I was a little surprised to find a glossy campaign mailer from Governor Schwarzenegger in my mailbox yesterday, considering I don't belong to any political party. But then I realized why Team Arnold was targeting me: because I'm registered as … Continue reading »

Political junkies like to play guessing games over campaign strategy. And one initiative that's providing a lot of fodder in these final days is Proposition 77, the effort to transfer the power of political map drawing from the Legislature to … Continue reading »

They may have known the potential power of Latino votes all along, but both sides in the November campaign have suddenly turned their Latino PR campaigns up a notch. This afternoon, Governor Schwarzenegger is visiting Anaheim to receive support from … Continue reading »

[The audio from the radio report is now online] Some budget experts will tell you that economic forecasting is more of an art than it is a science. But if Proposition 76 passes, it might also become a political lightning … Continue reading »

Voters will go to the polls three weeks from today, and the campaign season will come to an end. Until then, the money keeps rolling in. As a snapshot, take campaign finance reports filed yesterday. Some quick math shows that, … Continue reading »

If two teachers send a note in support of a ballot measure en masse to the school e-mail addresses of thousands of other teachers, is that a no-no? That's just one piece of the issue of the week being peddled … Continue reading »

For some reason I keep thinking about Clara Peller when I watch the new campaign ad from the supporters of the redistricting initiative, Proposition 77. The ad takes a humorous bent toward voter frustration with the Legislature, with Sacramento actress … Continue reading »

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has a new major donor to his California Recovery Team to thank: himself. New campaign finance records show yesterday the governor wrote a check to his main ballot initiative committee for $1.25 million. Late last month, he … Continue reading »

For at least the second time in recent memory, a story has popped up online that claims Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is ready to jump back into making movies, while still wearing those custom leather boots he owns with the governor's … Continue reading »

Rarely does a campaign come and go these days without the two warring sides claiming a TV ad is so outrageous that the stations must take the ad off the air. And it's no different in the initiative campaign of … Continue reading »