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Issue #12 – Feb. 23, 2021

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          S/P Q&A: Punchbowl.News reporter John Bresnahan on Californians in Congress
          Jeff Burdick
          • Feb 23

          S/P Q&A: Punchbowl.News reporter John Bresnahan on Californians in Congress

          Along with two other highly esteemed D.C. correspondents, veteran Capitol Hill reporter John Bresnahan earlier this year launched the exc...
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          As California politicians keep banking opioid donations, taxpayers set to subsidize huge settlements
          Jeff Burdick
          • Feb 23

          As California politicians keep banking opioid donations, taxpayers set to subsidize huge settlements

          The Wall Street Journal and Washington Post recently reported that four major opioid makers and distributors are close to finalizing a $2...
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          Fine(d) Bedfellows, Part 2: Where we go from here
          Jeff Burdick
          • Feb 23

          Fine(d) Bedfellows, Part 2: Where we go from here

          This is the second of two articles in a series. Click here for part one. Last issue, a Sacto Politico study detailed the tens of millions...
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          California Progressives step back slightly in ADEM elections
          Jeff Burdick
          • Feb 23

          California Progressives step back slightly in ADEM elections

          Earlier this month, the California Democratic Party completed its 2021 election of district-level delegates to the state party central co...
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          Fine(d) Befellows, Part 1: Worst U.S. corporations rain donations on California’s House delegation
          Jeff Burdick
          • Feb 5

          Fine(d) Befellows, Part 1: Worst U.S. corporations rain donations on California’s House delegation

          This article is part one of two, and part of Sacto Politico’s ongoing “Shame of Our Campaigns” series. For other articles in the series, ...
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          Where are they now? Many speakers at extreme August 1 rally now in extremis themselves
          Jeff Burdick
          • Feb 5

          Where are they now? Many speakers at extreme August 1 rally now in extremis themselves

          Six months ago on the steps of the California Capitol, the far-right “Rescue America Rally” gathered hundreds of angry Trump supporters a...
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          Growing Rancho Cordova getting younger, more Progressive
          Jeff Burdick
          • Feb 5

          Growing Rancho Cordova getting younger, more Progressive

          To hear most Democratic residents of Rancho Cordova explain it, Rancho Cordova is a politically conservative to moderate municipality. “I...
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          Despite some erosion, Citrus Heights remains GOP country
          Jeff Burdick
          • Feb 5

          Despite some erosion, Citrus Heights remains GOP country

          Citrus Heights is known for its mall and to a much lesser degree an amusing intersection where Sunrise (Boulevard) implausibly meets Suns...
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          Coming realignment? America’s new political spectrum
          Jeff Burdick
          • Jan 19

          Coming realignment? America’s new political spectrum

          However one judges Donald Trump – and in recent polls the vast majority of America views him poorly – most agree he has been the most dis...
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          Quietly in 2019-20, Sacramento Progressive donors gave $2.3 million to campaigns outside the county
          Jeff Burdick
          • Jan 19

          Quietly in 2019-20, Sacramento Progressive donors gave $2.3 million to campaigns outside the county

          During the 2019-2020 election cycle, Sacramento County residents donated a surprising $2.3 million at the federal level to Progressive ca...
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          As Trump leaves office, Sacramento County GOP becomes secretive Black Box
          Jeff Burdick
          • Jan 19

          As Trump leaves office, Sacramento County GOP becomes secretive Black Box

          Tomorrow on the final day of the Trump Administration, the central committee of the Sacramento County GOP is scheduled to choose its loca...
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          Sacramento’s riot of inflammatory rhetoric last week included Sac Bee
          Jeff Burdick
          • Jan 19

          Sacramento’s riot of inflammatory rhetoric last week included Sac Bee

          Many thanks to the Sacramento News & Review (SNR) last week running most of my OpEd about inflammatory rhetoric that blemished the Sacram...
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          In pandemic, College Democrats adapt, stay active
          Jeff Burdick
          • Jan 5

          In pandemic, College Democrats adapt, stay active

          Last year challenged all Americans, not least among them college students. The pandemic threw their college plans and coursework into dis...
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          Folsom’s Blues: Sliding into swing territory
          Jeff Burdick
          • Jan 5

          Folsom’s Blues: Sliding into swing territory

          In the 2020 general election, Sacramento County reached its highest voter participation level (82.6%) since 1964, but outpacing every oth...
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          Candidate for DPSC Chair: Andrés Ramos
          Andrés Ramos
          • Jan 5

          Candidate for DPSC Chair: Andrés Ramos

          Editor’s Note: On Jan. 14, the Central Committee of the Democratic Party of Sacramento County (DPSC) will elect a new Board Chair to a tw...
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          Candidate for DPSC Chair: Tracie Stafford
          Tracie Stafford
          • Jan 5

          Candidate for DPSC Chair: Tracie Stafford

          Editor’s Note: On Jan. 14, the Central Committee of the Democratic Party of Sacramento County (DPSC) will elect a new Board Chair to a tw...
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          Sacto Politico OpEd follow-up: Campaign coffers for the common good?
          Jeff Burdick
          • Dec 15, 2020

          Sacto Politico OpEd follow-up: Campaign coffers for the common good?

          This story is part of Sacto Politico’s ongoing “Shame of Our Campaigns” series. Maine’s unsuccessful Senate candidate Sara Gideon made re...
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          “What is your favorite political book, movie or TV show, and why?”
          Jeff Burdick
          • Dec 15, 2020

          “What is your favorite political book, movie or TV show, and why?”

          With the year winding down, The Sacto Politico decided to take a less hard-nosed survey of a party of politics that connects us all. We a...
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          S/P Q&A: How underdog State Ballot campaign won
          Jeff Burdick
          • Dec 15, 2020

          S/P Q&A: How underdog State Ballot campaign won

          The rule of thumb for winning state ballot initiatives is to spend the most money. Although originally designed to give voters a direct l...
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          Yolo County: 2020 Presidential Vote breakdown
          Jeff Burdick
          • Dec 15, 2020

          Yolo County: 2020 Presidential Vote breakdown

          The Nov. 3 presidential results for Yolo County were never in question. The county is overwhelmingly Democratic, and Joe Biden won nearly...
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