The LIVE California Primary Thread for March 2, 2004

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The LIVE California Primary Thread for March 2, 2004

U.S. PRESIDENT- Republican
Bush, George W. (unopposed)

U.S. PRESIDENT- Democrat
Edwards, John
Kerry, John F.
Kucinich, Dennis
Sharpton, Al

U.S. SENATE - Republican
Ball, Danney
Casey, Toni C.
Hatch, Barry L.
Jones, Bill
Kaloogian, Howard
Marin, Rosario
Quraishi, Bill
Stewart, James
Van Zandt, John M.

U.S. SENATE- Democrat
Boxer, Barbara (unopposed)

PROP 55
Kindergarten-University Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 2004.
YES NO

PROP 56
State Budget, Related Taxes, and Reserve. Voting Requirements. Penalties. Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute.
YES NO

PROP 57
Economic Recovery Bond Act.
YES NO

PROP 58
California Balanced Budget Act.
YES NO

+ tons of local races and issues

[SierraWasp]

Tanks fer da ping... Now I need a pint!!!

I gots my fingers, toes and legs crossed!!!

[BookmanTheJanitor]

Riverside, Orange, San Diego, & San Bernadino all voted for Bush in 2000. I still have hope :o).

[Torie]

With 4% of the LA same day votes counted, the margin there against 55 was slashed by more than half. It is going to get ugly soon.

[Simmy2.5]

Well, Measure 2 in the Bay Area is passing. So, we get more ferries! That will get people out of their cars. :-/

[Joe Hadenuf]

56 was by far the most important item on the ballot. It's getting blown away.....

[goldstategop]

Its more than an hour and its still neck and neck.

[Cousin Eddie]

But SF 100% in, San Mateo and Marin are 80-90% in. Alameda still only 1/3 in.
San Diego, Riverside, and San Berdu are still at 0%. Mayber there's hope.

[.38sw]

Damn. My commute costs are going to go up, and the stinkin' ferries and trains and buses won't help a bit. The ads just infuriated me. Two people were chatting about the congested roads, and the woman pipes up about Measure 2, and how it would link ferries, buses and rails, and get more people out of their cars, so THEIR commute would be better. Were these two people going to get out of their cars? Noooooo, they wanted everyone ELSE to get out of theirs cars.

[So Cal Rocket]

Orange County still at 0%, too.

Let's keep our fingers crossed.

[BookmanTheJanitor]

That's the spirit. I believe there's good reason to hope.

[Torie]

More than half of the count is absentee ballots still. The margin for 55 has been erased with only about 15% of the same day votes counted. Yep Frisco had been largely counted, but so has the more GOP county in the state, Placer County.

[Flashman_at_the_charge]

Looking like 55 is going to scrape in.

[Joe Hadenuf]

It's still losing. We'll see.

[Cousin Eddie]

So much for Riverside. Just reported 85% and only 51% NO, 49% YES.

[socal_parrot]

55...30% in..

Education Bond
No 1,119,564 49.9
Yes 1,121,659 50.1

[Homer_J_Simpson]

Prop 55: Yes-49.8% No-50.2% 30.1% counted
A slight turnaround

[Joe Hadenuf]

These schools are a freaking black hole....

[Simmy2.5]

Ittttttttttttttts passing. 1% but still passing.

[Torie]

The Bay area was actually rather tepid about 55. It will win because of LA County. 55 cuts differently a bit from most issues facing Californians.

[goldstategop]

It'll pass... but barely.