( 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

Last week, the business of Republican candidate Robert Beadles was searched for property a competitor, Gary Anderson, claimed was stolen from his business. Beadles, one of seven potential challengers to Jerry McNerney, released a statement that claimed the accusation was politically motivated. Statement re-produced in full below

Tom Campbell nears a switch from the governor’s race to make the Senate nomination fight a three-way struggle with Carly Fiorina and Chuck DeVore. Jerry McNerney joined several members of Congress that called on Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai to delay parliamentary elections until election reforms are in place. Police searched the business of Robert Beadles,

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,