All Eyes on March
The California Target Book’s latest California political update, “All Eyes on March”, will be this Thursday, the 13th, from 1:30 until 5:00 in the CalChamber
Darry Sragow
February 11, 2020
California Target Book Conference Will Dig Into State and Presidential Politics
This coming Monday afternoon, the 10th, the California Target Book hosts its March to 2020 Sacramento Conference with opening remarks by Attorney General Xavier Becerra,
Darry Sragow
June 5, 2019
Ten Takeaways from California Target Book Post Primary Analysis in Sacramento
Democratic and Republican party leaders and their consultants need to get past the grieving stage and accept that the top-two primary is the law of
Darry Sragow
June 14, 2018
Top Two Brought Campaign Wackiness; Will it Provide Typical Results?
With less than a week to go before voting closes in California’s June primary, political insiders’ attention is riveted on the endless range of possible outcomes
Darry Sragow
May 31, 2018
Scoring the Primary Results
Political insiders, like stock market traders, love to ascribe great meaning to events even when often times none exists. Leading up to election day, it
Darry Sragow
June 10, 2016
Americans Elect is not a Third Party, It’s a Second Nominating Process
As Americans Elect, which will provide ballot access to a third presidential candidate this November, opens it doors to candidates and draft movements for the
Darry Sragow
January 31, 2012
The Sky is Not Falling in California Because of the Massachusetts Election Result
The sky over Massachusetts is reported to have fallen last night. But California isn’t Massachusetts, and it certainly isn’t Washington, D.C., where the reverberations are being felt.
If, at a superficial level, both the Bay State and the Golden State can be labeled reliably Blue, yesterday’s outcome may bolster the hopes of California Republicans who are fueling their 2010 campaigns with the hope that their party is not destined to chronic irrelevancy.
But if you look at the size and ethnic make up of both states’ electorates, it is immediately evident that the two places have little in common politically.
Barbara Boxer, Jerry Brown and every one of California’s Democratic leaders would be well served to scrutinize the data coming out of Massachusetts, and to overlay that information on what they already know about political attitudes and trends in California. But they need to be very thoughtful about the conclusions they draw.
Darry Sragow
January 20, 2010
Antonio Avoids Politicaholism
Kudos to Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villagraigosa for having the guts to enter political recovery.
Politicaholism is just another form of addiction. The need to be constantly in motion whether random or directed, the need for that never ending adrenaline rush, distracts politicaholics from fulfilling the commitments they made to the people who elected them to office and even prevents them from acting in their own self interest.
Resisting the siren song of the 2010 governor’s race means that Antonio can wake up every day focused on what’s best for the City of Los Angeles. He can tackle the genuinely horrific fiscal woes facing the city. He can nail down gains on the public safety front and work to create jobs, improve our schools, reduce traffic and the city’s carbon footprint.
In doing so, he will fulfill his promise to make Los Angeles a better city, the promise he made when he asked the voters to put their trust in him. And he will feel better for it.
Darry Sragow
June 23, 2009