The following Q&A is with Republican Assemblyman Jeff Miller, candidate for California State Senate District 31.

Are you personally in favor of the new open primary system?

In June 2010, California voters changed the election system in California by approving Proposition 14 (“Prop 14”), to instate a non-Partisan open primary system. The objective of Prop 14 was to produce more competitive elections and to give independent voters and other non-majority-party voters a say in the election. According to longtime Republican strategist, Allan Hoffenblum, it would reduce "meaningless runoffs."

The Public Policy Institute of California released a poll earlier this week showing that Governor Brown’s approval has dropped among likely voters.

Bruce Ray Riggs, an independent running for U.S. Congress in Florida's 5th District, has a message and his message has attracted a small yet fervent following. Riggs, part of a recent surge of independents seeking statewide office, is one of 27 candidates not declaring a party affiliation for the sunshine state's August primary.

Politics. The things that politicians will say, and the political calculations that are made by politicians to get elected or re-elected. No party corners the market on virtue, no matter the rhetoric. For words do not matter, actions do. A recent action comes from the administration of President Obama.

Politics. The things that politicians will say, and the political calculations that are made by politicians to get elected or re-elected. No party corners the market on virtue, no matter the rhetoric. For words do not matter, actions do. A recent action comes from the administration of President Obama.

We've all been frustrated at the dysfunction of Washington over the past few years.  Most of it has been directed at Congress which can see to do anything except dig its heals in on partisan sides.  We all mainly want the two sides to start doing things in a bipartisan way.  Yet, all we get is more and more partisan bickering between the two sides.

Since his 2008 presidential campaign, Barack Obama has successfully navigated the internet, turning social media into a central tool in his campaign strategy. His army of followers on popular sites like Facebook and Twitter energized his supporters, mobilizing the youth to get out the vote. He utilized YouTube by creating a personalized channel, making his campaign speeches publicly available to all audiences.

Residents of Washington D.C. came up with a clever response to Arizona Congressman Trent Franks after he proposed a 20-week abortion ban and denied the district's only elected representative, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, from testifying against the measure.

Protestors deemed Congressman Franks, "Mayor" Franks and on Wednesday brought to his office a flood of municipal complaints.