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Democrats and pollsters expecting Josh Harder (D) to surf into Washington on a blue wave in California's 10th Congressional District Tuesday were met with the reality that all politics is local. Blood is thicker than water, the old saying goes, and in California's Central Valley, water is the community's lifeblood. So said incumbent Rep. Jeff Denham (R) in the days leading up to the election. There local farmers have come to rely on Denham to fight for their access to scarce irrigated water to

The establishment Democrats prevailed in California's most visible 2018 statewide elections for governor and the U.S. Senate: The race between hedge fund manager John Cox (R) and Lt. Gov Gavin Newsom (D) to fill vacating governor Jerry Brown's office in the state capitol; and incumbent Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein's challenge from the left, by Democratic State Sen. Kevin de León. Feinstein Trounces de León Feinstein has represented California in the nation's Senate since 1992, when she r

San Diego, Calif.- At long last we appear to have a Mission Valley solution. Now, let the negotiations begin. After a bruising campaign that lasted nearly two years, it appears voters have decided to move forward with the SDSU West plan Measure G, for Mission Valley. With 72% of precincts reporting SDSU West is at 54.86%. The opposing measure, SoccerCity, only received 29% of the vote. SDSU West Backers Celebrate SDSU West backers celebrated the early returns at the US Grant. Campaign di

Washington, D.C. - The Republicans have held on to the Senate by grabbing some center-left leaning districts, while Democrats scooped up the 218 they needed to topple GOP control of the House of Representatives. Those numbers weren't necessarily surprising for many Americans. But the details surrounding this election are fascinating. Candidates broke barriers across gender (more than 100 women were elected), race, religion and sexual identity. And inside those states and districts, unique situa

SAN DIEGO, CALIF. - The 2018 midterms are coming to a close. Control of Congress is at stake. The future direction of US policy on a range of issues is at stake. In many states, the future of the electoral and political process is at stake as well. The media is obsessed with the red versus blue battle across the country in a nationalized narrative that takes away from the issues and values important to voters. They turn to the pollsters to predict a red wave or a blue wave. Yet what if we are

Independent voters make up over 40 percent of registered voters in the United States today, while fewer than 30 percent are either registered Republicans or Democrats, and these voters will be the key to winning in swing districts without a partisan stronghold. RealClearPolitics With only days left before the midterm elections, the New York Times recently introduced its readers to Kristen Donnelly, 35, an educated, affluent, suburban businesswoman living in Pennsylvania’s closely contested fir

San Diego, Calif.- Ohio Gov. John Kasich might be changing his tune when it comes to running for president as a third-party candidate. Last March in Los Angeles at the "New Way California" event, I asked Kasich if he would consider a third-party run for president, he denied having interest. Then this week on ABC's "The View," Kasich noted, “I think, for the first time, there is a legitimate chance for a third-party candidate." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6KyDlPgfZw Gov. John Kasich Cons

San Diego, Calif.- According to a recent NPR poll, nearly 80 percent of voters are concerned that the negative tone and lack of civility in Washington will lead to violence or acts of terror. That toxic tone has become commonplace in contentious races for many years. But there are representatives, and candidates, who have stuck to a more civil approach to politics. Videos for two candidates in California's 77th Assembly district in San Diego demonstrate the two different approaches. Assemblym

Update: The San Diego Union-Tribune just authored a compelling special report on NPP voters. The piece looks at the growing numbers of NPP voters, both statewide and in San Diego, and the impacts this electorate shift will have on Tuesday's midterm and future elections. The shifting allegiances of San Diego County's voters Here's an excerpt: "Tuesday’s midterm election arrives on unsteady electoral seas, and like sailors who have lost faith in their captains, more voters in San Diego County

Many political commentators today are perplexed by what seems to be the increasing polarization of the two party system in America, and the rising tensions that have accompanied a rhetorical arms race of inflammatory cross fire. It is my contention that the Republican and Democratic Parties are not in fact drifting further apart than ever before, but over recent decades have actually become more and more like each other, and that today they are nearly indistinguishable from each other in terms