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Democrat Corruption is Not the Alternative to Donald Trump!
Here’s the problem with American politics in 2026: Everyone thinks the system is corrupt. They just can’t agree on who’s worse. And if that sounds like progress to you… you might be in Washington. The “Everyone’s Dirty” Era Let’s start with the headline voters are quietly agreeing on: 49% say the Trump administration is more corrupt than recent...
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Today’s Installment of Idiot Watch. X for Congressional District XX and Other Fun Stuff
So Kevin Kiley is Running for CA-06 after pulling papers for CA-05 and CA-06. Then Mike Johnson endorsed McClintock for CA-05 while Kiley was reserving media time in CA-05. Confused Yet? Perennial Marginal Also-Ran Candidate Chris Bish has talked about 3 different...
Protecting Americans First
Politics often reduces complex policy debates into a few fundamental questions. One of those questions surfaced recently in both rhetoric and polling: What is the primary duty of the American government? When voters were presented with the statement, “The first duty...
Midterms Hang in the Balance
With November approaching, the national picture is neither a wave nor a collapse. It is a stalemate. The generic congressional ballot — the broad measure of which party voters intend to support — is effectively dead even. In a polarized electorate, that equilibrium is...
Voters Rightly Skeptical of Electronic Voting
Image Credit: Breitbart Public confidence in elections rests on a simple premise: citizens must believe their vote is counted as cast. Without that assurance, the mechanics of democracy begin to feel abstract, even fragile. A new polling snapshot suggests that many...
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CAGOP Update: So, the Legislature is going their own way with money? If you are a County Party, think through two immediate consequences
For those of you interested in things California Republican Party - there have been a lot of emails passed around containing a letter signed by legislative leaders indicating that they are starting a new fundraising program that is outside of the CAGOP structure...
Some Thoughts on Everything Trump as I Watch the Coalition of the Never Satisfied
There are many people that I meet in politics that are professional whiners. Sadly, most of those people to I know in that descriptor comprised the "down the escalator" base of Donald Trump's original campaign for President. They don't get him. They are the first...
CAGOP Update: My Harmeet Dhillon Story and how it relates to the current state of the anti-establishment opposition.
I think a story that symbolizes the CAGOP political landscape and the current circumstances has its' genesis over a decade ago. Do note, since many that read this blog completely miss the point of my posts I am disclaiming that this is my story related to Harmeet...
CAGOP Update: Leaders Lead and California Democrats Are Getting Hammered by the CAGOP (Finally)
Leaders Lead. You've read this axiom a bazillion times in my political lifetime in critiques of the CAGOP Leadership. It appears that Politico and Newsweek may well have been attempting to sound the alarm to their fellow democrats with articles they wrote in March....
Today’s Installment of “Why the Opposition to CAGOP Leadership Can’t Have Nice Things”, a Frank Exercise in Fact Checking Part 1,356,781
Apparently, in order to be a member of the opposition to the CAGOP's Leadership (Be it Brulte, Patterson or Rankin) you must believe that all CAGOP elections are rigged (including the two times I worked on behalf of their side for Steve Frank and Travis Allen),...
OC Assessor’s Office Assessment: You Can’t Make This Stuff Up!!! OC Investigation in to Claude Parish’s Misconduct is Unreal!
Please retire for your own good, sir. A workplace misconduct investigation found a top Orange County elected official violated gender discrimination and retaliation policies and harassed a subordinate over her medical disability, according to a confidential...
OC Assessor’s Office Assessment: Claude Parrish Writes His Own Opposition Campaign Pieces (again) Saying More Stupid Stuff + Bonus Battery Charge!
"Pay attention, I have no idea what I am going to say next..." Tustin homeowners could see a drop in their property taxes after an old air base hangar burned to the ground, showering the surrounding area in ash and debris containing asbestos. “This is a disaster,”...
OC Assessors Office Assessment: Time for Claude Parrish to Retire! (Unless You Want to Lose More Elections in the OC)
I remember Claude Parrish from 25 years ago in my early days of CRA. I remember the CRA's dinosaurs Gil Ferguson and Dick Mountjoy bemoaning what a bizarre puzzle Parrish was at the time. I wonder what the elder statesman (both long since passed) would say if they...
Did you know that the CAGOP Voted to Audit All of Their Accounts? Guess Who Voted No?
Remember Jack Guerrero's acceptance speech when he won election to Treasurer of the CAGOP? Top-down audit? Doge CAGOP? Well, he had a chance to. At the most recent CAGOP Board Meeting - Jack Guerrero objected to unanimous consent when it was moved and seconded to...
2025 California Republican Party Convention Recap: Meet Some of Team Rankin and Some Unsolicited Advice for the Opposition
I still love you guys, but you keep blowing it Maybe I am wasting my time writing this blog. Some would tell me that the following passage of scripture applies: "... nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you...
2025 California Republican Party Convention Recap: Why the Opposition Can’t Have Nice Things (Part 4) Pre-Ordained Conspiracy!
The poor guy never knew what hit him... In part three we laid out the time honored pattern: Step one: The opposition has high hopes, recruits a few good and a few bad candidates. Step two: Everyone outside the group is labeled a heretic and a traitor to the GOP...
2025 California Republican Party Convention Recap: Why the Opposition Can’t Have Nice Things (Part 3) Created Convention Chaos
Why does it always have to end this waaaaaay? First off, your intrepid blogger would like to thank all of the people that have come forward with color on the events leading up to the convention and at the 2025 CAGOP Convention itself. It is heartening to know that...