While attending many Republican state conventions, I learned they all have their own flavor, mood and rhythym. The one just concluded at San Diego’s Manchester Grand Hyatt did as well…. The Mood was… Quiet, Confident, Purposeful and well-organized. In so doing, this convention reflects the personality of its State Chairman, Ron Nehring of San Diego, now in his 2nd term. …
Cautionary Mail Tale …… the Horrendous Howard Wayne — John Steel attack Mailer of 2000
The nightmare of all candidates and consultants is to get basic facts wrong in an election mail- ing, especially if it criticizes the principal opponent. But what if the mailer is not just wrong, but Spectacularly wrong ?! It happened here in 2000 when Howard Wayne (now running for SD city council) and John Steel (R) competed for the 78th …
Proposition 8 gets New Life — Federal Appeals Panel Reinstates It Today pending a New Hearing
A 3-judge “motions panel” today overruled district court Judge Vaughn Walker’s decision to invalidate the voter-approved Proposition 8. It will remain the law of California on marriage pending further Federal review. Constitutional Law experts have long believed this case will not finally be decided until the 9-member U.S. Supreme Court gives its opinion. California resident Anthony Kennedy may have the deciding vote. Proposition 8 …
“Blue Chip” Recruit– East County Realtors name Alan Smith their new Executive Officer
You’ve heard the expression, “It’s nice when Good Things happen to Good People”? We have a story like that with news the East San Diego County Association of Realtors has named Alan Smith as new Executive Officer. That’s not just a 1st-round choice, it is a Lottery Pick for the East County Realtors. Alan Smith has worked for every good …
Did Lorie Zapf’s Big victory surprise local Liberals? — Some were Flabbergasted !
Last week I wrote a column about SD Rostra’s success in correctly predicting Upset victories in June by Juan Vargas and Lorie Zapf. Not very controversial, right? But a writer for a SD liberal publication attacked, saying (A) Zapf’s victory was no surprise, and (B) no one said she would miss the runoff and (C) we Rostrafarians were “Morons”. As …
Dronenburg leads fading appointed-Incumbent Democrat Assessor, 7-to-1 in Fundraising
It was news enough when 64% of voters rejected appointed- Democrat incumbent Assessor Dave Butler in the June primary. The GOP’s Ernie Dronenburg ran just 1% behind him (36% to 35%). But new fundraising figures are even worse news for Butler. His latest official filing says he raised a total of $650 between May 23 and June 30, 2010. $500 …
Lessons from 2010 Primary …..Whose Polls can you Trust?
In the last month before the June primary, Barry Jantz reported a poll showing a close race between Howard Wayne and Lorie Zapf in SD city council district 6. Soon after, I reported on polling which showed Juan Vargas leading Mary Salas outside SD County and would likely win the 40th senate Democratic primary. Barry Jantz took flack from some …
3rd Day Recount — Mary Salas loses a net Four Votes — 3 in Riverside — 1 in San Diego– Overall Juan Vargas lead now + 26 votes
UPDATE, 9:15 pm, July 21st Today’s San Diego county recount results are in for SD 40. They show a net 1 vote loss for Salas in this county. Earlier this evening, Riverside released their Day 3 Recount report, and Salas lost a net 3 votes there. Juan Vargas’ totals remained unchanged today in each county. Both San Diego and Riverside re-checked 12 …
Recount Day Two: San Diego and Riverside county updates now show Vargas still +22 votes in SD 40
Update [9:50 pm, July 20, 2010] … San Diego county just chimed-in with their numbers on Day 2 of the Juan Vargas-Mary Salas recount. They examined 16 more precincts today. Net Result… Juan Vargas is still + 22 votes ahead of Mary Salas district-wide in SD 40. Salas added 3 new votes in San Diego, but had 1 disqualified. Vargas …
Recount Day One…Salas Loses 1 Vote in San Diego Registrar’s Report of Senate Dist. 40 Hand count
Update [2:00 a.m.], Tuesday, July 20 Late Monday night, Riverside County posted recount results for 5 precincts within that county. The net result is a gain of 1 vote for Mary Salas in our neighbor county. * * * Day 1 of the 40th state senate recount is over in San Diego county. Juan Vargas began the day leading by …
Viewers Guide— Salas v. Vargas Recount Starts next Monday (July 19th) in Kearny mesa
Everything the public knows about Recounts is Wrong. There is almost no chance of a missed precinct or a math error erasing any part of Juan Vargas’ 22-vote lead over Mary Salas in Senate district 40. The recount will go through the motions, but no one expects to find that kind of flub. No, sportsfans, The Real Game involves votes …
Recount ! — [Updated] — Salas v. Vargas recounts sought in Riverside and San Diego counties
2ND UPDATE (5:50 a.m., Tuesday) The Imperial Valley Press reports today the Mary Salas campaign did not seek a recount in Imperial County. http://www.ivpressonline.com/articles/2010/07/13/local_news/news05.txt Vote recounts will proceed, however, in San Diego and Riverside counties. UPDATE [6:10 pm, Monday]… The Sacramento Bee’s “Capitol Alert” has confirmed the Rostra story, saying Salas filed recount papers today in SD and also in …
Riverside County Add On count completed — Juan Vargas keeps 22-Vote Lead district-wide in SD 40
The Riverside “Press-Enterprise “ just reported that the Riverside Registrar of Voters has finished the Court-ordered count of 12,563 mail ballots which had been set aside pending a Judge’s order. Your 3-county scoreboard now shows these Democratic Candidate leads: IMPERIAL County……..Juan Vargas…….. + 927 votes RIVERSIDE county……..Mary Salas……….. + 95 votes SAN DIEGO county…….Mary Salas………. + 810 votes When you …
2nd Bulletin —– Juan Vargas lead Zooms to 22 votes on new Riverside County returns
UPDATE…. 7 am, Saturday, July 10, 2010 Riverside County just put up another new vote count at 6 a.m. today. They tabulated just 5 votes in SD 40… and all 5 of them went to Juan Vargas. That puts Juan Vargas at +22 overall in the sprawling 3-county district…. Juan Vargas now… 24,282…. while Mary Salas …24,260 This story will …
Judge today orders counting of “Late” Riverside mail ballots in Juan Vargas v. Mary Salas primary
Riverside county judge Mac Fisher today ordered the Riverside Registrar of Voters to count 12,500 mail ballots which were picked up a day after the June 8th primary election. Judge Fisher ruled the mix-up between the Postal Service and the Registrar should not bar those voters from being heard. (Hat tip to reporter Duane Gang of the Press-Enterprise who filed a story from the …
July 6th — Juan Vargas gains 1 vote in Riverside, and now leads Mary Salas by 12 votes Overall
How close is the 40th senate primary? It’s so close that discovery of one new vote is a big deal! Mary Salas added 1 vote in San Diego last Friday…but then Juan Vargas gained 1 new ballot in Riverside county over the weekend. Net result? Juan Vargas maintains a 12-vote lead in your updated district-wide totals… Vargas…24,139….Salas….24,127. Still to come: …
June 30 — Juan Vargas Today Doubles his lead to 12 Votes over Mary Salas in 40th senate primary Drama
Juan Vargas doubled his Lead over Mary Salas moments ago in the 40th state senate cliff-hanger. The SD County Registrar counted 22 more ballots in that race today, and they split 14 for Vargas, to 8 for Salas That increases the Vargas lead in the 3-county district from 6 votes last Friday, to 12 votes today. ……………………. UPDATE 8 p.m.: …
June 28— Juan Vargas STILL 6 Votes Ahead — after new SD County Registrar update
San Diego County tabulated 90 additional votes Monday in the ultra-close 40th state senate primary… and they split 45 for Juan Vargas and 45 for Mary Salas… That means Juan Vargas remains your Leader in the Clubhouse district-wide with 24,124 votes to 24,118 for Mary Salas. There are NO new updates so far today from Riverside or Imperial counites. All …
San Diego tops national TV ratings for American soccer team at World Cup 2010
New ratings show San Diegans were #1 in the USA when it came to following the American soccer team at this year’s World Cup. National ratings were up 40% from 2006, with 15 million fans watching for a national rating of 8.2. San Diego viewers, however, nearly doubled that with a rating of 15, the highest in the USA. The …
June 25– Juan Vargas now LEADS Mary Salas by SIX votes in 40th senate Primary
Completing an astonishing week-long comeback , Juan Vargas today claimed the LEAD over rival Mary Salas in their classic 40th district Democratic primary. San Diego’s Registrar posted new results minutes ago. No updates yet today in Riverside or Imperial counties. The new overall totals for the three-county district are…. ….Vargas….24,079…. Salas…. 24,073. Vargas added 66 new San Diego votes today, …
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