, various polls have shown the two candidates shifting in the lead, but according to an article in today's San Francisco Chronicle, a poll conducted this past weekend by J. Moore Methods -- a pollster not connected with either campaign -- confirmed Westly's slip. Results of the Moore poll, taken with 500 registered voters, showed the candidates deadlocked at 27 percent apiece. Larry Mantle and guests discuss the most recent developments that will influence the race for both candidates, including campaign ads and concerns over Steve Westly's prior campaign financing. Plus the latest on Schwarzenegger's political activity. Larry talks with Bob Stern of the Center for Governmental Studies, Tony Quinn of the California Target Book, and Tom Hollihan of USC's Annenberg School of Communication.
The Face Tells It All
A new study published in a British scientific journal found that women, by picking up on facial cues, can identify which men are interested in becoming fathers and having long term relationships. According to experts, evolution has evidently programmed women to recognize who might be interested in propagating the species. Women are also good at gauging high levels of testosterone in men, and according to the study, these men, the most masculine looking, turned out to be the ones they would want for a fling. The study asked college-age women to look at photographs of men aged 18 to 20 and rate their qualities. The women did well at rating the men's interest in babies, and those they rated masculine generally had high levels of testosterone. In commenting on the study, experts in neuroscience and behavior said that evolution has evidently programmed women to recognize who might be interested in propagating the species. Larry Mantle talks with study co-author James Roney of UCSB about his research and its implications.
The Republican Strategy for the '06 and '08 Elections
In the latest AP/IPSOS poll, approval ratings for President Bush dipped to 31%. Many Republicans are clearly disenchanted with the direction the country is taking and unhappy with the President's handling of the war in Iraq. Larry Mantle talks with guests about the strategy Republicans will use to stay in power through the 2006 and 2008 elections. Guests include Orange County Congressman John Campbell, RNC strategist Tucker Bounds, Jonathan Kaplan of The Hill, and John Patrick Dorinson of the California Republican Party.
Controlling the Web
Is the Internet erasing national borders? Maybe... maybe not. In their new book, Who Controls the Internet?, co-authors Jack Goldsmith and Tim Wu write about the struggles between governments, police forces, and Internet providers over controlling the flow of information. Larry discusses their findings with Jack Goldsmith.