A Republican Upset in CD-43? Anything is Possible

Rep. Maxine Waters Can a Republican defeat incumbent liberal Democrat Maxine Waters? Anything is possible, but probability is crucial to a politician getting the votes to win an election. Waters represents a seat with a 59% Democratic registration, followed by an...

Vidak Victory Needs More Vetting (Again!)

State Senate District 14 is a majority Democratic district, and a Republican cruised to reelection as their representative. How did this happen? Hanford, CA cherry farmer Andy Vidak won the special election for the 16th Congressional district in 2013. In spite of the...

McKeon's Congressional District 25 — Safe GOP

CD-25 (Pacific Meridian Imaging) Reports from Politico and other left-leaning blogs suggested that Howard "Buck" McKeon's house seat was up for grabs in 2014, since he was planning on retiring and the district leans Republican only by a few points....

Congratulations, Endorsed City Council Candidates

 No, the Torrance City Council elections did not go the way that I wanted them too. Still, in spite of the outcome, the candidates have many good prospects to look forward to, in spite of the results. Alex See If there is one businessman who is undeterred by the...

The 2014 Torrance Election: Reflections

Torrance, CA Pacific Railroad Bridge How do we interpret the Torrance election results? Torrance is now center-left? Probably. Toyota is leaving, but Honda has pledged to stay, so far. 13% of voters showed up to the polls. Just 13%. If anyone wants to sit down and...