First the ad.

Wait for it:

BOOOM!

What a remarkable campaign ad.

You don't see something like this very often.

The ad was very well-planned, with the first names only and occupations of the Gosar siblings (e.g. rural physician, private investigator) displayed as they trash their brother's record on health care, jobs, and the environment, and then the big reveal that their last name is Gosar and Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) is their brother!

Are we looking at a blue wave? Or is it a red wave? Is the silent majority going to rise up and make their voices heard at the ballot box? These are among the questions that are being considered by most campaigns going into November.

In California, Democrats in particular see an opportunity to increase their political dominance in the state -- specifically in traditionally Republican rural and agricultural districts like Congressional District 10 -- located in the San Joaquin Valley.

True to form, the eccentric and wildly popular rapper, Kanye West donned the MAGA cap again for his SNL performance over the weekend. "Ye" wore the hat for a performance of the song "Ghost Town," and followed up the song with a pro-Trump political speech for the studio audience after NBC's broadcast ended.

San Diego, CA.- Governor Jerry Brown has had a busy week.

Brown signed a flurry of bills and vetoed others, as the 39th Governor of California nears the end of his term.

Among the bills he signed Friday:

Tighter Gun Legislation

Senate Bill 1100 now requires all firearms purchasers to be at least 21. California already restricts handgun sales to people 21 and older.

San Diego, CA.- The California Legislatures push to turn California an even deeper shade of blue, proved too much even for Democratic Governor Jerry Brown.

On Thursday, Brown vetoed two bills that would have allowed undocumented immigrants to serve on state boards and commissions, and would have prevented immigration authorities from making arrests inside courthouses.

Washington, D.C. - In a party-line vote of 11-10, the Republican-dominated Senate Judiciary Committee pushed Judge Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination to the Senate floor, of course with an 11th-hour caveat.

Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ) requested that the floor vote be delayed until after a brief FBI investigation. Flake was cornered by Democrats outside of the hearing room who pleaded with him for another delay.

What comes in the immediate future is a bit of a toss-up today - this appears to be unprecedented.

Should we not find it curiously suspicious that most opinions about the allegations of specific, localized events, that are alleged to have occurred decades ago (the allegations of sexual impropriety when Kavanaugh was in high school and college) just happen to divide up along party lines?

The Public Policy Institute of California released its most recent survey on Californias and their government Thursday -- including public opinion on the upcoming elections. One of the most notable findings is that Democrat Gavin Newsom's lead over Republican John Cox has been cut in half.

In the current political environment, voters are looking for alternative perspectives that challenge the two-sided narrative we get in the media. Nonpartisan and independent news can enable citizens to better understand the political world around them in a way the mainstream media is failing to do.