Time is running short ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, voters’ first chance during the second Trump administration to reconfigure their states’ political framework, to do the research necessary to cast an informed ballot. In California, like the rest of the nation, voters are facing a deluge of advertisements and information seeking to sway their opinion on all manner of local- and state-level issues. In the online space, politicians, pollsters, special interest groups, advocacy organizations and social media influencers are clamoring over each other for attention, making it difficult to know who to trust for accurate, unbiased analysis.
“All of those things combined make a recipe for confusion and even chaos,” said Ashley Adams, associate adjunct professor in the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs on Northeastern University’s Oakland campus. “It’s so difficult, and I think people are exhausted politically.” One of the best ways to make informed choices is by connecting face-to-face with a real person, whose political analysis is made neutral through rigorous research and sourcing, she said.
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