Look at this, in Senate District 40 for the Dem primary… Mary Salas – 16,609 – 50.6% Juan Vargas – 16,273 – 49.4% A 336 vote spread. What is keeping Vargas close is his current 55 percent of the vote in Imperial County. However, Imperial is a small portion of the count, totaling only about 5,680 votes between the two …
The Greatest Story Ever Told, Almost
This is a bit lengthy, but worth it… Let’s start with the biggest, and perhaps least exciting, races for the county (state races to follow tomorrow). In the 50th Dem Primary Francine Busby was selected as the Democrat nominee to lose to Brian Bilbray once more. I don’t think Busby was celebrating her victory, I searched for police reports and …
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 …
The Tea Party Movement has a lot to learn
Well, so much for the Tea Party Movement. At least here in California the Tea Party proved to be almost meaningless. Carly “I’m a conservative now” Fiorina suckered many Tea Party leaders into supporting her campaign, thereby successfully breaking off what should have been unanimous Tea Party support for Chuck DeVore, one of the most articulate conservatives to run for …
The Next Step With Prop. D
When the precincts returns came trickling in on Election Day, the Yes on Proposition D campaign couldn’t have been happier. The panicky predictions heard in the rumor mill about its chances of success turned out to be dead wrong. At the time of this blog post, the San Diego Registrar of Voters counted 60.53% of San Diego City voters in …
A Look At The Republican Central Committee
From my quick look at the Republican Central Committee elections I think it is pretty safe to say Chairman Tony Krvaric will remain Chairman. I certainly don’t know everyone who won, or lost, but I recognize enough names to see that he almost certainly has a working 2/3. Some interesting notes: * The biggest loss to the committee is Doug …
So What Happened in Assembly Seat 77?
Before the votes started being counted last night I don’t think that there would have been many readers watching the 77th Assembly seat race that would have thought that Bill Wells would lose. So what happened? My first thought is that maybe Wells didn’t get enough mail out to overcome Brian Jones’ carry over name identification from the Congressional run, and …
Getting to the Bottom of that Tea Cup
Although the Libertarian Lass went down in flames on her Rostra Election Contest Picks (Gore wins outright? Brian Jones wins? Zapf beats Wayne? Ay carumba), post-election observations are always correct, thank God. So let me be among the first to weigh in. The much ballyhooed “anti-incumbent fervor” may have shown its presence, but primary elections reflect the votes of the …
Poor Hillary: Little Did She Know How Much She Was Helping The Republicans.
Elizabeth Vargas of ABC news commented on the strong showing of female Republican candidates last night. Wait until you hear whom she attributed the success to: None other than Hillary Clinton. Hillary’s candidacy in the 2008 election paved the way, after all. Sure, that’s what happened. I was wondering how people like Carly Fiorina, Nikki Haley and Meg Whitman did …
Election! We had an election, did you hear?
According to the reports flying around the TV airwaves we managed to have a very low electoral turnout. It is a shame that people won’t take the time to cast their vote. Even if you aren’t inspired by the local candidates running in your area there are statewide candidates as well as local and statewide propositions that will likely impact your life in …
Results!
Kudos to SD CityBeat for hosting the live blog last night, and including Rostra. Click here if you want to read the running dialogue between the participants and several guests that stopped by. SD County Results, from the ROV. Sec’y of State, for statewide results… Remember the ROV site above only shows the San Diego votes for governor, statewide measures …
Join DeMaio on the “Competition Express” June 14
“Competition Express” to Deliver 138,000 Signatures to City Hall to Qualify the San Diego Competition Ballot Measure Bus with DeMaio, Volunteers, and Boxes of Signed Petitions to Make Five Stops Throughout the City Ending With Official Ceremony to Turn-In Signatures at City Hall To view the full tour map and details, click here WHAT: San Diego “Competition Express” Bus Tour …
The illegal immigration problem defined a little differently
The illegal immigration topic certainly brings out passion from players on both sides of the issue. The underlying problems the country is facing only draws fire from American’s and hurt feelings from those who truly seek that better life. However, America is a country built on immigrants; most came legally and passed through Ellis Island. As the immigration debate festers …
Shake Up in Assembly 77
Wells is down. Jones is up.
www.sdvotes.com: Live Blogging Election Night with SD CityBeat
TONITE: Check out www.sdvotes.com !!!!!! It’s a match made in … well, San Diego. Rostra is hooking up, so to speak, with San Diego CityBeat for a live blogscan on Tuesday night, starting at 6 p.m. We may be Center-Right, the folks at CityBeat may like to call themselves Progressives, and they may even be full of turds on occasion …
Electoral Analysis: Today’s Reliable Voters
Media outlets are reporting that the San Diego County Registrar of Voters is predicting a 35% voter turnout for today. Though these numbers are atrocious, they aren’t unprecedented: the June 2008 mayoral election in the City of San Diego experienced a 37.21% voter turnout. To underscore just how few San Diegans will make it to the polls today, compare 35% …
Lincoln Club Mail for Zapf
More Lorie Zapf for SD City Council mailers sent over to us; these are Lincoln Club of San Diego pieces… ZAPF1-3884_SD Lincoln Club_DTS_slate 1 ZAPF2-3898_SD Lincoln Club_DTS_slate 3 ZAPF3-3925_SD Lincoln Club Slate 5 ZAPF4-3937_SD Lincoln Club Slate 6 ZAPF5-3951_SD Lincoln Club Slate 7 ZAPF6-3952_SD Lincoln Club Slate 8 To be clear, we will post any mail, regardless of the candidate. …
Electoral Analysis: Ron Roberts, Re-elected.
This election season, all eyes have turned towards the re-election contest of County Supervisor Ron Roberts, who is facing off against challengers Stephen Whitburn, Shelia Jackson, Juan del Rio and Margaret Moody in the seemingly competitive 4th Supervisorial District. As of May 27, the County Registrar of Voters counted 127,658 Democrats, 67,528 Republicans, and 66,554 Decline to State voters in …
Illegal immigration in Arizona is epicenter for two more murders
Authorities in Arizona found the bodies of two men who made an emergency 911 call indicating they had been shot. The site of the murders is near the area where Arizona Sheriff of Pinal County Deputy, Louie Puroll was wounder in a stand off with criminal illegal immigrants just south of Phoenix. The spark in violence is partially responsible for …
Whitman or Poizner, A Choice Between Those Who Say and Those Who Do
Since he began his campaign for Governor, Republican candidate Steve Poizner has tried to claim a conservative mantle, working tirelessly to convince Californians that his liberal record was nothing more than a mirage. Having been involved in California politics for the better part of two decades, I’ve seen so many candidates go to extreme lengths to try and reinvest themselves …
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