Does One Vote really matter? …. YES ! … With updates today from Riverside and Imperial counties, State Senate rivals Juan Vargas and Mary Salas are now just ONE vote apart. Vargas today added 16 votes to his Imperial lead (from +911 to +927). Vargas reduced Salas’ lead in San Diego from +853, to +822, this afternoon. So your Updated …
Juan Vargas Closing In — now just 96 votes behind Mary Salas in classic State Senate primary
Oh Doctor ! …… What a 9th Inning rally Juan Vargas is putting on right now in the 40th State Senate district. Today Vargas gained 54 more votes on Mary Salas in the San Diego County update (288 to 234). When added to totals in Imperial and Riverside counties, that cuts Ms. Salas’ overall lead district-wide to just 96 votes. (There were no updates in …
Juan Vargas now within 150 Votes of Mary Salas in the three-county 40th state senate Democratic race
In recent days, Juan Vargas has quietly closed ground on Mary Salas in their contest for the 40th senate Democratic nomination. The district includes parts of S.D., Imperial and Riverside counties. But today Vargas really surged. Imperial County’s update showed the Vargas lead there growing to 911 votes, up from 809 yesterday. The San Diego update reduced the Salas lead here from 928 to 907 votes. …
Chula Vista race now Tied —– Jill Galvez 6,554….Patricia Aguilar 6,554….St. Anthony may be responsible
Just 1,000 more votes countywide were tabulated at the Registrar of Voters today (Tuesday) but that’s enough to shake up results for Chula Vista council seat #2. Aguilar added 56 votes to her total since yesterday, while the Galvez number rose 36 ballots. That puts them even at 6,554 votes. They are competing for a runoff spot against Larry Breitfelder, who is well ahead in 1st …
Close Race Update —– 99% counted —- Steve Rosen, Jill Galvez, Ron Nehring, and John Mullen enter The Winner’s Circle
With 99% of all SD County ballots now counted, the “photo finish” race pictures are finally clearing up: * Jill Galvez (6518) hangs on to a 20-vote lead v. Patricia Aguilar (6498) for the runoff spot in Chula Vista council seat # 2. * Steve Rosen (11,310) KO’s SD school board incumbent Katherine Nakamura (11,003). * Ron Nehring (14,805) appears …
Summer Reading List — The 3 Best-Ever American Novels about Elections — “The Ninth Wave”, “Last Hurrah”, “All the King’s Men”
Here are the three best American novels ever written about politics and elections. Each is first and foremost a Work of Art, but they are also entertaining and brilliant, making for good Summer Reading. Here they are: “All the King’s Men” by Robert Penn Warren. Pulitizer Prize winner, and Academy Award for Best Picture when Hollywood did its version. “The Ninth Wave” by Eugene Burdick. …
Your Flag Day Update: New vote totals in Oceanside, Chula Vista, San Diego City Schools and Poway
The Registrar has counted 2/3 of the votes left as of last Friday, leaving just 40,000 to tabulate county- wide. Today’s developments: CHULA VISTA Jill Galvez (6151) still leads Patricia Aguilar (6102) for the 2nd runoff spot in Chula Vista, seat 2. Larry Breitfelder (10156) awaits the runoff. OCEANSIDE Lloyd Prosser (9344) remains just behind Chuck Lowery (9412) in Oceanside. …
A Lead Change in Chula Vista…. and a big Stretch run in Oceanside Here is Your Friday Racing vote Update
A new leader in the Clubhouse at Chula Vista today, and the frontrunner is threatend with a late charge in Oceanside’s council derby. CHULA VISTA Jill Galvez (5041) passed Pat Aguilar (5014) for the 2nd runoff spot in Chula Vista, Council seat 2. Yesterday Aguilar led by 7 votes. OCEANSIDE COUNCIL The lead of liberal activist Chuck Lowery dropped from 118 votes yesterday, to just …
Our “Photo Finish” Election Races in San Diego County — Update
And down the Stretch they come ! The Registrar just posted an update, with 10,000 late mail ballots. Here is how they changed some VERY CLOSE races. There are 150,000 votes left to tabulate countywide , so all these races will fluctuate ! San Diego School Board – District B Businessman Steve Rosen increased his lead over incumbent Katherine Nakamura …
Republicans are 53% of SD Primary Votes Counted so Far ———– The “Enthusiasm Gap” among Parties is growing
349,000 SD County ballots have been counted so far, with another 160,000 late mail ballots provisionals to come. Among those counted so far, people voting in GOP primaries are 185,846, or 53% of all Votes . Democrats trail with 131,956, or 38%. Independents and minor parties are at only 9%. This confirms a national trend of a renewed GOP energy …
Local Republican Voter Surge Still Rolling… Latest 36,087 Mail Ballots break down — 50% Republican — 33% Democrat — 14% Independent ……… (June 5 to 7)
36,087 more Mail Ballots have been processed by the SD Registrar of Voters (covering deliveries of Saturday and Monday). And the trend is the same reported here last Friday 50 % of those new ballots came from Republicans, vs. 33 % from Democrats, 14% Independent and 3% minor parties. This should aid candidates Bill Horn, Kevin Faulconer, Ron Roberts, Jay …
Update….. Republican Mail Ballot Lead Hits 17% among 9,370 ballots tabulated June 4 in San Diego County…. [50% Republican vs. 33% Democratic]
The Republican edge in Mail voting continued to rapidly grow in San Diego County on Friday, June 4. Among the 9,370 vote-by-mails arriving at the Registrar that day, the GOP comprised 50%, vs. 33% for Dems, 15% Independent, and 2% minor parties. That’s a stunning 17% one-day lead. The GOP share of all 187,219 mail ballots received to date is …
Republicans Surge In Vote-by-Mail Ballots…. Their lead over Democrats zooms to 44% vs. 36% in San Diego County ballots returned so far
Early totals of returned Mail Ballots in San Diego County reveal a clear “enthusiasm gap” among the Parties. Figures released by the SD Registrar of Voters show Republicans made up 39% of Requested mail ballots…. but the GOP now comprises 44 % of ballots actually returned to date. Democrats are static at 36%, while independents drop from 21% to 17%, …
In her own Words… NRA member Christine Rubin on the 2nd Amendment and State law
Here is more from Christine Rubin on the 2nd Amendment, from her own campaign website: “I support the repeal of AB 962. California should not have the right to regulate the purchase of ammunition. California also should become a “shall carry” state for law-abiding citizens to obtain a concealed weapons permit (CCW). Protection of one’s self or family should be considered “good cause”. I oppose any legislation …
Bill Horn has earned a New Term as our County Supervisor, in North County’s 5th District
Native San Diegan. Graduate of Mission Bay High School and San Diego State (where he joined pro-Civil Rights protests in the 1960s). Post-graduate studies with the U.S. Marine Corps in Vietnam, seeing plenty of combat against North Vietnamese regulars and eventually became Captain Bill Horn. When Vietnamese refugees crowded Camp Pendleton in the mid-1970s, former Marine Bill Horn became the …
Juan Vargas has inside track to Win 40th State Senate nomination
Six days to go in the Great primary Race between Juan Vargas and Mary Salas for the Democratic nomination in Senate District 40. The Latest G-2, rumors and reliable sources reviewed by your correspondent suggest that Juan Vargas will upset Mary Salas in this heated contest. For those just tuning in, incumbent Democrat Denise Ducheny is term- limited from the …
What I learned about Christine Rubin in the Gray Davis recall campaign of 2003
In 2003 Rep. Darrell Issa gave our state a chance for change by starting the “Rescue California” campaign. With great leadership by his aides Scott Taylor and Dale Neugebauer, the campaign gathered 75% of the signatures which forced the historic October 2003 recall election. Scott Taylor recruited me to the campaign staff, and also picked Christine Rubin to handle media relations. …
New Poll shows San Diegans back the (1) local Boy Scouts and (2) the Arizona Immigration Law
A new poll released by the “Survey USA” firm and KGTV (Channel 10) reveals overwhelming support for the Boy Scouts to keep their longtime City lease hold in Balboa Park. A sample of 550 likely San Diego voters backed the local Boy Scouts by a margin of 74% to 15% ! Read the full poll report at this handy link: …
Easter Earthquake Reminiscent of December 1968 shaker
Today’s earthquake was centered in Mexico, south of Mexicali, according to the Cal Tech seismology website, as shown in the accompanying chart. The duration (45 seconds) and strength (6.9 on the Richter scale) are similar to a December 1968 earthquake in the extreme northern end of the Gulf of Baja. That one measured 6.8 and felt exactly like today’s event. …
Dronenburg “Slates” his Plans for June Primary election and the San Diego County Assessor/ Recorder / Clerk post
With over 1.4 MILLION voters eligible to vote in the June primary, candidates for the various countywide offices face quite a challenge. How do you make yourself known? The best bargain is to pay $6,500 to have your statement of qualifications printed in the sample ballot. Most serious candidates do that. But County Assessor/Recorder candidate Ernie Dronenburg is locking up …
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