( Matt Ortega )

Carly Fiorina defended and promised more of the wildly popular (and widely-mocked) “demon sheep” web video. Meg Whitman disavowed a supporter that proclaimed he was a “proud racist” and receives flack from the base for it. Steve Poizner backed a voter initiative that led to $40 billion in more taxes. Gavin Newsom leads Democratic candidates for lieutenant governor, and more

Tom Campbell’s campaign planned large events for Thursday and Friday. Jerry McNerney spoke to reporters about a December trip to Afghanistan. Robert Beadles filed a lawsuit regarding his arrest over allegedly stolen property. Elizabeth Emken was profiled in a local paper, and more

Last night’s 11th Congressional District candidate forum proved rather uneventful — there was few differences on the issues, and while disagreement was sparse, it did pick up a bit towards the end with one candidate accusing another of dirty tactics

Democratic Governor’s Association launched an independent-expenditure campaign in California. Steve Cooley, Republican district attorney in Los Angeles, formed an exploratory committee for the state’s attorney general. Carpetbagger switch: Larry Pegram dropped out of the 11th Congressional District campaign and backed David Harmer, who said Republican leaders reached out to him about running. It was Elizabeth

Several Republican candidates will meet in Manteca on January 11 to debate their candidacies for the GOP nomination to take on sophomore House Rep. Jerry McNerney. Candidates Tony Amador, Robert Beadles, Elizabeth Emken, Brad Goehring, Larry Pegram and Jeff Takada are expected to attend. They are running for the seat held by Rep. Jerry McNerney,

It didn’t take long after Friday’s post about California’s 11th Congressional GOP candidate Elizabeth Emken’s thin “issues” statements posted to her Facebook page to be updated. Friday’s post noted a glaring omission on the war in Afghanistan and changed a reference to undocumented immigrants from “illegals” to “illegal aliens.” Emken also added a short list

Elizabeth Emken, seemingly the last viable option for national Republicans, released her list of policy stances. Great timing, too: two months after Emken announced her candidacy. The policy statements are thin, and generally fit the talking points of the tea party wing of the GOP, but one position stood out in particular: Economic Stimulus The