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Did US Chamber of Commerce ignore its new endorsement policy with Kiley Congressional nod?

Oct 6, 2022

Did US Chamber of Commerce ignore its new endorsement policy with Kiley Congressional nod?

Two months after the violent Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol Insurrection that resulted in five deaths and delayed the electoral vote count...

California College Republican on students, CRT & generational politics

Justin Ha

Jul 12, 2022

California College Republican on students, CRT & generational politics

Christian Lucia Hunter of Dixon, Calif., is the Northern Regional Director for the California College Republicans. After first attending...

Roundup: Calif.’s Far Right flares up in U.S. Senate, House, Sacto Co. Sheriff races

Jeff Burdick

May 22, 2022

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...

Shawn Collins for Governor on get-tough policies, CRT & reorienting the GOP

Jeff Burdick

Apr 26, 2022

Shawn Collins for Governor on get-tough policies, CRT & reorienting the GOP

Shawn Collins is an 41-year-old Orange County Republican, corporate attorney and eight-year veteran of the Navy legal “JAG” corps. He...

Midterm roundup & updates: Why the media apathy?

Jeff Burdick

Mar 29, 2022

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...

CA-7 Congressional hopeful Max Semenenko Q&A

Jeff Burdick

Mar 29, 2022

CA-7 Congressional hopeful Max Semenenko Q&A

Ukrainian-born Maksim “Max” Semenenko is a 39-year-old father of four (with a fifth on the way) and owner of his own construction...

By the numbers: Digging into California’s voter spectrum

Jeff Burdick

Mar 5, 2022

By the numbers: Digging into California’s voter spectrum

In politics and media, smart accurate information is essential. For politicos, good data helps make for more precise strategy and more...

Recall roundup: GOP denialism, landslide donors & more

Jeff Burdick

Sep 30, 2021

Recall roundup: GOP denialism, landslide donors & more

Following the landslide defeat of the $276 million recall, a prominent storyline has been how many state Republicans were in threadbare...

As Trump leaves, Sacramento GOP becomes Black Box

Jeff Burdick

Jan 19, 2021

As Trump leaves, Sacramento GOP becomes Black Box

Tomorrow on the final day of the Trump Administration, the central committee of the Sacramento County GOP is scheduled to choose its...

Has Jarvis Taxpayers Assn. returned to far-right roots?

Jeff Burdick

Nov 4, 2020

Has Jarvis Taxpayers Assn. returned to far-right roots?

Most California election cycles find the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association (HJTA) in the news opposing another statewide ballot effort...

Patterson’s endorsers largely silent on far-right ties

Jeff Burdick

Oct 9, 2020

Patterson’s endorsers largely silent on far-right ties

For the past week, The Sacto Politico has reached out to 13 different endorsers of the Patterson campaign. Only three reaffirmed their...

Ex-‘hate group’ strategist trained GOP candidate’s team

Jeff Burdick

Oct 9, 2020

Ex-‘hate group’ strategist trained GOP candidate’s team

In July, Republican Congressional candidate Buzz Patterson hosted a former national strategist from one of the largest purported hate groups

Update: Bee finally covers political extremism, sort of

Jeff Burdick

Oct 1, 2020

Update: Bee finally covers political extremism, sort of

A 1,500-word story represents quite a dedication of time and effort, but it’s ultimately Sacramento readers who were the most shortchanged.

Why did Sacto media cover extremist rally but not the extremism?

Jeff Burdick

Sep 15, 2020

Why did Sacto media cover extremist rally but not the extremism?

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Aug. 1 on the steps of the California’s state capitol, the state GOP-endorsed Congressional candidate Buzz Patterson...