• Turning 'Purple' -- The Inland Empire’s Shifting Voter Demographics

  

  By Steven Cuevas, KPCC Radio California’s Congressional delegation will include about a dozen new faces next year. Redistricting and the state’s “Top Two” primary system led to an unusual number of competitive races, as well as a few upsets — … Read More

• Is California About to Become a Democratic Wonderland?
• Food Companies Fight 'Genetically Modified' Label Measure

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• Young Voters Sound Off in Silicon Valley

  

  With the national conventions behind them now, Republicans and Democrats say they’re all fired up and ready to go — sprinting toward the November election. Four years ago Barack Obama marched into the White House beside an army of young … Read More

• Californians at DNC: Kamala Harris, Sikhs; But Where's Gavin?
• Video: California's Power Women Push For Obama in Charlotte

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• Election Blog Fond Farewell -- Until Next Time!

  

  By Lisa Aliferis, Jon Brooks and Tyche Hendricks With the 2012 election mostly put to bed, this blog is retiring — temporarily. This post features thoughts on elections in general from KQED Election Editor Tyche Hendricks, Election Blog editor Jon … Read More

• Willie Brown Weighs In on Democratic Supermajority
• President Obama's Re-Election Honeymoon (on Social Media) Continues, But For How Long?

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• President Obama's Re-Election Honeymoon (on Social Media) Continues, But For How Long?

  One reaction on social media to President Obama’s re-election can be summed up by the popular meme at right. (You’ve probably seen the president’s celebratory “Four More Years” photo everywhere on Facebook and Twitter. With more than four million “Likes,” … Read More

• Live Blog Preview: Obama vs. Romney; Final Swing State Polls
• Obama, Romney Race to Reach Every Voter in Battleground States

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