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May 5, 2012 By Alex Vassar

Incumbents Facing Challenges

At least four incumbents are facing challenging primary opponents. Although usually a rare occurrence (there have only been two incumbents defeated in primaries in the last decade), the combination of new district lines and the top-two primary have made this a potentially record-breaking year. In fact, the last time California saw more than two incumbents […]

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May 5, 2012 By Alex Vassar

Libertarian Party Nominates Gary Johnson

The Libertarian Party made former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson their nominee for the Presidency today at their national convention in Las Vegas. Johnson, who served as Governor of New Mexico from 1995-2003, was an early 2012 Republican candidate for President until he withdrew in December.

Filed Under: 2012 Election, Current Research, ElectionVolunteer, JoinCalifornia

April 29, 2012 By Alex Vassar

Thank you to Chris Nguyen

Several emails were received this weekend filling in some of the early political history of Orange County. It’s not every day that we hear from noted O.C. political strategist and historian Chris Nguyen, but I always appreciate it when he shares the results of his research. In particular, Chris helped fill in some blanks in […]

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