LIVE THREAD - California special election (props 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80)

California Secretary of State- Special Statewide Election ^ | Tuesday evening November 8th

[ajolympian2004]

TODAY, Californians are heading to the polls to vote on several major propositions that shall dramatically affect both the political and economic future of our state.

We are following the activity and will report the results.

California Propositions

2.8% of precincts reporting as of Nov 08 08:13 PM PST

Results: http://www.sfgate.com/election/

[Simmy2.5]

So it is up to 21% now? If so, then the SoS website is off right now. At the moment, Prop. 75, while still losing, gained back some ground. However, at the same time, it was showing that Los Angeles is still at 14%.

Either way, it looks like they all failed.

[bybybill]

So you are smarter then Reagan.
GWB and Arnold aren`t "REAL" conservatives thus the don`t deserve your vote.
That kind of thinking is why we might lose 73,74,75 and why Hillary could be our next POTUS

[Arizona Carolyn]

Maybe he needs to hire Dick Morris for next years Governor election.

[afnamvet]

The lazarus proposition. Let us pray that it is sustained.

[DAC22]

Man look at the Orange County numbers, we are an Island, glad to be a Brea Boy

[Yaelle]

Really? That was all we got out of Orange? Nothing left then to put us into the +s?

[ER_in_OC,CA]

Architect of Prop 75, Lou Uheler (sp??), says on KFI that he still expects 75 and 73 to pass based on what he's seen so far.

FWIW.

[Prime Choice]

Unfortunately, one cannot be a fiscal Conservative and a social Liberal at the same time. Those are mutually-exclusive goals; especially in California. If one is to to be Conservative in this state, it's really an all-or-nothing deal. And with the Liberals dominating every aspect thanks entirely to Conservative cowardice, things are only going to get worse.

[scott says]

"If all propositions fail and the status quo is preserved, then the election did nothing and lends support to the argument that it was an entire waste"

I made the mistake of watching a news broadcast at a dem rally and a "lady" was yelling just that.."how dare Arnold waste 50 million on this stupid election, every prop failed...blah,blah,....he has a lot of nerve to have a press conference and thank the voters, ..."

[Arizona Carolyn]

In Arizona they count them as they come in (at least in Mohave County).

[Cedric]

Yup. And if they raise union dues to recover the dough they'll just alienate their own memmbers further. It's a losing hand.

[JeffersonRepublic.com]

I can't believe 73 is losing. It's a sad day, and a real eye opener. Our girls deserve to have a parent who loves them help them make such a decision.

My fellow Californians are dirtbags without souls. Very sad :(

[gogeo]

What the hell kind of parents (or even people without children for that matter) would vote against this?

The same kind of people who believe that 12 year old girls have more to fear from parents than from 16-21 year old predators.

[conservative in nyc]

The LA County site is updating the numbers before the SoS. They will hit the SoS site momentarily.

[SoCalPol]

I have no clue where Yolo Co. is?

I think it is in the northern part.
As a native of San Diego I never got into the central and
northern area.
Can probably tell you more about the counties in NY & NJ

[newzjunkey]

You're much too cynical tonight.

[Uncle Kermie]

75 back to 49.9%. Nailbiter, but I don't like being here. The remote precints (i.e. most conservative precints) are last to report to Norwalk (LA County), city of San Bernardino, city of Riverside, etc, so there is still hope.

[conservative in nyc]

Yolo County is just West of Sacramento.

[Prime Choice]

Please enlighten me on how one can be a fiscal Conservative and a social Liberal at the same time. Social Liberalism cannot exist without fiscal Liberalism. Anyone who tries to pull a fiscal-Conservative-but-social-Liberal stunt will get eaten alive as a hypocrite by the turbo-hypocritical Sacramento Democrats any day of the week.

Go ahead...try claiming one is a social Liberal while cutting spending. See how far it gets you.