California
Out of Power But Leading the Charge: Nancy Pelosi Issues the Most Press Releases of 2011
Former Speaker Pelosi issues the most press releases of any U.S. Representative during the first three months of 2011
Read MoreCould Dianne Feinstein Lose Her U.S. Senate Seat in 2012?
Feinstein’s approval rating has dropped steadily since 2006
Read MoreAre Democrats Becoming a Two-State Party?
Percentage of Democratic U.S. House Seats from California and New York soars to a record high of 28.1 percent after the 2010 elections
Read MoreNancy Pelosi 1 of 8 House Democrats to Win by Bigger Margin in 2010 than 2008
Only 3 percent of 230 Democratic U.S. House incumbents on the ballot increased their margin of victory in 2010 compared to 2008; Nancy Pelosi had the second largest increase
Read MoreOut with the Old and In with the Older: Ex-Governors Have Historically Good Odds in Comeback Bids
Former governors have won 63 percent of open races in comeback campaigns and 57 percent overall since WWII; five ex-governors to be on the ballot in 2010
Read MoreWalz Has Largest Percentage of Contributions from In-State Donors; Ellison the Lowest
Ellison also raises more money from Californians than Minnesotans for the second consecutive quarter
Read More‘Darfur 5’ in Little Jeopardy of Losing Congressional Seats
The arrest of Minnesota Representative Keith Ellison and four other members of Congress Monday morning for crossing a police line at the Sudanese Embassy in Washington, D.C. brought front-page attention to the humanitarian crisis and atrocities occurring in the Darfur…
Read MoreSuper Tuesday Media Coverage: It’s All About California, Part 1 (The Democrats)
The overwhelming positive media coverage that Hillary Clinton received during Tuesday night’s primary coverage was a bit peculiar—especially considering what each candidate was expected to do prior to Super Tuesday’s elections. In light of the full spectrum of election results…
Read MoreCalifornia Primary Live Blog
5:40 p.m. Last polls close in California at 10:00 p.m. CST. The Democrats will allocate 370 of its 441 convention delegates from the primary today: 241 delegates are allocated based on the vote in each of the state’s 53 Congressional…
Read MoreCalifornia a Toss Up for the GOP
Three new California polls with field dates ending Saturday, February 2nd were released today — all showing growing momentum for Mitt Romney, despite endorsements this past week for John McCain by Rudy Giuliani and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. All three polls…
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