First Take: Debate breakdown; another November ballot initiative

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Evan Halper breaks down last night’s Poizner-Whitman debate, which got a little nastier and a lot more personal than the first talk-off between the candidates.

Shane Goldmacher looks at the way legislative incumbents use on-the-job videos to enhance their election prospects.

Cathleen Decker looks at how immigration can be a touchy subject for California Republicans.

In Sacramento today, business groups will submit signatures to qualify a measure for the November ballot that would delay the state’s greenhouse-gas law.

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