I certainly hope that the (R)s aren't so abundant that a dem pulls in front. OMG... that really could happen.
One very helpful element down here are the local debates Roger Hedgecock facilitates.
Voters really paying attention can tune into his show and get a pretty clear idea of who's who and where they stand.
Filner won't hardly ever even go on his show anymore. lol
"I certainly hope that the (R)s aren't so abundant that a dem pulls in front.
OMG... that really could happen."
In a special election in California, candidates of all parties run together on the same ballot, and if no one gets over 50% of the total vote then there is a run-off a mointh or so later. The candidates in the run-off will be the top vote-getters of each party. Thus, even if a Democrat got more votes in the first round than the leading Republican, the run-off would only have one Republican, one Democrat, one Green, one Libertarian, etc., and the Republican will almost certainly win. The only real risk we have is of a RINO being the top Republican vote-getter in the first round, which would cost us a conservative representative from a conservative district and could even result in the Democrat winning the low-turnout run-off (if the RINO can't motivate conservatives to go out and vote).