Some new numbers from the Registrar of Voters, with about 28,000 ballots left to tally county-wide: 52nd Congressional Scott Peters now leads Carl DeMaio by 5,430 votes, 51.44 to 48.56 percent. Since the Friday night update when Peters was at 51.25 percent, 7,871 ballots were added to the total (188,200 counted thus far). Peters received just under 56 percent of …
Politics Roundup for Monday, November 10, 2014
Did you see the Weekend Roundup? It’s a must read!… Rostra: The House of Cards Issue Peters wins, while many questions remain… This morning’s statement from Carl DeMaio: With the vote tally coming up short for my Congressional campaign, I want to tell you how much I appreciate your support. Our campaign made national headlines for the reform agenda we …
City of Imperial Beach Mayor race is Tied!
This is a first for me, I don’t remember seeing an actual exactly tied ballot count before, but I’m certain the candidates are glad there’s (despite what the AP says) 74,000 provisional / AB ballots yet to be counted. Question: What happens if the I.B. Mayoral election results in an actual tie when all is said and done? CITY OF …
Some Final Thoughts on CA-52
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Politics Roundup for the Weekend: The House of Cards issue
Peters wins, while significant post-election questions surface… “If this were a House of Cards storyline, we’d find it really enjoyable, but we’d also be thinking how unrealistic the whole thing is.” —Barry Jantz, via Twitter “Based on the … information I believe Todd Bosnich burglarized the Carl DeMaio campaign office…” —SDPD report, from the U-T San Diego article by Greg …
Friday Update: Assessing the changing DeMaio-Peters vote count
Update: 5:00 p.m. Friday: Scott Peters’ 50.27 percent yesterday increased to 51.25 percent today. Raw votes are now at Peters with 92,410 and DeMaio with 87,919. Peters’ 861 vote lead yesterday increased to a lead of 4,491. Total ballots counted increased from 156,813 to 180,329. Thus, that’s 23,516 additional ballots counted. Peters added 13,573 votes to his total. DeMaio added …
The Peters-DeMaio Battleground Precincts
From Vince Vasquez, Senior Policy Analyst at National University System Institute for Policy Research (and Rostra contributor)… click for a larger image “I’ve looked at CA52 “battleground precincts” — areas where the majority of voters supported Peters for Congress and DeMaio for Mayor in 2012. You had cross-over voters, Independent voters, a significant number of people who could be swayed …
Friday Update: Politics Roundup – Post Election Day
ICYMI: RIP, Larry Himmel… Rostra (Video) – A repost from 2012 of Himmel fun Where to see the Election results… San Diego County Statewide Peters-DeMaio — Trending Peters… FlashReport: Barry Jantz: Assessing the changing DeMaio-Peters vote count SDUT: Peters takes lead over DeMaio in 52nd race VOSD: Peters Takes the Lead, and It’s All Trending His Way Voice: San Diego …
Advice for new Republican Senate and House: Don’t be bi-partisan
Written by Bob Siegel and originally published by Communities Digital News SAN DIEGO, November 6, 2014 — In his Wednesday press conference, President Obama offered a predictable interpretation of Tuesday’s election results. It means Americans want their elected officials to “work as hard as they do.” I.E. The problem is not him, just Washington in general. What the people want is bi-partisanship. …
Thursday Update: Politics Roundup – Post Election Day
RIP, Larry Himmel… Rostra (Video) – A repost from 2012 of Himmel fun Where to see the Election results… San Diego County Statewide Peters-DeMaio — Florida 2000?… SDUT: DeMaio, Peters await vote count SDUT: 52nd district dead heat: Let’s not be like Florida 2000 inewssource MAP: Latest Results in the 2014 California 52nd Congressional District General Election Rostra MAP: The …
Larry Himmel, RIP (VIDEO)
Reposted, from a 2012 Erica Holloway entry… DSDP 2012 Installation Dinner – Larry on the Street from FortyOneTwenty on Vimeo. What do San Diegans Really Think About the 2012 Mayoral Race? It’s not too often that we get to hear from the average San Diegan about politics. In our world, the high-propensity voting public tends to consume our daylight (and …
Curious minds want to know
So an innocent question gave me pause today: Unnamed person said: “If this was a record setting low voter turn-out, why do we have the same crazy 180,000 ballots to be counted and no vote count updates on a quick schedule?” I didn’t have a good answer, but one hopes there is a valid answer and I hope some Rostrafarians …
The Wrath of Khan
From Vince Vasquez, Senior Policy Analyst at National University System Institute for Policy Research (and Rostra contributor)… click for a separate image Just cranked out a map of ballots counted thus far by the Registrar for CA52, by precinct. Scott Peters cut decisively into Carl DeMaio territory, won battleground precincts. Peters won battleground precincts in South University City, Clairemont, North …
An admonition to the winners, from Dennis Hollingsworth
Guest Commentary by Hon. Dennis Hollingsworth, retired CA State Senator To all those succesful, newly elected candidates out there today. Congratulations. No doubt you will field numerous calls of congratulatory wishes. Common among these sentiments will be the admonition to be sure to “Represent all the people now that you are elected.” I will ask you to observe that these …
Politics Roundup – Post Election Day
Where to see the results… San Diego County Statewide Peters-DeMaio — Thanks be, it’s finally over … well, not quite yet!!… SDUT: DeMaio, Peters race virtually tied Voice: DeMaio Leads Peters, But Race Is Still Uncertain BreitbartCA: Gay Republican Has Narrow Lead in California State Races… BreitbartCA: Jon Fleischman: Republicans Lose in Blue CA–but Stop Supermajority & Win Upsets Cal …
That’s why they call it dope?
It appears the pot initiative in Encinitas is going down in flames as it did in Solana Beach and Del Mar two years ago: PROP F City of Encinitas – Regulate Med. Marijuana Dispensaries Precincts: 48 Counted: 22 Percentage: 45.8% NO 5244 56.20% YES 4087 43.80% The pro pot / anti Sheriffs Dept. Mayoral candidate “Alex Fidel” is also flaming …
Will California’s Voters Set A New Record for Apathy?
How low can they go? California’s voters set a record low of 51 percent voter turnout in 2002. Political pollster John Nienstedt, president of Competitive Edge Research & Communication, made his final voter turnout prediction for Tuesday’s midterm election at the witching hour on Election Eve. Read his prediction here, then weigh in on whether he’s high, low, or right …
HUGE Politics Roundup for Election Day, November 4, 2014
“Let each citizen remember at the moment he is offering his vote that he is not making a present or a compliment to please an individual – or at least that he ought not so to do; but that he is executing one of the most solemn trusts in human society for which he is accountable to God and his …
MaryAnne Pintar Needs to Be Challenged By Local Media
The Bob Filner fiasco certainly has local media scared. I noticed it in the special Mayoral election when they asked Faulconer and Alvarez the silliest of interview questions. The media are worried they might not properly vet candidates, so rumor, innuendo, and accusations get reported first and investigated later. Mike Slater thought differently when he refused to air an accusation …
Governor Wilson Endorses Chris Cate for City Council
‘We need Chris Cate on the City Council so we can be sure government reforms continue’ SAN DIEGO (Nov. 3, 2014)—Former California Governor Pete Wilson has endorsed Chris Cate for San Diego City Council. “Chris Cate is a former small businessman and today he serves as vice president of the San Diego County Taxpayers Association. In that position, Chris works …
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