Did Incumbent Democrat Schaefer give $30K to buy Republican support?
When scandal engulfs a party’s endorsed candidate, questions naturally arise where that party draws the line for stripping an...
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Sept. 22, 2022 – Vol. 2, Issue 26
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Jeff Burdick
- Sep 8
Why most 2022 midterm forecasts collapsed so predictably
The job description of prognosticator is pretty straight forward, requiring just a single qualifier: To predict. Correctly. So what does...
Jeff Burdick
- Aug 18
Central Valley Congressional candidate Tom Patti: 5 Ambiens caused traffic accident
This past weekend, GOP Congressional candidate and current San Joaquin County Supervisor Tom Patti officially completed a one-year...
Jeff Burdick
- Aug 18
Sac Bee again on wrong warpath against extremist-tied Kevin Kiley
The best weapon journalists have against questionable politics is good, thoughtful journalism. But such an arrow is once again missing...
Jeff Burdick
- Jul 31
Midterm roundup: Kiley fundraising off concerns about radical associations
Friday night, South Carolina’s capital newspaper The State reported House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) swung by that state GOP’s...
Jeff Burdick
- Jul 12
Kurinsky-Malos on managing hot CA-3 House race in momentous times
A 25-year-old Oregon native, Michaela Kurinsky-Malos has worked every election cycle since 2016 including in Oregon, Washington, Illinois...
Jeff Burdick
- Jul 12
AD-5 candidate Rebecca Chenoweth on her husband’s healthcare fraud conviction
With 94% of the June 7 primary vote counted, Rebecca Chenoweth is currently in first place in California Assembly District 5 which...
Jeff Burdick
- Jun 24
Can David (Dodson) topple Democrats’ unethical “goliath”?
The four elected seats on the California Board of Equalization (BOE) are the least powerful and least sexy of California’s constitutional...
Justin Ha
- Jun 24
Thanks for the memorabilia! Reno to host return of political collectibles convention next month
Covid threw a wrench into a lot of national convention schedules. So it may be with a sigh of relief for political memorabilia lovers...
Jeff Burdick
- Jun 9
How ‘voter apathy’ should inspire the news media
In the last week, a bit of digital ink was spilled about how registered voter turnout for California’s primaries this week would be far...
Jeff Burdick
- May 22
In AD-10 race, Nguyen’s “lifelong Democrat” gaffe jumped on by Guerra camp
In politics, the unforced error can keep campaigns up at night. Such may be the case for the Sacramento-area Stephanie Nguyen for State...
Jeff Burdick
- May 22
Roundup: Calif.’s Far Right flares up in U.S. Senate, House, Sacto Co. Sheriff races
Perhaps given how strongly blue California is, most media outlets give light, if any, coverage to how radicalized a large part of the...
Latinx Voters key to Dems flipping Central Valley seats & keeping U.S. House
Irene Kao is executive director of Courage California, a statewide progressive organization uniting communities for progressive change,...
Jeff Burdick
- May 16
After SactoPolitico probes, US House members change fundraising tactic; donor refunded $1,000
“Accountability journalism” strives to hold individuals – usually the powerful – accountable for activities that, while legal, may...
Jeff Burdick
- May 16
Progressive House candidate Derek Marshall on winning rural votes
Progressive Derek Marshall is challenging freshman GOP Congressman Jay Obernolte in the new CA-23 Congressional District, which comprises...
Jeff Burdick
- May 16
H.S. journalist Justin Ha on asking Kevin Kiley about speaking at radical’s rally
Justin Ha is a 17-year-old news editor for the Granite Bay High School newspaper in Placer County, Calif. In February, he became the only...
Jeff Burdick
- May 16
Can Sacramento Progressive finish Top 2 in CA-7 House race?
In California districts dominated by a single party, the state’s all-in primary system creates a very different kind of voting choice –...
Jeff Burdick
- May 2
4th Major Sacramento-area GOP Campaign Criticizes Sac Bee Ed Board
The 2022 primary season has quickly turned into a losing referendum on the Sacramento Bee Editorial Board. Two weeks ago, three major GOP...
Jeff Burdick
- Apr 26
Midterm checkup: How healthy is California democracy?
Maintaining a healthy democracy is like maintaining a healthy body. Regular attention and checkups are required. Fortunately, each...
Jeff Burdick
- Apr 26
Shawn Collins for Governor on get-tough policies, CRT & reorienting the GOP
Shawn Collins is an 41-year-old Orange County Republican, corporate attorney and eight-year veteran of the Navy legal “JAG” corps. He...