Good News in the Midst of Bad: Pennsylvania

Republicans did remarkably well in 2014. They took back the US Senate, by wider than expected margins. They also expanded their majority in the House. They also won a net three governor's races: Arkansas, Illinois, Maryland, and Massachusetts. I said a net of...

Munger's Plans: Buying Delegates?

Charlie Munger Jr. likes to spend his money. He likes to spread it around for Republican candidates in the state of California. Lately, I have been reading about his interesting, if not quixotic financial exploits on "The Munger Games". The man is apparently...

Schaper's Agenda for Assm. David Hadley

Assemblyman David Hadley: I am taking a (very) small risk at this point preparing a blog post about your election to the 66th Assembly District. The latest tally from the LA Registrar and the Secretary of State claim that your lead over Assemblyman Muratsuchi has...

CA GOP Strategy Reassessment: Assembly Districts

I have been looking over all the near-misses in California's Assembly races in 2014. Where was the Munger Money to help out these candidates? Assembly District 21: Republican Jack Mobley lost by seven points, or 3,500 votes, to incumbent Adam Gray. Assembly...

Boxer's Immigration Stance, and the Truth

Junior US Senator Barbara Boxer (D-California) delivered the following letter (reprinted in part below in italics) to President Obama and for public release on November 17, 2014. Referring to the US Senate's comprehensive reform legislation from 2013, the...

McConnell's Veto-Proof Keystone Majority

US Senator Mary Landrieu US Senator Mary Landrieu is French Toast. She will not survive the December 6th run-off. Her votes and her voice do not match with Pelican State values. Still, at the last minute, she tried to salvage her seat, and pushed through the...