Seth in CA (for the summer)

Nice endorsement, despite the troubling use of the word “Democrat” as an adjective instead of a noun. Someone from the local Democratic Party should write them a letter (more here). “Warner is best Democrat choice in 26th District”: A Rancho Cucamonga business owner is the best choice for Democrats in the June 6 primary election […]

Which zip codes donated the most money to Dreier and Warner? OpenSecrets.org has the answer: David Dreier (R)* 66208 (Shawnee Mission, KS ) $16,800 20003 (Washington, DC ) $12,402 94010 (Burlingame, CA ) $11,400 91108 (San Marino, CA ) $10,749 94111 (San Francisco, CA ) $10,400 91006 (Arcadia, CA ) $10,250 90024 (Los Angeles, CA […]

Cool: Russ Warner invites you to join him for a screening of “An Inconvenient Truth,” the new documentary by Vice President Al Gore about global warming, on its opening weekend in Pasadena. Because Warner purchased a block of tickets, those who RSVP early to attend the film with the candidate will pay $6 per ticket […]

Politics sure is complicated: But some worried that the constitutional victory for Hastert would be a public-relations problem for the rest of them. They fear that the nuances of constitutional principle will mean little to voters who conclude that the GOP, which aims to be the “law-and-order” party, is now on the wrong side of […]

With headlines like “Dreier slams immigration compromise” and “Dreier rejects Senate version of immigration bill” you’d think Dreier might have learned a lesson from 2004, when talk radio decided to eat its own. Here’s an account from Wikipedia (if someone has another source, I’d appreciate it): In the run-up to the 2004 elections, their main […]

I don’t know what the California Chronicle is, but their journalism sure tends towards the cheerleading variety. Or maybe I’m just very unused to seeing such positive press for Democratic candidates: The National Education Association and the Los Angeles County Firefighters endorsed Russ Warner for Congress in the 26th Congressional District, joining the broad-based coalition […]

Dreier rejects Senate version of immigration bill: Rep. David Dreier announced Wednesday that he will not vote for the Senate’s version of immigration legislation, breaking ranks with the White House and bolstering his image as a hard-liner on the border. Emblematic of the impending battle for a compromise, the Republican chairman of the House Rules […]

Thanks probably to Technorati, someone is reading this blog! And once I write something of actual value I’ll be cross-posting it in diaries on Kos, so hopefully other people will start reading it. Blue House writes in comments: If you are going to be in CA June 6 come by campaign headquarters for Russ Warner […]

Alright, so the DCCC website doesn’t list Cynthia, but does list someone named Hoyt Hillsman. Is this person running? Doubtful. I think I’ve found the definitive answer on who’s actually running, from opensecrets.org: David Dreier (R) * Russell Warner (D) S. Sonny Sardo (R) Cynthia Matthews (D) Melvin C. (Mel) Milton (R) Elliot Graham (3) […]

This summer I’ll be at Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, CA, participating in an NSF-funded computer science research program. If that provides bloggable material, expect to see that here. And if I have spare time, I hope to blog the Congressional race. Democratic candidate Russ Warner is challenging Republican incumbent David Dreier in CA-26, which […]