The LIVE California Primary Thread for March 2, 2004

[CounterCounterCulture]

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

[sfRummygirl]

Yes, my thoughts exactly.

[Torie]

Well, it isn't so much a conservative mandate, although the collapse of 56 across the state, everywhere, except for the city and county of Frisco, across the other 57 counties via a dishonest marketing campaign in favor of 56 was grand, as the state as a whole not having much of a regional divide. It was as if the Bay area imported voters to Orange County, and OC did the reverse.

[LdSentinal]

Lungren is making some sort of comeback.

U.S. Congress District 3

72.1% ( 388 of 538 ) precincts reporting as of Mar 2, 2004 at 11:42 pm

Republican

Richard Frankhuizen - 986; 1.7%
Thomas R. Oller - 21,728; 39.1%
Dan Lungren - 19,215; 34.6%
Mary Ose - 13,686; 24.6%

[socal_parrot]

Can you imagine if Peltier won. Every speech would start out, "Live, from the Federal Prison in...."


Maybe he could pardon himself.

[goldstategop]

As a conservative I am an optimist. Things are going to get better. They have to. I mean the media likes to create the impression the world is going to hell in a handbasket but if we stop to think and realize what people around us are also thinking, we can make a difference. As individuals we don't need to get the government's permission to make changes. If we stop looking to government to fix all of our problems and begin empowering ourselves, we'll all be better off.

[sfRummygirl]

Well, I definitely got it going in the self-empowerment department! So I must be on the right track.

[goldstategop]

I still have faith in our fellow citizens. The Democrats have to lie and deceive and resort to breaking the law and having activist judges ram their agenda down our throats cause people would vote against it first chance they get. So I'm thinking they're overreaching themselves with what they're doing and quite frankly, I hope they keep it up.

[socal_parrot]

Oops...That was the map from above. I meant to link this map

Blush.

[Prime Choice]

There's Wes Boyd and Steve Krisch

And aren't they the "brain thrust" behind MoveOn.Org?

[CounterCounterCulture]

Did anybody else see the news showing Arnold Schwarzenegger campaigning inside a polling place by asking some old person to vote for 57/58?

[sfRummygirl]

they're overreaching themselves with what they're doing and quite frankly, I hope they keep it up.

Yes, people hate having stuff cramed down their throats. Newsom is digging his grave, I hope, for him and for the party.

[sfRummygirl]

yes, that was kinda funny.

[Torie]

Ya I saw it. I assume he was voting in his own polling place. If so, Arnold has a right to free speech, and that trumps any state law to the contrary.

[sfRummygirl]

I knew which map, don't worry!

[Lancey Howard]

Its not a resounding vote of confidence in the Education Establishment.

The "Education Mafia" is a more accurate moniker.

[JohnnyZ]

Santa Clara is now basically IN, Los Angeles is 2/3 in, with San Bernadino and OC out, and San Diego 3/4 OUT.

Long slow climb back to 50-50, IMO.

[sfRummygirl]

Anybody got the word on Alameda A? They keep going to commercial....

[Andy_Stephenson]

Sequoia Machines...easy to hack via visio using VBA code that disappears when the election is closed on the machine.


Bad news there...

[Positive]

"You are positive, aren't you!"

Don't see much upside any other way.

Now watch just how positive I am.

According to the CA Secy State election page, 11.3% of Orange County is reported. 55 is losing by 10% in OC. State wide 55 is leading by 35,000 votes...1%.

Now if, and this is a big if, the SS is correct, and the trend continues, at the end of the day Orange County will vote no by plus 200,000 votes.

BYE BYE 55!

[Prime Choice]

Did anybody else see the news showing Arnold Schwarzenegger campaigning inside a polling place by asking some old person to vote for 57/58?

Weird. I thought that sort of thing was illegal.