Last night the “Oscars”of American politics were handed out in Washington D.C. by the American Association of Political Consultants. The 2010 campaign to pass Chula Vista’s Proposition G, [anti-Project Labor Agreement ] picked up Statues in Two categories: (1) Best Direct Mail Campaign and… (2) Best Newspaper Ad. The Yes-on-G effort was directed in part by Lacee Beaulieu of ‘The …
New filings show the S.D. Deputy Sheriffs Assn had a good 2010 election Year — Here’s How they did it
2010 was a year to forget for much of organized labor, but at least one local employee group was celebrating on Election Night…the San Diego Deputy Sheriffs Association. Reports filed in the last 24 hours reveal the DSA found success through a willingness to back (gasp) Republican candidates ! The DSA did significant Independent Expenditures for Supervisors Bill Horn and Ron Roberts …
National Honor for San Diego’s John Wainio …. “Tax Man” mailer in North County race Rated ‘Top 3 in USA’ by “Campaigns & Elections” Magazine.
San Diego political consultant John Wainio got good news this week from Campaigns & Elections magazine (the Bible of the Election Biz). His “Tax Man” mailer is one of 3 National finalists for “Best Mail Piece” of 2010 in two categories. The flyer kids candidate Steve Gronke for votes to raise fees in Vista, comparing him to the subject of George Harrison’s famous song. Aiding …
All-Republican Slate takes County Offices at Swearing-In Ceremony Tuesday in Downtown San Diego
Six Republicans took their elected oaths of office this morning at the historic County Administration Center, opposite the Star of India and San Diego waterfront. With the victory of Ernie Dronenburg as Assessor – Recorder, all County offices are now held by Republicans, including Sheriff, DA, Treasurer, and all 5 county supervisors. Depicted in the adjoining photos are North County’s Supervisor …
Top 2010 Democratic Mailers — Juan Vargas for Senate, SD Schools Prop. J — and Dems’ 4th Supervisor slate card
Let’s tip the Rostra hat today to the other Team in town, and 3 of the better Democratic mailers seen in this cycle… (1) Juan Vargas for State Senate. A brilliant and persuasive “defense” piece from the candidate’s wife, Adrienne, replying to negative mail from primary foe Mary Salas. (2) A San Diego Democratic Party slate card introducing the 4 …
The Battle in District 4 — Tom Shepard and Aimee Remanick’s great Strategy and Mail for Ron Roberts… Among the BEST work of 2010
How does a Republican county supervisor win a 57% re-election landslide in a district that went 68% for Barack Obama just 2 years ago? That’s not a typo, President Obama got 68% in District 4. You are seeing one major reason for Roberts’ win here, the well-crafted and targeted mail campaign designed by Tom Shepard and his colleague Aimee Remanick. They did not …
Nice Guys CAN finish First — Dronenburg takes command this week as new SD County Assessor / Recorder / Clerk
Hall of Famer Leo Durocher made Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations with the classic line, “Nice Guys Finish Last.” The great manager of the Cubs, Dodgers and Giants was talking about baseball, but it is an attitude often found in politics as well. This week one of the Nicest Guys in San Diego election history, Ernie Dronenburg, takes office early as Assessor/Recorder/Clerk. …
The use of Humor brought Laughs AND Votes in 2010 … Here are the Best San Diego County examples
Humor is a welcome change-of-pace at Election Time. Here are the best two San Diego examples your correspondent saw in 2010. (Readers may submit their faves). The Lorie Zapf camp targeted pensions, showing foe Howard Wayne reading a news story about his vote for a State pension bill (SB 400) in 1999. A 2008 Union-Tribune article on that vote was also quoted. Meanwhile, 1960s pop culture visited …
Part II – Year’s BEST Stories on SD Rostra (January to March 2010). The making of an Award-winning news Blog through Hard Work
The Political Kettle was boiling in January, Feb. and March 2010…and SD Rostra was right there, adding spice, taking notes and reporting the results to you. Our “Cooks” who served you in those months included: Richard Rider, Marie Waldron, Bob Siegel, “Sunshine”, Lani Lutar, Steve Baldwin, Gayle Falkenthal, Carl DeMaio, Barry Jantz and Jim Sills. Here are the best Dishes from our …
The Year’s BEST posts on SD Rostra — A Series on the site named “Best Topic Based Blog” by the San Diego Press Club
Time to look back at SD Rostra’s first year and salute those who won for us the SD Press Club award for “Best Topic-based Blog” in San Diego! This post looks at Rostra’s best from October to December 2009. More, from 2010, follow this week. Please read them over and let us know which are your favorite articles. Excelling in Oct. …
Don’t Mess With the Big Guy in the Red Suit
San Diego Rostra is our region’s leading political blog with several breaking news items to our credit and some swell awards, translating to an impressive growth in readership. So it’s no surprise to this member of the blogpen to learn that Santa Claus himself is one of Rostra’s loyal followers. He’s asked to sit in as a guest blogger with …
Santa Claus’ Special Gift List for some of the ‘SD Rostra’ Regulars
Please add your “gifts” to Santa’s List for fellow Rostrafarians: ________________________________________________________ For Gayle Falkenthal … more shelf space to store the trophies and plaques she copped from the SD Press Club and other societies. Barry Jantz …a peaceful year at Grossmont Healthcare District. Marie Waldron… an abacus, to discreetly count how often she is once again the Majority Maker on the Escondido …
Ron Roberts Voters came from All corners — Republican Supervisor swept Minority Neighborhoods — 66% in George Stevens’ old council district!
It’s no surprise Ron Roberts won Linda Vista, where he grew up (61%) , nor Mission Hills, his home the past 3 decades (59%). But when his very best neighborhoods were All in the late, great George Stevens’ city council district 4… Well, now That is a real surprise! Impressively, Ron Roberts won West Encanto (predominantly African-American) with 65%, Paradise …
How North County Was Won — Supervisor Bill Horn took 3 of the 4 North cities and the “Rural Majority” — also overcame U-T’s Logan Jenkins!
The “Final Canvass” of the November election is now in from the SD Registrar of Voters, and here at the Rostra Institute, we’re looking for patterns in the key local races. Bill Horn did it the old-fashioned way in North County, winning 3 of 4 cities (Carlsbad, Oceanside, San Marcos), key suburbs (Del Dios, Lake San Marcos, Rancho Santa Fe) …
Counting the Prop. D Votes
Late last week, the San Diego Registrar of Voters released the voter canvass files from the November 2nd, 2010 election. These files provide the precinct-by-precinct vote breakdown for all the elections in San Diego County. I found lots of interesting data, but Rostra policywonks might be intrigued to know how the vote came down on the City of San Diego’s …
San Diego Republican vote Topped registration by 14% in November 2010 ……. #1 for Southern California counties
Here at the SD Rostra Number Crunching Institute, we found intriguing data in the Secretary of State’s final report of election 2010. We Compared final pre-election GOP registration percentages, to the average Republican vote for Governor and US Senator. Among the 8 southern California counties, the Republican Party of San Diego scored a 1st-place finish, running a full 14.1% ahead …
It’s a Final Now! …. Complete Returns confirm the Right sweeps the ‘Big 5′ of San Diego elections
The San Diego vote count effectively ended today, with over 900,000 ballots processed (!) and only a paltry 500 left. Congratulations to the hard-working Registrar of Voters staff for a job well done ! Final results confirm the Conservative-Libertarian-Business coalition swept the 5 biggest local races in San Diego local government. Please note that 3 of the 5 contests were fairly close. Hat tip …
Is Tony Krvaric “the marketing and ticket sales guy for the Football Team, not a coach or a player”?
A liberal reporter this week expressed a view common among the news media that Tony Krvaric is mainly a PR guy as he heads the Republican Party of San Diego. The scribe (Dave Maass of San Diego CityBeat) wrote, “I think Tony Krvaric, he’s more like the marketing and ticket sales guy for the football team; but not a coach …
Winners and Losers… My Take
WINNER **LORI ZAPF**. Well I know it’s obvious she won the election, and of course that makes her a winner, but it’s more than that. Talk to the wags downtown – particularly the corporate or public relations class – and she was a sure loser (same folks coincidentally that thought Measure D was a great idea). Zapf’s win wasn’t just …
The Top Ten Reasons why the Revolution Bypassed California
Many pundits are trying to explain what happened in California. After all, Republicans lost every state-wide race, picked up one Congressional seat and actually lost a seat in the State Assembly. Moreover, California voters elected dozens of hard left wackos and removed the 2/3 vote in the Legislature that had protected us from out of control budgets. Unfortunately, California will …
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