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Even without the gavel, many Democrats across Washington say House Minority Leader Jeffries — a 54-year-old New Yorker with centrist roots and messaging chops — is about to become the de facto ...
WASHINGTON − A deal to avoid a government shutdown that was backed by top Republicans failed in the House on Thursday, with dozens of right-wing lawmakers joining with Democrats to reject the plan.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California's last two governors would seem to have nothing in common, at least at first glance. Arnold Schwarzenegger is a Republican; Jerry Brown, a Democrat.
California Joe Biden [62] The Tribune-Democrat: Kamala Harris [63] October 24 Johnstown Pennsylvania Joe Biden [64] The Jersey Journal: Kamala Harris [65] October 24 Secaucus New Jersey Joe Biden [66] The Manhattan Mercury: No endorsement [67] October 24 Manhattan Kansas The Washington Post: No endorsement [68] [g] October 25 Washington ...
Originally a swing state following statehood, California began regularly supporting Republicans for the first half of the 20th century. This changed with the passing of civil rights laws by Democrats in the 1960s and the subsequent rightward shift of the Republican Party. The party remained competitive with Democratic candidates until 1992.
California is considered a safe blue state in presidential elections due to large concentrations of Democratic voters in urban regions such as the San Francisco Bay Area, Sacramento, Los Angeles, and San Diego. As predicted, Biden easily carried California on election day, earning 63.5% of the vote and a margin of 29.2% over Trump.
Joining newspapers like the Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times, USA Today announced Monday that it would not endorse a presidential candidate for the 2024 election.
Since being admitted to the Union in 1850, California has participated in 43 presidential elections. A bellwether from 1888 to 1996, voting for the losing candidates only three times in that span, California has become a reliable state for Democratic presidential candidates since 1992.