Jeff BurdickMar 29Midterm 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...
Jeff BurdickFeb 22As Dems criticize Covid misinformation, many take Fox Corp. moneyThis article is part of SactoPolitico.com’s ongoing “Shame of Our Campaigns” series. For past pieces in the series, click here. Nothing...
Jeff BurdickJan 7Did 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...
Jeff BurdickDec 16, 2021Penultimate House map bring small, clarifying changesLast Saturday, the California Citizens Redistricting Commission issued its last set of draft Congressional district boundaries for public...
Jeff BurdickNov 26, 2021Opioids, 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...
Jeff BurdickNov 26, 2021Can 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...
Jeff BurdickNov 10, 2021Analysis: 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...
Jeff BurdickNov 5, 2021Review of newest California Congressional map draftsCalifornia’s draft Congressional maps are changing fast. Saturday, Sacto Politico published our first distillation of the first draft...
Jeff BurdickOct 30, 2021First Calif. House redistricting maps bring surprisesA small tremor rumbled through California politics this week when the state’s Citizens Redistricting Commission released its earliest...
Jeff BurdickOct 24, 2021Q3 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...
Jeff BurdickJul 15, 2021Marcela Mulholland talks Progressive polling & messagesSince the start of the year, South Florida native Marcela Mulholland has served as political director for Data for Progress, a...
Jeff BurdickJun 29, 2021Sacramento’s political age of the aged in CongressLast week, California marked the 88th birthday of U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) with both congratulations and public exultations to...
Jeff BurdickApr 14, 2021Sacto Metro House members largely mum on infrastructureTwo weeks ago, President Joe Biden proposed his eight-year $2.3 trillion “American Jobs Plan.” This would be the largest infrastructure...
Jeff BurdickJan 5, 2021Folsom’s Blues: Sliding into swing territoryIn the 2020 general election, Sacramento County reached its highest voter participation level (82.6%) since 1964, but outpacing every...
Jeff BurdickDec 15, 2020S/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...
Jeff BurdickNov 5, 2020As Opioid Crisis raged, companies gave Matsui $125KWhen speaking of the “shame of our campaigns,” no episode in the last decade should disgust more than the federal response to the Opioid...
Jeff BurdickNov 5, 2020How Ami Bera dropped $1M in cash without really tryingU.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?
Jeff BurdickOct 14, 2020Treasurer: Patterson fails to report $300K in donationsSacramento Republican candidate for Congress Buzz Patterson has failed to report any of its campaign fundraising and spending as required by