Antonio Villaraigosa Elected L.A. Mayor

Yahoo - AP ^ | May 18, 2005 | MICHAEL R. BLOOD

[RWR8189]

Not a bad call by Survey USA

SurveyUSA Poll - Los Angeles Mayor Runoff: Villaraigosa 60%, Hahn 36%

[dfwgator]

Either way, LA is a lost cause.

[Darkwolf]

"And Hahn's lawyerly — some say drab — image left him open to criticism that he isn't up to being the public face of star-studded L.A."

Oh, well as long as they didn't toss him for some frivolous reason.

[Hank Rearden]

If they think they've got cronyism and corruption now . . . . . .

Welcome to New New Mexico.

[FairOpinion]

"a city that is 48 percent Hispanic, 31 percent white, 11 percent Asian and 10 percent black. "

THIS is SCARY. 31% white -- whites are in a serious minority.

[RWR8189]

So I'm sure they benefit from minority owned business programs?

[FairOpinion]

Read this and weep...

"a city that is 48 percent Hispanic, 31 percent white, 11 percent Asian and 10 percent black"

[FairOpinion]

That's right, it's time for whites to demand affirmative action and special treatment afforded to minorities.

[Hank Rearden]

Read this and weep...

C'mon, it'll all be ok. Just look at Mexico City!

[A2J]

Just another step in the eventual civil war that will pit East against West.

[Texas_Jarhead]

"With 70 percent of precincts reporting, Villaraigosa had 202,861 votes, or 59 percent, to 140,416 votes for Hahn, or 41 percent."

Wow, a whole 350,000 voters. I dunno what the population of the applicable voting area but that sure does sound like a sad number to me.

[California Patriot]

Local talk-show god, and blogger, Hugh Hewitt embarrassed himself hugely today by blogging in praise of Villain-Raigosa. It is almost unbelievable. My opinion of Hugh sinks considerably. It turns out that V. appointed Hewitt to something at one point. Hugh is a conservative, but showed HORRIBLE judgement this time.

Everyone interested in this mayor's race should go to hughhewitt.com and read Hugh's awful stupidity.

Then, e-mail him at hhewitt@hughhewitt.com and give Hugh an EARFUL!!!!!!!!!!

[calcowgirl]

"a city that is 48 percent Hispanic, 31 percent white, 11 percent Asian and 10 percent black"

Are you sure they didn't mean:

"a city that is 48 percent Hispanic Communist, 31 percent white socialist,
11 percent Asian moderate and 10 percent black conservative"?

[FairOpinion]

That too!

[kingattax]

is that Los Angeles, Mexico..or California ?

[jsbankston]

Hahn's wife, kids and even dog voted for Villaraigosa.

[Lancey Howard]

LMAO!!
It'll be what, ten years and Kalifornia will have a Mexican governor?

[A CA Guy]

Villaraigosa is a major la-raza bigot from what I've read. So, look for lots of riots.

[calcowgirl]

And what about this poor excuse for an (R)?

From Reuters:

Hahn's predecessor, former Mayor Richard Riordan, a Republican with ties to California's celebrity Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, campaigned for Villaraigosa and was predicting a win as he watched returns at a downtown studio lot rented for the expected victory party and packed with hundreds of supporters.