{"id":14463,"date":"2012-07-17T05:19:43","date_gmt":"2012-07-17T05:19:43","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2012-07-17T05:19:43","modified_gmt":"2012-07-17T05:19:43","slug":"analysis-of-california-state-assembly-2012-races","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/calitics.com\/index.php\/2012\/07\/17\/analysis-of-california-state-assembly-2012-races\/","title":{"rendered":"Analysis of California State Assembly 2012 races"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here is my analysis of the Assembly races. I will start with listing by rating.<\/p>\n<p>GUARANTEED DEM &#8211; 15<br \/>\n<br \/>SAFE DEM &#8211; 32<br \/>\n<br \/>LEAN DEM &#8211; 2<br \/>\n<br \/>TOSS-UP &#8211; 3<br \/>\n<br \/>LEAN GOP &#8211; 1<br \/>\n<br \/>LIKELY GOP &#8211; 2<br \/>\n<br \/>SAFE GOP &#8211; 19<br \/>\n<br \/>GUARANTEED GOP &#8211; 6<\/p>\n<p>The Democrats&#8217; best-case scenario, winning all the seats that lean their way and the toss-ups, is status-quo 52-28, while the Republicans&#8217; best-case scenario is 49-31.<\/p>\n<p>Now, on to the races.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 01\">California&#8217;s 1st State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>GUARANTEED GOP<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: Northeastern corner (Redding)<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Rick Bosetti (R) vs. Brian Dahle (R)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Fiorina 58-31<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Whitman 53-37<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: McCain 53-41<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 02\">California&#8217;s 2nd State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>GUARANTEED DEM<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: North Coast (Santa Rosa)<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Wesley Chesbro (D-inc) vs. Tom Lynch (D)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Boxer 57-32<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Brown 59-33<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: Obama 67-29<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 03\">California&#8217;s 3rd State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>SAFE GOP<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: Northern Sacramento Valley (Chico, Paradise, Oroville)<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Dan Logue (R-inc) vs. Charles Rouse (D)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Fiorina 57-32<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Whitman 52-39<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: McCain 53-44<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 04\">California&#8217;s 4th State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>SAFE DEM<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: Western Sacramento Valley (Davis, Napa)<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Mariko Yamada (D-inc) vs. John Munn (R)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Boxer 54-37<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Brown 57-36<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: Obama 65-32<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 05\">California&#8217;s 5th State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>GUARANTEED GOP<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: Northeastern San Joaquin Valley, Sierras<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Frank Bigelow (R) vs. Rico Oller (R)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Fiorina 58-32<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Whitman 53-39<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: McCain 53-44<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 06\">California&#8217;s 6th State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>SAFE GOP<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: Roseville, Folsom<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Beth Gaines (R-inc) vs. Regy Bronner (D)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Fiorina 60-32<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Whitman 57-37<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: McCain 55-42<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 07\">California&#8217;s 7th State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>SAFE DEM<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: Sacramento, West Sacramento<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Roger Dickinson (D-inc) vs. Jonathan Zachariou (R)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Boxer 58-33<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Brown 65-29<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: Obama 67-30<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 08\">California&#8217;s 8th State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>TOSS-UP<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: Citrus Heights, Rancho Cordova<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Ken Cooley (D) vs. Peter Tateishi (R)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Fiorina 48-43<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Brown 50-43<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: Obama 52-45<\/p>\n<p>Description: This is probably the dictionary definition of &#8220;swing district&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 09\">California&#8217;s 9th State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>SAFE DEM<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: Lodi, Elk Grove, part of Sacramento<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Richard Pan (D-inc) vs. Tony Amador (R)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Boxer 51-41<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Brown 58-36<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: Obama 59-38<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 10\">California&#8217;s 10th State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>GUARANTEED DEM<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: Marin County, southern Sonoma County<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Michael Allen (D-inc) vs. Marc Levine (D)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Boxer 66-27<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Brown 68-27<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: Obama 76-21<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 11\">California&#8217;s 11th State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>SAFE DEM<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: Antioch, Fairfield, Vacaville<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Jim Frazier (D) vs. Mike Hudson (R)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Boxer 51-41<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Brown 55-39<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: Obama 60-37<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 12\">California&#8217;s 12th State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>SAFE GOP<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: Eastern San Joaquin and Stanislaus Counties<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Kristin Olsen (R-inc) vs. Christopher Mateo (D)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Fiorina 57-34<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Whitman 53-39<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: McCain 52-45<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 13\">California&#8217;s 13th State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>SAFE DEM<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: Stockton, Tracy<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Susan Talamantes Eggman (D) vs. K. &#8220;Jeffrey&#8221; Jafri (R)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Boxer 51-40<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Brown 55-38<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: Obama 61-36<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 14\">California&#8217;s 14th State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>GUARANTEED DEM<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: Concord, Martinez, Vallejo<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Susan Bonilla (D-inc)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Boxer 61-32<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Brown 62-32<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: Obama 69-29<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 15\">California&#8217;s 15th State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>GUARANTEED DEM<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: Berkeley, Richmond<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Nancy Skinner (D-inc)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Boxer 84-12<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Brown 84-12<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: Obama 87-10<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 16\">California&#8217;s 16th State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>SAFE DEM<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: Livermore, San Ramon, Walnut Creek<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Joan Buchanan (D-inc) vs. Al Phillips (R)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Boxer 50-45<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Brown 51-45<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: Obama 60-37<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 17\">California&#8217;s 17th State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>SAFE DEM<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: Eastern San Francisco<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Tom Ammiano (D-inc) vs. Jason P. Clark (R)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Boxer 80-11<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Brown 82-13<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: Obama 87-10<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 18\">California&#8217;s 18th State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>GUARANTEED DEM<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: Oakland<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Rob Bonta (D) vs. Abel Guillen (D)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Boxer 81-13<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Brown 82-13<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: Obama 85-12<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 19\">California&#8217;s 19th State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>GUARANTEED DEM<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: Western San Francisco, Daly City<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Michael Breyer (D) vs. Phil Ting (D)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Boxer 70-21<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Brown 72-23<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: Obama 78-19<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 20\">California&#8217;s 20th State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>GUARANTEED DEM<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: Fremont, Hayward<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Bill Quirk (D) vs. Jennifer Ong (D)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Boxer 67-26<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Brown 67-27<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: Obama 73-24<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 21\">California&#8217;s 21st State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>LEAN DEM<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: Merced County, western Stanislaus County (Ceres, Modesto, Patterson)<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Adam Gray (D) vs. Jack Mobley (R)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Fiorina 49-42<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Brown 47-45<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: Obama 54-43<\/p>\n<p>Description: The statewide numbers show that this is a swingy district, and while the Republican got almost 45%, the remaining 55% was split among 4 Democrats.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 22\">California&#8217;s 22nd State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>SAFE DEM<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: San Mateo County (San Mateo, Redwood City)<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Mark Gilham (R) vs. Kevin Mullin (D)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Boxer 64-30<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Brown 64-31<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: Obama 72-25<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 23\">California&#8217;s 23rd State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>GUARANTEED GOP<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: Fresno, Clovis<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Jim Patterson (R) vs. Bob Whalen (R)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Fiorina 62-31<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Whitman 58-36<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: McCain 53-45<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 24\">California&#8217;s 24th State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>SAFE DEM<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: Silicon Valley (Mountain View, Palo Alto, Sunnyvale)<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Richard Gordon (D-inc) vs. Chengzhi &#8220;George&#8221; Yang (R)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Boxer 66-28<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Brown 64-31<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: Obama 73-23<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 25\">California&#8217;s 25th State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>SAFE DEM<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: Newark, Milpitas, Santa Clara<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Bob Wieckowski (D-inc) vs. Arlyne Diamond (R)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Boxer 63-29<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Brown 61-33<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: Obama 68-28<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 26\">California&#8217;s 26th State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>SAFE GOP<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: Inyo County, Visalia, rural Kern County<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Connie Conway (R-inc) vs. Jonathan Louis Sosa (D)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Fiorina 61-29<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Whitman 55-37<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: McCain 57-41<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 27\">California&#8217;s 27th State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>SAFE DEM<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: San Jose<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Nora Campos (D-inc) vs. Roger F. Lasson (R)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Boxer 66-26<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Brown 64-29<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: Obama 70-26<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 28\">California&#8217;s 28th State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>LEAN DEM<\/b> (but no chance of going GOP at all)<br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: Cupertino, Los Gatos, Saratoga<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Paul Fong (D-inc) vs. Chad Walsh (NPP)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Boxer 58-34<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Brown 57-38<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: Obama 67-30<\/p>\n<p>Quite unusual, though this is <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special_election_musical_chairs#March_30.2C_1999:_special_run-off_State_Assembly_election\">not the first time<\/a> a &#8220;minor party&#8221; (in this case, none at all) candidate has a fighting chance against a major-party incumbent. Fong only got 54% in June, so this may be the only race in which top-two potentially worked to a non-major party candidate&#8217;s benefit.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 29\">California&#8217;s 29th State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>SAFE DEM<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: Santa Cruz, Monterey<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Mark Stone (D) vs. Tom Walsh (R)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Boxer 61-31<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Brown 62-32<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: Obama 71-26<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 30\">California&#8217;s 30th State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>SAFE DEM<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: San Benito, Salinas, Morgan Hill<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Luis Alejo (D-inc) vs. Rob Bernosky (R)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Boxer 57-35<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Brown 58-35<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: Obama 66-31<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 31\">California&#8217;s 31st State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>GUARANTEED DEM<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: Western Fresno County<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Henry Perea (D-inc)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Boxer 46-44<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Brown 53-39<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: Obama 59-38<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 32\">California&#8217;s 32nd State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>LIKELY GOP<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: Kings County, Bakersfield, Delano<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Rudy Salas (D) vs. Pedro Rios (R)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Fiorina 48-41<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Whitman 49-41<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: Obama 52-45<\/p>\n<p>Description: I don&#8217;t see how Salas can overcome a 60-40 deficit, even if Democratic turnout was reduced in June.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 33\">California&#8217;s 33rd State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>SAFE GOP<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: Most of San Bernardino County (Victorville, Hesperia, Apple Valley, Barstow)<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Tim Donnelly (R-inc) vs. John Coffey (D)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Fiorina 58-31<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Whitman 53-35<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: McCain 55-41<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 34\">California&#8217;s 34th State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>SAFE GOP<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: Bakersfield<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Shannon Grove (R-inc) vs. Mari Goodman (D)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Fiorina 66-25<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Whitman 60-31<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: McCain 63-34<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 35\">California&#8217;s 35th State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>SAFE GOP<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: San Luis Obispo, Santa Maria<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Katcho Achadjian (R-inc) vs. Gerry Manata<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Fiorina 51-40<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Whitman 50-42<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: McCain 49-48<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 36\">California&#8217;s 36th State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>SAFE GOP<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: Steve Fox (D) vs. Ron Smith (R)<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Lancaster, Palmdale<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Fiorina 53-37<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Whitman 48-40<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: McCain 49-48<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 37\">California&#8217;s 37th State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>SAFE DEM<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: Santa Barbara, Ventura, Oxnard<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Das Williams (D-inc) vs. Rob Walter (R)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Boxer 52-40<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Brown 52-41<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: Obama 64-33<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 38\">California&#8217;s 38th State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>SAFE GOP<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: Santa Clarita, Simi Valley<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Edward Headington (D) vs. Scott Wilk (R)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Fiorina 55-37<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Whitman 54-39<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: McCain 51-46<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 39\">California&#8217;s 39th State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>GUARANTEED DEM<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: Eastern San Fernando Valley<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Richard Alarcon (D-inc) vs. Raul Bocanegra (D)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Boxer 63-27<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Brown 64-27<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: Obama 71-25<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 40\">California&#8217;s 40th State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>LEAN GOP<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: Rancho Cucamonga, San Bernardino, Redlands<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Mike Morrell (R-inc) vs. Russ Warner (D)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Fiorina 48-42<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Brown 46-45<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: Obama 52-44<\/p>\n<p>Description: This district looks like Morrell&#8217;s old district, except it trades a Republican city for a Democratic one: Upland for San Bernardino. This district is also 47% minority-majority in the citizen voting age population, so June turnout was probably lower than what November&#8217;s might be.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 41\">California&#8217;s 41st State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>SAFE DEM<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: San Gabriel Valley (Pasadena, Upland)<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Chris Holden (D) vs. Donna Lowe (R)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Boxer 51-42<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Brown 53-40<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: Obama 60-37<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 42\">California&#8217;s 42nd State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>SAFE GOP<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: Hemet, Palm Desert, Yucca Valley<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Brian Nestande (R-inc) vs. Anthony Orozco (D)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Fiorina 55-37<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Whitman 52-39<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: McCain 52-45<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 43\">California&#8217;s 43rd State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>SAFE DEM<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: Burbank, Glendale<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Mike Gatto (D-inc) vs. Greg Krikorian (R)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Boxer 59-33<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Brown 59-33<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: Obama 67-29<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 44\">California&#8217;s 44th State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>LIKELY GOP<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: Oxnard, Thousand Oaks<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Jeff Gorell (R-inc) vs. Eileen MacEnery (D)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Fiorina 49-44<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Whitman 49-44<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: Obama 55-43<\/p>\n<p>Description: The addition of Oxnard shifted this district from a small Republican registration advantage to a slight Democratic registration. Gorell is moderate and has received the teachers&#8217; union endorsement, so he shouldn&#8217;t have much trouble holding this district.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 45\">California&#8217;s 45th State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>SAFE DEM<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: Western San Fernando Valley<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Bob Blumenfield (D-inc) vs. Chris Kolski (R)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Boxer 55-38<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Brown 55-39<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: Obama 64-33<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 46\">California&#8217;s 46th State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>SAFE DEM<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: Western San Fernando Valley<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Adrin Nazarian (D) vs. Jay Stern (R)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Boxer 66-26<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Brown 67-27<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: Obama 73-23<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 47\">California&#8217;s 47th State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>GUARANTEED DEM<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: Fontana, Rialto, San Bernardino<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Joe Baca, Jr. (D) vs. Cheryl R. Brown (D)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Boxer 60-30<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Brown 61-29<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: Obama 67-29<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 48\">California&#8217;s 48th State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>SAFE DEM<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: Baldwin Park, West Covina, Glendora<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Roger Hernandez (D-inc) vs. Joe M. Gardner (R)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Boxer 53-37<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Brown 56-35<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: Obama 61-36<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 49\">California&#8217;s 49th State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>SAFE DEM<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: Alhambra, El Monte, Monterey Park*<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Ed Chau (D) vs. Matthew Lin (R)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Boxer 54-37<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Brown 55-37<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: Obama 60-36<\/p>\n<p>*This is the only majority-Asian district in all of the California U.S. House, Senate, and Assembly districts in population and voting-age population (VAP), and almost majority-Asian citizen VAP. Have there been any other majority-Asian districts outside of Hawaii?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 50\">California&#8217;s 50th State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>GUARANTEED DEM<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: West Side L.A. (Beverly Hills, Malibu, Santa Monica, West Hollywood)<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Betsy Butler (D-inc) vs. Richard Bloom (D)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Boxer 67-28<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Brown 66-29<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: Obama 74-23<\/p>\n<p>Description: Butler, who <a href=\"http:\/\/2010californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly%20District%2053\">barely won in a Beach Cities-centric district in 2010<\/a>, moved to this West Side-centric district and will face the mayor of Santa Monica. Her other option was the very swingy 66th district, so her chances are nominally better here.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 51\">California&#8217;s 51st State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>GUARANTEED DEM<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: Downtown L.A.<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Jimmy Gomez (D) vs. Luis Lopez (D)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Boxer 77-15<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Brown 77-15<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: Obama 79-17<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 52\">California&#8217;s 52nd State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>SAFE DEM<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: Chino, Ontario, Pomona<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Norma Torres (D-inc) vs. Kenny Coble (R)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Boxer 57-37<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Brown 56-35<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: Obama 63-34<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 53\">California&#8217;s 53rd State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>SAFE DEM<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: Downtown L.A., Huntington Park<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: John P\u00e9rez (D-inc) vs. Jose Aguilar (R)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Boxer 76-14<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Brown 77-15<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: Obama 78-18<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 54\">California&#8217;s 54th State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>SAFE DEM<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: Culver City<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Holly Mitchell (D-inc) vs. Brandon McCowen (R)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Boxer 78-16<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Brown 78-16<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: Obama 84-14<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 55\">California&#8217;s 55th State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>SAFE GOP<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: Diamond Bar, La Habra, Yorba Linda<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Curt Hagman (R-inc) vs. Gregg Fritchle (D)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Fiorina 57-36<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Whitman 56-37<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: McCain 50-47<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 56\">California&#8217;s 56th State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>SAFE DEM<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: Imperial County, Indio, Cathedral City, Blythe<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Manuel Perez (D-inc) vs. Corky Reynaga-Emett (R)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Boxer 52-40<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Brown 54-39<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: Obama 59-38<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 57\">California&#8217;s 57th State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>SAFE DEM<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: La Mirada, Norwalk, Whittier<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Ian Charles Calderon (D) vs. Noel Jaimes (R)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Boxer 54-37<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Brown 56-36<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: Obama 60-36<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 58\">California&#8217;s 58th State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>SAFE DEM<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: Downey, Bellflower, Cerritos<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Christina Garcia (D) vs. Patricia Kotze-Ramos (R)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Boxer 60-30<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Brown 62-30<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: Obama 66-31<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 59\">California&#8217;s 59th State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>GUARANTEED DEM<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: Part of South Central L.A.<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Rodney Robinson (D) vs. Reggie Jones-Sawyer (D)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Boxer 86-6<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Brown 86-6<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: Obama 90-7<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 60\">California&#8217;s 60th State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>SAFE GOP<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: Corona, Riverside<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Eric Linder (R) vs. Jose Luis Perez (D)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Fiorina 50-41<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Whitman 48-43<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: Obama 51-46<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 61\">California&#8217;s 61st State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>TOSS-UP<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: Riverside, Moreno Valley<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Bill Batey (R) vs. Jose Medina (D)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Boxer 50-41<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Brown 53-39<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: Obama 60-36<\/p>\n<p>Description: Here is another new Riverside district. I&#8217;m rating this a toss-up like its Senate and U.S. House counterparts due to the &#8220;uncharted territory&#8221; and &#8220;historic GOP strength&#8221; factors. However, Kamala Harris won here in the Attorney General race, so if one of the districts goes DEM, my money is on this one.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 62\">California&#8217;s 62nd State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>GUARANTEED DEM<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: Inglewood, Hawthorne<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Steven Bradford (D-inc) vs. Mervin Leon Evans (D)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Boxer 73-20<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Brown 73-21<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: Obama 80-17<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 63\">California&#8217;s 63rd State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>SAFE DEM<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: Gateway Cities (South Gate, Lakewood, Lynwood)<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Jack M. Guerrero (R) vs. Anthony Rendon (D)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Boxer 66-24<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Brown 67-24<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: Obama 72-24<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 64\">California&#8217;s 64th State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>GUARANTEED DEM<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: Compton, Carson<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Isadore Hall (D-inc)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Boxer 80-11<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Brown 82-11<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: Obama 85-12<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 65\">California&#8217;s 65th State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>SAFE GOP<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: Buena Park, Fullerton, Stanton<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Chris Norby (R-inc) vs. Sharon Quirk-Silva (D)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Fiorina 50-41<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Whitman 50-42<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: Obama 50-47<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 66\">California&#8217;s 66th State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>TOSS-UP<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: Palos Verdes, Torrance, West Carson, Beach Cities<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Craig Huey (R) vs. Al Muratsuchi (D)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Fiorina 47-45<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Whitman 47-46<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: Obama 55-42<\/p>\n<p>Description: Huey, who overperformed in a House district special election in 2011, is running in this swingy district, with Democratic-leaning West Carson, the slight-Democratic-leaning Beach Cities (Hermosa\/Manhattan\/Redondo), the Republican-leaning Palos Verdes Peninsula, and swingy Torrance. Republicans got 60% of the June vote, which seems high for a swingy district, so this district could go either way.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 67\">California&#8217;s 67th State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>GUARANTEED GOP<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: Murrieta, Menifee, Lake Elsinore<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Melissa Melendez (R) vs. Phil Paule (R)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Fiorina 61-31<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Whitman 57-34<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: McCain 56-41<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 68\">California&#8217;s 68th State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>SAFE GOP<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: Lake Forest, Orange, Tustin<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Don Wagner (R-inc) vs. Christina Avalos (D)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Fiorina 61-32<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Whitman 60-33<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: McCain 52-45<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 69\">California&#8217;s 69th State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>SAFE DEM<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: Anaheim, Santa Ana<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Tom Daly (D) vs. Joe Moreno (R)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Boxer 56-34<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Brown 56-34<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: Obama 64-33<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 70\">California&#8217;s 70th State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>SAFE DEM<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: Long Beach<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Bonnie Lowenthal (D-inc) vs. Martha Flores Gibson (R)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Boxer 57-34<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Brown 59-34<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: Obama 67-30<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 71\">California&#8217;s 71st State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>SAFE GOP<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: El Cajon, Santee<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Brian Jones (R-inc) vs. Patrick Hurley (D)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Fiorina 61-29<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Whitman 58-32<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: McCain 57-40<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 72\">California&#8217;s 72nd State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>GUARANTEED GOP<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, Westminster<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Travis Allen (R) vs. Troy Edgar (R)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Fiorina 54-38<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Whitman 55-37<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: McCain 53-44<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 73\">California&#8217;s 73rd State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>SAFE GOP<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: Laguna Niguel, Mission Viejo, San Clemente<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Diane Harkey (R-inc) vs. James Corbett (D)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Fiorina 63-30<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Whitman 62-31<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: McCain 53-44<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 74\">California&#8217;s 74th State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>SAFE GOP<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: Costa Mesa, Laguna Beach, Newport Beach<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Allan Mansoor (R-inc) vs. Robert Rush (D)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Fiorina 56-37<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Whitman 56-37<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: McCain 50-47<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 75\">California&#8217;s 75th State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>SAFE GOP<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: Escondido, San Marcos, Temecula<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Matthew Herold (D) vs. Marie Waldron (R)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Fiorina 62-30<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Whitman 60-31<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: McCain 55-41<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 76\">California&#8217;s 76th State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>GUARANTEED GOP<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: Carlsbad, Oceanside, Vista<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Rocky Chavez (R) vs. Sherry Hodges (R)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Fiorina 53-38<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Whitman 52-40<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: Obama 51-46<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 77\">California&#8217;s 77th State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>SAFE GOP<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: Poway, northern San Diego<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Ruben Hernandez (D) vs. Brian Maienschein (R)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Fiorina 54-38<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Whitman 55-39<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: Obama 50-47<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 78\">California&#8217;s 78th State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>SAFE DEM<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: Western San Diego, Coronado, Imperial Beach<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Toni Atkins (D-inc) vs. Ralph Denney (R)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Boxer 54-38<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Brown 54-39<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: Obama 66-31<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 79\">California&#8217;s 79th State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>SAFE DEM<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: Chula Vista, La Mesa, Lemon Grove<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Mary England (R) vs. Shirley Weber (D)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Boxer 50-41<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Brown 51-40<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: Obama 60-38<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.2012californiaracetracker.wetpaint.com\/page\/Assembly District 80\">California&#8217;s 80th State Assembly District<\/a> &#8211; <b>SAFE DEM<\/b><br \/>\n<br \/>Geography: Chula Vista, National City<br \/>\n<br \/>November ballot: Ben Hueso (D-inc) vs. Derrick Roach (R)<br \/>\n<br \/>Senate 2010: Boxer 57-32<br \/>\n<br \/>Governor 2010: Brown 57-32<br \/>\n<br \/>President 2008: Obama 66-32<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is my analysis of the Assembly races. I will start with listing by rating.<\/p>\n<p>GUARANTEED DEM &#8211; 15<br \/>\n<br \/>SAFE DEM &#8211; 32<br \/>\n<br \/>LEAN DEM &#8211; 2<br \/>\n<br \/>TOSS-UP &#8211; 3<br \/>\n<br \/>LEAN GOP &#8211; 1<br \/>\n<br \/>LIKELY GOP &#8211; 2<br \/>\n<br \/>SAFE GOP &#8211; 19<br \/>\n<br \/>GUARANTEED GOP &#8211; 6<\/p>\n<p>The Democrats&#8217; best-case scenario, winning all the seats that lean their way and the toss-ups, is status-quo 52-28, while the Republicans&#8217; best-case scenario is 49-31.<\/p>\n<p>Now, on to the races.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":152,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[87],"tags":[519,800],"class_list":["post-14463","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-87","tag-519","tag-800"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6Pvhz-3Lh","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/calitics.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14463","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/calitics.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/calitics.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/calitics.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/152"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/calitics.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14463"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/calitics.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14463\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/calitics.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14463"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/calitics.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14463"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/calitics.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14463"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}