Noted statistician Nate Silver, who analyzes political elections for a living, sees two Republican incumbents in the Valley's congressional delegation losing their seats in the November election. Neither of them is Rep. Devin Nunes of Tulare. In "The 5 Big Takeaways From Our House Forecast" posted Friday at fivethirtyeight.com, Silver...
New Poll by Democratic Consultant Indicates Janz Could Beat Nunes
A poll by a San Francisco consulting firm suggests that Fresno County prosecutor Andrew Janz is gaining ground in his challenge of eight-term Republican Devin Nunes of Tulare. "The poll found a surprisingly competitive contest between Nunes and Janz, with voters sharply divided in their opinions of Congressman Nunes and...
Read Deputy's Report on Janz Ad Shoot in Tulare County
The Tulare County Sheriff's Office has closed its investigation regarding a dispute that took place Aug. 2 over an Andrew Janz campaign ad video shoot. Staff for Democrat Janz issued a news release and a video Tuesday allegedly showing a family member of Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Tulare) harassing them while they...
Will Controversial MSNBC Audio Affect Nunes-Janz Race?
Rep. Devin Nunes, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, talked about the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and the Republican effort to impeach a top Department of Justice official, according to audio recordings revealed Wednesday by MSNBC's Rachel Maddow. Now Andrew Janz, his Democratic opponent in the...
After Twitter Threat, Janz Carries On with Town Hall
From all appearances, Andrew Janz's talk to a group of 100 mostly senior citizens looked like another political rally. But the event took place Wednesday morning under a threat made two days earlier from a Twitter user posting, “How about I waste you and everybody in the Clovis town hall.”...
Janz Campaign Accuses Devin Nunes Family Member of Disrupting TV Shoot
The campaign of Devin Nunes' congressional opponent is accusing a relative of the congressman of disrupting a recent video shoot in Tulare. Staff for Democrat Andrew Janz issued a news release and a video allegedly showing a Nunes family member harassing them while they were attempting to shoot a campaign ad...
Odds Improve For Parks Tax Vote in November
Give credit to the efficiencies of Fresno's election clerks. Fresno for Parks turned in 34,999 signatures to the city clerk on Wednesday. The parks advocates want to add a 3/8ths of a cent sales tax measure for the November ballot. City Clerk Yvonne Spence said it would take two days...
Janz Presses Attack Against Trump & Nunes on Immigration
Democratic congressional candidate Andrew Janz of Fresno returned from his weekend trip to the U.S-Mexico border "disappointed" that he wasn't able to see the conditions there for incarcerated detainees. But the Fresno County prosecutor continues to press the attack against President Donald Trump's immigration policies. He remains on the offensive,...
GV Wire Podcast: Election Brings Tight Races and Surprises
The GV Wire Podcast debuts today with a clear-eyed analysis into the results of last week's hard-fought California primary. In most cases, the top two candidates who will face off in November have been determined, although the outcome is still too close to call in several others. The results...
Live June 5 Election Results From GV Wire
Here is a look at the election results in the June 5 primary up through 12:26am: City of Fresno Council District 3 94% of precincts reporting (50% plus one vote wins outright. Otherwise, top two advance to Nov. 6 general election.) Miguel Arias — 30.3% Darren Miller — 14% Craig Scharton —...