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May 16, 2022 – Vol. 2, Issue 18

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Midterm roundup & updates: Why the media apathy?
Jeff Burdick
  • Mar 29

Midterm roundup & updates: Why the media apathy?

Many items in the following midterm election roundup remind me of a 1990s quote from former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley. When asked...
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As Dems criticize Covid misinformation, many take Fox Corp. money
Jeff Burdick
  • Feb 22

As Dems criticize Covid misinformation, many take Fox Corp. money

This article is part of SactoPolitico.com’s ongoing “Shame of Our Campaigns” series. For past pieces in the series, click here. Nothing...
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Did U.S. Rep. Ami Bera cook his constituent service numbers?
Jeff Burdick
  • Jan 7

Did U.S. Rep. Ami Bera cook his constituent service numbers?

In a Dec. 21 news release, U.S. Rep. Ami Bera announced he would run for re-election in California’s redesigned CA-6 Congressional...
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Penultimate House map bring small, clarifying changes
Jeff Burdick
  • Dec 16, 2021

Penultimate House map bring small, clarifying changes

Last Saturday, the California Citizens Redistricting Commission issued its last set of draft Congressional district boundaries for public...
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Opioids, extremism & Sacramento Bee alligator arms
Jeff Burdick
  • Nov 26, 2021

Opioids, extremism & Sacramento Bee alligator arms

“Long-time” readers of the Sacto Politico (we are just 14 months old) know my brand of media criticism can seem sharpest toward the...
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Can Sacto Progressives gain from House redistricting?
Jeff Burdick
  • Nov 26, 2021

Can Sacto Progressives gain from House redistricting?

California is among the most progressive states in the U.S. This is reflected in Congress with 22 of the 96 members of the Congressional...
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Analysis: Could GOP flip Ami Bera’s House seat? Yep.
Jeff Burdick
  • Nov 10, 2021

Analysis: Could GOP flip Ami Bera’s House seat? Yep.

EDITOR’S NOTE (Nov. 11): Last evening, the Citizens Redistricting Commission released its fourth version of maps. Much can still change...
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Review of newest California Congressional map drafts
Jeff Burdick
  • Nov 5, 2021

Review of newest California Congressional map drafts

California’s draft Congressional maps are changing fast. Saturday, Sacto Politico published our first distillation of the first draft...
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First Calif. House redistricting maps bring surprises
Jeff Burdick
  • Oct 30, 2021

First Calif. House redistricting maps bring surprises

A small tremor rumbled through California politics this week when the state’s Citizens Redistricting Commission released its earliest...
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Q3 fundraising winner: political industrial complex
Jeff Burdick
  • Oct 24, 2021

Q3 fundraising winner: political industrial complex

At the federal level, the term “campaign fundraising” is a partial misnomer. That’s because the majority of such funds does little to run...
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Marcela Mulholland talks Progressive polling & messages
Jeff Burdick
  • Jul 15, 2021

Marcela Mulholland talks Progressive polling & messages

Since the start of the year, South Florida native Marcela Mulholland has served as political director for Data for Progress, a...
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Sacramento’s political age of the aged in Congress
Jeff Burdick
  • Jun 29, 2021

Sacramento’s political age of the aged in Congress

Last week, California marked the 88th birthday of U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) with both congratulations and public exultations to...
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Sacto Metro House members largely mum on infrastructure
Jeff Burdick
  • Apr 14, 2021

Sacto Metro House members largely mum on infrastructure

Two weeks ago, President Joe Biden proposed his eight-year $2.3 trillion “American Jobs Plan.” This would be the largest infrastructure...
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Folsom’s Blues: Sliding into swing territory
Jeff Burdick
  • Jan 5, 2021

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...
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S/P OpEd follow-up: Campaign coffers for common good?
Jeff Burdick
  • Dec 15, 2020

S/P OpEd follow-up: Campaign coffers for common good?

This story is part of Sacto Politico’s ongoing “Shame of Our Campaigns” series. Maine’s unsuccessful Senate candidate Sara Gideon made...
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As Opioid Crisis raged, companies gave Matsui $125K
Jeff Burdick
  • Nov 5, 2020

As Opioid Crisis raged, companies gave Matsui $125K

When speaking of the “shame of our campaigns,” no episode in the last decade should disgust more than the federal response to the Opioid...
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How Ami Bera dropped $1M in cash without really trying
Jeff Burdick
  • Nov 5, 2020

How Ami Bera dropped $1M in cash without really trying

U.S. Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA) has spent more than $1.1 million this cycle but without facing any major opposition. So what did he spend it on?
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Treasurer: Patterson fails to report $300K in donations
Jeff Burdick
  • Oct 14, 2020

Treasurer: Patterson fails to report $300K in donations

Sacramento Republican candidate for Congress Buzz Patterson has failed to report any of its campaign fundraising and spending as required by
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