KPFA Midterm Election 2022 Coverage Hour
KFPA special coverage of the 2022 midterm elections. Featuring hosts Mitch Jeserich, Mark Mericle and Ariel Boone.
Category: In The News
Republican ads, tweets charge Democrats are soft on crime. Will voters respond?
David Lightman | The Sacramento Bee | Nov. 2, 2022 The Kiley campaign cited as evidence for its statement that Jones is “endorsed by organizations that support defunding the police, … Continued
Capitol Alert: Will young people vote?
Sacramento Bee: Capitol Alert | Oct. 18, 2022 COURAGE CALIFORNIA POLLS YOUNG VOTERS Young voters, ages 18 to 29, are planning to vote this November, but most of them aren’t … Continued
Latinx Voters key to Dems flipping Central Valley seats & keeping U.S. House
SactoPolitico | May 22, 2022 | Irene Kao and Hatzune Aguilar Central Valley birthed the United Farm Workers, whose organizing leadership continues to define California. Yet, the region has long … Continued
‘Democrats had better get their act together’: Efforts to combat inflation aren’t resonating with Latino voters
Joe Garofoli | San Francisco Chronicle | May 15, 2022 … A similar enthusiasm gap story is unfolding in two Central Valley congressional districts, according to a survey that the … Continued
CA Dem Party Grapples With Internal Divisions
Emily Hoeven | CalMatters | March 10, 2022 The divisions in the Democratic Party were also showcased in a Monday scorecard from Courage California, the state’s largest progressive organization. While … Continued
Courage California Rates Lawmakers
Andrew Sheeler | The Sacramento Bee | March 1, 2022 Good morning and welcome to the A.M. Alert! COURAGE CALIFORNIA PRAISES, SCOLDS STATE LAWMAKERS Progressive group Courage California on Monday … Continued
Progressive Working Families Party lands in California, and is targeting moderate Democrats
Joe Garofoli | San Francisco Chronicle | January 13, 2022 Kim and Christina Livingston, a state officer in the Working Families Party, declined to name a “corporate” Democrat legislator whom … Continued
Polling error: How one survey changed the Newsom recall campaign
Ben Christopher | Cal Matters | September 13, 2021 In late July, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren hit the airwaves with an ad not only imploring Californians to vote no, but giving … Continued
Are young voters the key to Gavin Newsom surviving the recall?
Matthew Reagan | San Francisco Chronicle | September 6, 2021 Still, the youngest eligible Californians are least likely of any age group to register, or to vote. In a poll … Continued