CONGRESS | 17TH DISTRICT | For months, Ro Khanna’s campaign pushed for a series of debates. When that could not be had, they almost begged for at least one shot at Rep. Mike Honda. Tonight in San Jose, Khanna gets… Read More ›
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Anticipated Honda-Khanna Debate May Occur Three Weeks Before Election Day
Ro Khanna, Rep. Mike Honda CONGRESS | 17TH DISTRICT | Ro Khanna wants a debate and he just might get his wish. Except, it may not happen until after vote-by-mail ballots have already been in the hands of voters for… Read More ›
Is Khanna’s Political Consultant Taking Him For A Ride?
Over a year ago, news reports and various pundits attached words like “epic” and “grudge match” to the 17th Congressional District race between Rep. Mike Honda and Ro Khanna. On the heels of Eric Swalwell’s intra-party upset of Pete Stark… Read More ›
Debate, as in Singular, not Plural, says Honda’s Campaign
Rep. Mike Honda, Ro Khanna and Joel Vanlandingham at a May 3 forum in Fremont. CONGRESS | DISTRICT 17 | Ro Khanna reiterated his desire for five monthly debates from now to the November Election in a letter Tuesday to… Read More ›
Honda Registers 21-Point Win Over Khanna; Will Meet Again in the Fall
CONGRESS | 17TH DISTRICT | After all the hype, Rep. Mike Honda scored a 21-point win over upstart challenger Ro Khanna Tuesday night in the 17th Congressional District primary. Honda called the result a “decisive victory” before congratulating Khanna for… Read More ›
Honda says He’ll Debate Challenger after the June Primary
Chanting Ro Khanna supporters among sign-wavers for Rep. Mike Honda. PHOTO/Steven Tavares CONGRESS | 17TH DISTRICT | Following Saturday night’s eagerly-awaited first meeting between fellow 17th Congressional District Democrats, Rep. Mike Honda told reporters he will participate in a debate… Read More ›
The Case for Debates in the East Bay
Debates are like NASCAR for Political Nerds | Kuo: One-Trick Pony? | More Odd Candidates Emerge CHAPTER 6 | A few years back I was having a conversation with a veteran Sacramento political consultant over a contentious Assembly race in… Read More ›
Khanna’s Brandishes His Not-So-Secret Weapon—that All-Star Campaign Team
Khanna in a feature last June in Time. CONGRESS | 17TH DISTRICT | In recent months, 17th Congressional District candidate Ro Khanna has kept his campaign team’s tie to President Barack Obama’s re-election bids somewhat quiet. Rarely has he touted… Read More ›
Khanna Enlists Former U.S. Ambassador to Lead Debate Negotiations
Jeffrey Bleich CAMPAIGN 2014 | CONGRESS | 17TH DISTRICT | Ro Khanna’s campaign has the videographers, maybe the party favors and possibly the venue all lined for a series of monthly debates this year with his congressional opponent. Now, he… Read More ›
Khanna: I Challenge Thee to Four Debates
CONGRESS | 17TH DISTRICT | Congressional challenger Ro Khanna is challenging fellow Democrat Rep. Mike Honda to a series of four monthly pre-primary debates. Khanna’s campaign says the potential debates have drawn the interest of the San Jose Mercury News,… Read More ›
Swalwell Wins Mock Debate Against Actor Portaying Stark As Real Election Looms
ELECTION ’12//CONGRESS 15 | There may finally be consensus in the race for the 15th Congressional District. Both candidates need to step away from Final Cut Pro and quit posting videos to YouTube. Today, Eric Swalwell’s campaign posted a mock debate… Read More ›
Swalwell Says Stark Is ‘Too Busy’ To Debate Him Later This Month
ELECTION ’12//CONGRESS 15May 10, 2012 | Eric Swalwell’s campaign said Wednesday Rep. Pete Stark declined an invitation from the chamber of commerces in Dublin, Pleasanton, Livermore and San Ramon for a debate on May 21. Stark said he was “too busy,” according… Read More ›
Pot Heads To Rescue Stark?
ELECTION ’12//CONGRESS 15May 10, 2012 | I charged my opponent with a crime, because I got high. I accused a mediocre conservative columnist of giving campaign contributions to my opponent, because I got high…because I got him, because I got,… Read More ›
Debate Preview: All Three Candidates For Congress Meet For The First Time
Chris Pareja CONGRESS 15April 10, 2012 | While Rep. Pete Stark and his vastly younger Democratic challenger Eric Swalwell prepare to break out butterfly collars and chant “here comes the judge!” like its 1972, there is another candidate hoping to… Read More ›
No Debate for Stark; Pareja Settles for Rodeo?
The Tea Party write-in challenger to Rep. Pete Stark will not get a chance to debate the long-time congressman. Chris Pareja offered Stark a three-way debate with himself and Forest Baker, if “we can find the rock he is hiding under,”… Read More ›
