Election Updates from the DPOC
With returns still coming in, we wanted to send this update. Because of your persistence, we may see sweeping gains down the ballot in […]
Articles by Dan Chmielewski
Laura Bratton makes the case on Election Day in Irvine
Irvine City Council candidate Laura Bratton sent this video press release to make the case for her election to Irvine City Council. Full disclosure: I […]
The Gripes of Raths 2: Raths Confuses Election Day with April Fool’s Day
It’s amusing to follow Greg Raths on Social Media. To complain that the Orange County Register is Fake News and Liberal Media is funny. To […]
Two Things on Christina Shea Irvine Voters Need to Know Before Election Day
Irvine Mayor Christina Shea has been making hay in the right wing press corps about the FPPC investigation of Farrah Khan into a foreign trip […]
Vern Nelson’s “Parody” Attack on Anaheim’s Avelino Valencia Crosses a Racist Line; Silence from Some Who Shouldn’t Be
On Friday, I got a text that Orange Juice Blogger had launched an attached on DPOC-endorsed Democratic Candidate for Anaheim District 4, Avelino Valencia. Nelson’s […]
No, Anaheim District 5 Voters, Ken Batiste is NOT the DPOC/CDP Endorsed City Council Candidate
With a week to go before election day, voters have collected enough mailers and door hangers to re-paper their living rooms or have plenty of […]
Irvine’s Opportunity to Remove Bigotry This Election
At the last presidential debate, Donald J. Trump declared he was “the least racist person in the room.” Quite a claim given the things he’s […]
Dark Money Mailers Target the 2020 Blue Wave
Getting any mail about local races this election cycle? My fire pit appreciates the kindling, especially the mailers from IEs and PACs supporting Republicans or […]