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The California Republican Assembly, the state's oldest and largest Republican volunteer organization, has formally endorsed Ted Cruz for president. Cruz received the necessary two-thirds of the vote at the statewide convention on the first ballot, something that has not been done in 20 years. The impressive accomplishment is due to Cruz's record as a "proven, consistent conservative," said CRA President Tom Hudson. While Republican assemblies in many states are not particularly influential, the CRA is a powerhouse conservative institution hailed by Ronald Reagan as the "conscience of the Republican Party."

California has moved its presidential primary to June, consolidating trips to the poll to save money in an election that most voters in the Democratic leaning state see as a foregone conclusion. Governor Jerry Brown signed the move into law on Friday. The state for years tried to raise its profile in the national presidential race, but its efforts have been diluted as other states have made similar moves. California spent nearly $100 million for its presidential primary on February 5, 2008, when 24 states, nearly half the nation, held nominating contests in a battle known as "Super Tuesday". The...

California’s next presidential primary will be one of the last in the nation thanks to a measure signed Friday by Gov. Jerry Brown ...

Mickey Kaus is still trying to get fellow Democrats to listen to him and to vote for him against Sen. Barbara Boxer in the Tuesday’s California Democratic Senate primary. He’s made a commercial stealing from Paul Wellstone which opens with Kaus saying, “unlike my opponent, I don’t have $10 million so I’m going to talk very fast…” On the serious side, Kaus has some severe criticisms of his party, not simply on policy issues, like public schools, unions and immigration reform, but over the place for argument and debate. According to Kaus, Democrats – the ones who wield power within...