Many of our local media friends believe Carl DeMaio will be the pick from the right for San Diego mayor.
Meaning no one has reported what’s really happening behind the scenes.
Just about every deep-pocket center-right power player in town is encouraging both Kevin Faulconer and Carl DeMaio. Well, encouraging Faulconer in the mayor’s race, while pushing for DeMaio to stay the course and run for Congress.
In fact, some of the talk is that if DeMaio decides to opt for mayor, he will be doing so with fewer of the traditional power brokers — GOP and Lincoln Club — pushing for him to do so, especially as compared to the support he enjoyed in his last run. Many see him as the ideal candidate to take on Scott Peters.
Of course, that talk could be labeled as being spun by partisanly-Kevin peeps, hoping to scare Carl to stay put. No doubt, some will say this very blog post is meant to have the same purpose.
But, knowing DeMaio doesn’t scare over such “talk,” I’m simply sharing some, even much, of the behind-the-scenes discussion taking place as shared by a few credible insiders.
It’s not like DeMaio can’t argue he was the one that put his name on the line last year, or even that he might be mayor now had Filner been more of “known” quantity.
It’s quite possible we see a scenario that involves both Faulconer and DeMaio running to restore sanity to City Hall. One thing is certain — it’s going to be hard for either of these two not to run for mayor.
Would that be so bad? That may depend on how many run from the left. The possible field just grew to include Mike Aguirre.
Polls are being examined and meetings are occurring this weekend, holiday or not, so things could change. But a serious question is whether momentum is swinging in Faulconer’s direction.
As they say, stay tuned.