TRUMPIFORNIA, Here They Come
The Republican State Central Committee convened in Anaheim last weekend and gave every appearance of settling into a long-term tenure as a minor party in California. The lack of enthusiasm among the GOP rank-and-file for Republican party prospects in the Golden State was palpable. Although Donald Trump was trounced in California by Hillary Clinton, the […]
Bannon Speech Surprises, Delights Typically Moderate California Republican Party
Breitbart News Executive Chairman Stephen K. Bannon’s address at the California Republican Party convention on Friday in Anaheim was remarkable – not just for its content, but for the reaction it elicited from the audience. “Steve Bannon’s speech was the one that really fired up this convention,” said State Senator Joel Anderson (R-Alpine). “It’s easy as a California […]
Partisan Gerrymandering and the Role of Social Science in the Courts
The US Supreme Court is considering a high-profile case that could change the way legislative maps are drawn and reshape elections. The court has invited social science to play an unusually significant role in its decision. On October 3, the court heard oral arguments in Gill v Whitford, a Wisconsin case that could result in the first constitutional constraints […]
Four Democratic candidates want more spending, but not more taxes?
The San Francisco Chronicle assembled the four Democratic candidates for governor Tuesday to talk about the “state’s big issues” and whether they “have the ideas and resolve to meet them.” After 75 minutes of back and forth, moderated by Chronicle editorial page editor John Diaz, it was clear that the four mostly believe that dealing […]
Would California benefit from becoming a right-to-work state?
The California Association of Psychiatric Technicians is raising money to fight Donald Trump. The union that represents 6,200 state mental health workers has decided to charge members $6.50 per month to pay for extra political activities. The new political action fee will be collected from January 1, 2018, until December 31, 2020. Why? Union leaders […]