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Matsui’s $5.4 million in campaign loans fuels questions, claims in race against Vang
In numerous social media posts reviewed by Elk Grove News, Vang supporters have characterized the loans as evidence of desperation
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EGUSD Area 5 analysis: Democratic split could give Republican Trukhan an opening
See recent social media messages from Reinwald and Trukhan
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Kevin Kiley, Doris Matsui suddenly show up as reelection challenges mount
Before facing political extinction, Kiley and Matsui channeled Nipper when asked about things like town hall meetings
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CA07 update: Vang pledges to oppose ALPRs; Matsui revisits attacks
Vang framed her opposition around privacy, civil liberties and concerns about access to location data by immigration enforcement agencies
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Roseville anti-Flock forum highlights ALPR opposition beyond Elk Grove
In Elk Grove, those concerns have sustained an organized campaign by DeFlock Elk Grove
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Texas-based super PAC spends heavily for Doris Matsui in California congressional race
The unanswered question is who supplied the money
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Michael Vargas Raises Nearly $19,000 for Elk Grove School Board Race as Democratic Officials, Unions Back Campaign
Although school board seats are non-partisan, party politics is always visible
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GOP Elk Grove City Councilmember Spease 'supports' Democrat; Singh-Allen makes impassioned plea for besieged Matsui
Could cold hard cash decide the Teeter-Totter contest between Matsui and Vang, or will Republican support help the incumbent?
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Why was Kevin Kiley at Sacramento’s Railyards ribbon-cutting?
Was Thursday’s appearance routine regional cooperation, or a chance to borrow some bipartisan scenery alongside Matsui?
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Matsui's Hasan Piker attacks may have backfired, with Elk Grove mayor adding fuel to the fire
Did Matsui's surrogates' attacks help generate additional attention and financial support for the very candidate they were intended to damage?
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Matsui saturates TV, Vang dominates on Social Media
Money rules where candidates can place their messages. If you have a boatload of money, candidates and their consultants typically go with mass-market TV and radio commercials. continued below If you are the underdog with less funding, you have to resort to other means to reach voters. That means
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Could Republican voters help Mai Vang defeat Doris Matsui by not voting?
Any high-profile effort by Matsui to attract Republican voters by emphasizing her more moderate positions could create difficulties with progressive Democrats