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 …
Jeff Stone for State Senate Campaign Confirms: Joel Anderson is the greatest freshman Republican from San Diego, ever.
Early this week a mailer from the Joel Anderson for State Senate campaign came out and used a public quote from an on air interview in which radio talk show host Roger Hedgecock said of Anderson “Joel Anderson is the greatest freshman Republican from San Diego, ever”. Anderson never claimed an endorsement, most politicos know that Hedgecock rarely endorses, but …
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 …
Fleischman: Joel Anderson…a Heartfelt Testimonial
The following commentary by Jon Fleischman is up on the FlashReport today. For many of the same reasons so eloquently noted by Jon, I support Joel Anderson for State Senate. That should come as no surprise to anyone. Joel and I have been friends for many years. Yet, I have many friends in politics that I would not necessarily endorse …
The Great 2010 Primary Election Contest!!!
It’s that time again. Stop what you are doing and take a stab. Send your picks to me at barryjantz1@cox.net (do not post them as a comment). Deadline is 7:55 p.m. on June 8 (or anytime before). Winners will be announced after the election, when I can get to it, or later in the case of any hand counts or …
Zapf Mail
Some mailers sent over by the Lorie Zapf for SD City Council campaign… LZ 01 Versus Contrast – B LZ 02 Numbers – B LZ 03 Signs – B LZ 04 Bubbles – B Please send any mail or ad clips to info@sdrostra.com
Naomi Bar-Lev on the Race for the 76th Assembly District
Guest Column by Naomi Bar-Lev Recently, the San Diego Union Tribune posed four questions to the 76th assembly district Republican candidates (view them here). One of the questions that was asked, Should Proposition 8 be overturned to again allow gays and lesbians in California to marry? My answer: I am for civil unions. The rights of adults to choose with …
Numerous inconsistencies in Sheriff Gore’s account regarding his FBI exploits
In a stunning turn of events, just days before the California primary, Sheriff Gore appears to have embellished his FBI exploits. Statements like “I stormed hijacked planes, I did all that stuff,” could have been exaggerated and needs further explanation. The emotional aspects of the San Diego County Sheriff’s race may have caused Gore, the current appointed caretaker of the …
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