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California Democratic Party Chair Panics, Begs Weak Candidates to Drop Out as GOP Surge Threatens One-Party Lock on Governorship

March 3, 2026 9:42 amMarch 3, 2026 10:02 am

In a move that highlights the growing anxiety within the California Democratic Party, Chair Rusty Hicks issued an open letter on Tuesday urging underperforming gubernatorial candidates to bow out of the 2026 race or face the consequences of a potential...

Rep Kiley Defies Democrat Gerrymander: Announces Run in Newly Drawn 6th District Amid Prop 50 Fallout

March 2, 2026 2:39 pmMarch 2, 2026 2:47 pm

In a stand against what he calls the “evil of gerrymandering,” Republican Congressman Kevin Kiley announced Monday morning that he will file papers this week to run for reelection in California’s newly redrawn 6th Congressional District. The decision comes after...

California’s Political Osmosis: How Education, Policy, and Media Quietly Rewire Public Belief

January 21, 2026 9:00 amJanuary 21, 2026 5:47 pm

I learned to read the world by watching patterns and noticing what people do when they think no one is watching. I first learned that as a soldier in the Middle East, where you survive by reading incentives and truth...

BREAKING: State of California and DCCC Trying to Change Rules Already Agreed to in Prop 50 Lawsuit

November 20, 2025 11:12 amNovember 20, 2025 11:20 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom unconstitutionally overturned the voter-approved California Redistricting Commission with Proposition 50, which was just passed by voters. That is bad enough, but the new congressional district maps were drawn based on racial lines, a recent lawsuit alleges....

DOJ Sues California Over Prop 50’s ‘Power Grab’

November 13, 2025 1:05 pmNovember 13, 2025 1:38 pm

Today, the U.S. Department of Justice, led by Attorney General Pam Bondi, announced they have joined a lawsuit against California’s redistricting ballot initiative, Proposition 50, which overwhelmingly passed in a special election last week. The lawsuit names Governor Gavin Newsom...

Tying Together Thoughts on the Trump Ballroom and Proposition 50

November 2, 2025 2:45 amNovember 2, 2025 2:46 am

You cannot view any news site without hearing the bemoaning of President Donald Trump’s order to demolish the East Wing of the White House and replace it with a grand ballroom. Among the complaints about the project is that rich...

Poll: Proposition 50 Leading By a Hefty 22-point Margin One Week Before the Election

October 31, 2025 11:04 amOctober 31, 2025 11:05 am

A final pre-election survey conducted by Berkeley IGS (see below) finds 60 percent of Californian’s likely voters voting Yes on Proposition 50, while just 38 percent are voting No. The survey also reveals that the results are highly partisan with...