25th changes from reddish-purple to bluish purple: there's some sad (depending on your perspective) irony when we're in the middle of an all-Republican campaign and the district officially goes blue. Yes, California's 25th Congressional District now has more Democrats than Republicans. A Democratic-backed voter registration push in the Antelope Valley gets the credit. Here's an updated chart.
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I'm not Steve Knight and I may or may not approve this message: The Strickland campaign has filed a complaint with the FEC alleging campaign finance irregularities by Steve Knight. According to the complaint, a radio ad from Knight does not include Knight's recorded statement of approval, and they also allege that a flight to DC and a campaign billboard were not disclosed in Knight's itemized expenditures. It's worth noting that the FPPC fined Strickland in 2010 for not identifying his campaign committee on a mailer.
Steve Knight Live: Steve Knight has released a series of videos where he explains his position and personal perspective on a few issues. Of note, you have his strongest statement to date on his support of expanding workplace nondiscrimination laws to cover sexual orientation – something that Tony Strickland opposes. While such protections have long been in place in California, there's been a major (and somewhat bipartisan) push to make these protections federal, as almost 30 states still allow such discrimination in the workplace (to one degree or another).
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Since we can expect Knight and Strickland's votes on major issues to be nearly identical, this is a big issue where there is some split within the Republican Party (and between these candidates). It's also an issue we might see come up again as soon as next year. The rest of the videos are here.
In Case You Missed It… and judging by the view counts, you probably have, here are the videos of Steve Knight and Tony Strickland, taking questions from the audience at the recent forum held by the Canyon Country Advisory Committee.
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Does Tony love Chachi? Probably. The Hill notes that Scott Baio, former star of the small screen, donated $500 to the Strickland campaign in May.
The sample ballots are out, and while neither candidate secured the endorsement of the Republican Party, Tony Strickland somehow wound up with the endorsement of the American Independent Party, the far-right outfit that began as a segregationist party in the late 60s. What's that about? You can see your sample ballot at lavote.net.
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