Rob Pyers
@rpyers
Tech geek, political junkie, media omnivore, @CATargetBot repairman. Research Director for the non-partisan California Target Book. Bad tweets my own.
Everytown claims they have no problem with Newsom having a Sig P365X Macro. Except that they want that gun banned! They wrote an amicus brief in Boland v. Bonta urging the Ninth Circuit to reverse the district court's preliminary injunction on microstamping. That injunction is…
"The gun, which is legal to own in California, will be the first firearm registered in Newsom’s name, his spokesperson Izzy Gardon confirmed." sfstandard.com/2025/07/18/new…
House GOP posts a compilation of Democrats vouching for Biden on the 1 year anniversary of him dropping out of the race.
INBOX: Former Stockton Mayor and 2024 #CA09 candidate @KevinLincolnCD9, who lost a 51.8%/48.2% race to incumbent Democrat Josh Harder last year, announces a 2026 rematch in the NRCC-targeted district.
Just shocking and infuriating. Celebrities and others raised almost $100 million for the LA fires. It appears that almost none of it has gone to the actual victims. Instead it is being distributed to a bunch of completely unrelated non-profits.
News: On tonight’s Daily Show, guest is LA Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong, who announces that he is taking the newspaper public, per source in studio.
President Trump is attempting to publicly recruit a candidate to run against Congressman Thomas Massie. Massie, who has long frustrated and angered Trump, is enormously popular with a certain faction of the MAGA base. These things are usually done behind the scenes!
President Trump is attempting to publicly recruit a candidate to run against Congressman Thomas Massie. Massie, who has long frustrated and angered Trump, is enormously popular with a certain faction of the MAGA base. These things are usually done behind the scenes!
article II, section 2.8 -- "The establishment of Congressional districts shall be used thereafter for the election of members of the House of Representatives and shall remain unaltered through the next year ending in zero in which a federal census for this State is taken."
New Jersey's constitution explicitly bans mid-decade redistricting
New Jersey's constitution explicitly bans mid-decade redistricting
#NEW: Gov. Phil Murphy says that there are currently no plans to redraw New Jersey's congressional map, but that he doesn't rule out the possibility. newjerseyglobe.com/redistricing/m…
US House now 219R, 212D after Rep. Mark Green (R-TN) resignation last night. 4 vacancies: #VA11 (D/Connolly) - Sept. 9 special #AZ07 (D/Grijalva) - Sept. 23 #TX18 (D/Turner) - Nov. 4 all-party election (runoff TBD) #TN07 (R/Green) - probably Dec. 2 special
MARK GREEN has resigned from the House. He hasnt voted in a few weeks. House is now: 219 - R 212- D 4 vacancies
Essentially a Senate campaign ad for Collins before the Georgia Republican has officially entered the race:
Tires kicked. Fueling up.
A month after Trump's pick for NASA chief @rookisaacman was ousted in large part because of his past donations to Democrats, he donated $440,000 to the Republican National Committee in June, per new filing.
Minnesota GOP State Senator @EricPrattMN enters the race for the open Angie Craig #MN02 Congressional seat.
NEW 2026 FEC F2 Eric Pratt (REP) #MN02 (D-Craig) docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/forms/…
Interesting data point in this piece about California hemorrhaging Congressional seats--within the state, the more Democratic the district, the more people leaving. sfchronicle.com/politics/artic…
Southington Town Councilman Jack Perry launches a primary against 76-year old #CT01 incumbent Democrat John Larson
NEW 2026 FEC F2 Jack Perry (DEM) #CT01 (D-Larson) docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/forms/…
Former Norco City Councilmember Katherine Aleman, who served one term before losing her re-election bid in 2024, is the latest Dem to enter the crowded #CA41 race against DCCC-targeted GOP incumbent Ken Calvert.
NEW FEC F1 #CA41 Katherine Aleman for Congress docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/forms/…
Year to date (raised / cash on hand): 🟥$214M / $126.2M RNC $96.4M / $80.8M NRSC $48.6M / $7.8M ($2M debt) NRCC $69M / $37.6M 🟦$175.5M / $68.4M DNC $69.2M / $15.2M DSCC $40.3M / $13.5M ($5.25M debt) DCCC $66M / $39.7M
The Democratic National Committee continues to struggle with its fundraising, the RNC outraising it $16.2M to $8.6M in June and $96.4M to $69.2M for the year. The RNC's cash on hand advantage widened to $65.56M last month ($80.78M to $15.22M).