Re: where-I-live City Council Election Results

[Robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

Lopez crawled up a little, but didn't make it.  I guess unions are
history in this country.

Turn out was extremely low.  When they are, elections lean towards the
conservative.  I vote absentee ballot (always have), even though I don't
fit into that demographic (conservatives).

What I really fail to understand is why this particular gang got in.
Are latinos and blacks really so happy with the current state of affairs
that they didn't bother voting?

Oh, well.

BTW, I'll be going to the BASTARD Conference in : UC campus,
Valley Life Sciences Bldg, 10am.

--- Elaine <http://www.hotmail.com/~et> wrote:
> Update as of 5:30 - March 12, 2004:
> 
> BILL WARD                         7569    13.4
> BARBARA HALLIDAY             7526    13.4
> BILL QUIRK                          5766    10.2
> OLDEN HENSON                    5595     9.9
> ROBERT LOPEZ                     5319     9.4
> JOSEPH HILSON                    4186     7.4
> GARY R. CRAIG                     4033     7.2
> FRANCISCO ZERMENO            3994     7.1
> BARBARA HERINGER-SWARR   3771     6.7
> L. JASON MORENO                 2371    4.2
> CORA MARIE BAKER                2150    3.8
> FRANCISCO ABRANTES            1975    3.5
> EDWARD W. BOGUE                (none recorded, probably less
> than 1%)
> 
> The same old crooked gang got back in.  They spent hugely more money
> and mailed the usual expensive glossy ads.
> 
> Moreno was against the corruption and in favor of tenants rights
> (helped us win against the landlord), but is generally conservative
> (considers himself non-political) on state level issues (he was a
> Simon supported -- that right wing crook -- I know, it doesn't seem to
> make sense).  Bill had a run in over national politics, or more
> correctly, over Moreno's complete refusal to discuss or consider
> national issues.  So I guess we're withdrawal from local politics.