In possibly pivotal CA-3 House race, can Jones catch Kiley?
As predicted by SactoPolitico for most of the past two years, no midterm Red wave or tsunami ever materialized and control of the U.S....
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Nov. 13, 2022 – Vol. 3, Issue 5
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Jeff Burdick
- Oct 28
At CA-3 TV debate, Kiley dodges neo-Nazi question
KCRA moderator Edie Lambert posed the four-word question to GOP Congressional candidate Kevin Kiley almost at the midway point of...
Jeff Burdick
- Oct 21
In red-hot Jones-Kiley CA-3 House race, does anyone have homestretch advantage?
To describe the CA-3 House race as the most competitive under-the-radar House race in the nation feels an understatement. Every normal...
Jeff Burdick
- Oct 6
Before you vote, check out past S/P coverage first
On Oct. 10, counties start mailing 2022 general election ballots to 22 million registered California voters. It marks the close of a...
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 31
Obituary for Sacramento Bee election coverage
The Washington Post has the most memorable and consequential motto in journalism: “Democracy dies in darkness.” Adopted in 2017, the...
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
- 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...
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 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
Hate Triangle: Sheriff Jones, Kiley & Sac Bee
When a top Congressional candidate refuses a newspaper’s invitation to sit for an endorsement interview, that often says a bit about the...
Jeff Burdick
- Apr 12
By the Numbers: California House races & voter registration update
Last week, the California Secretary of State office issued its latest statewide voter registration figures. These come with less than a...
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...
Jeff Burdick
- Jan 26
Most Kiley endorsers as mum as he on ‘radical associations‘
As Kevin Kiley launched his Congressional campaign earlier this month, the Rocklin Republican was also busy contacting potential backers...
Jeff Burdick
- Jan 16
Key midterm battle heats up: US House opponent says GOP’s Kiley should explain ‘radical’ ties
Editor’s Note: See Jan. 28 follow-up to this article here. SACRAMENTO, Calif. — To start the year, state Assemblyman Kevin Kiley...
Jeff Burdick
- Dec 15, 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...
Jeff Burdick
- Dec 15, 2021
Year-in-Review: Our 10 best political articles of 2021
Foremost, 2021 will be remembered as the second year of the Covid-19 Pandemic, but it was also an extremely busy year in politics –...
Jeff Burdick
- Nov 9, 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...
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...