It’s sad. I looked back at the 08 results to see if anything changed...turnout this time was very low but that didn’t necessarily cost Harmer. McNerney had about 2x as many votes last time around, yet we still couldn’t dump him. Also, in 08 there was no meaningful 3rd party drain...elfin AIP ass hats.
Also, turnout was higher in 06 in CA-1..people sat out this year but more McNerney voters did so compared to before. Opportunity lost.