Comments on: Green Party Member Does Well in First Round in California Special Legislative Election http://www.ballot-access.org/2009/11/20/green-does-well-in-first-round-in-california-special-legislative-election/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 07:07:45 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: C. T. Weber http://www.ballot-access.org/2009/11/20/green-does-well-in-first-round-in-california-special-legislative-election/comment-page-1/#comment-781127 C. T. Weber Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:08:17 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/?p=9191#comment-781127 It's a heavy Republican district and because there was no incumbent each of the Republicans were somewhat hopeful. It’s a heavy Republican district and because there was no incumbent each of the Republicans were somewhat hopeful.

]]> By: John Anthony La Pietra http://www.ballot-access.org/2009/11/20/green-does-well-in-first-round-in-california-special-legislative-election/comment-page-1/#comment-781075 John Anthony La Pietra Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:47:02 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/?p=9191#comment-781075 True . . . I was just streaming my consciousness as I tried to figure out why there were 3 Rs in the race but only 1 D. True . . . I was just streaming my consciousness as I tried to figure out why there were 3 Rs in the race but only 1 D.

]]> By: Richard http://www.ballot-access.org/2009/11/20/green-does-well-in-first-round-in-california-special-legislative-election/comment-page-1/#comment-781071 Richard Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:05:43 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/?p=9191#comment-781071 Almost by definition, a special election has no incumbent. Almost by definition, a special election has no incumbent.

]]> By: John Anthony La Pietra http://www.ballot-access.org/2009/11/20/green-does-well-in-first-round-in-california-special-legislative-election/comment-page-1/#comment-781068 John Anthony La Pietra Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:40:48 +0000 http://www.ballot-access.org/?p=9191#comment-781068 So there was high Republican turnout because there was a contested Republican primary. And a low Democratic turnout because their primary wasn't contested. Is McMurray the incumbent, by any chance? Hmm -- let's see . . . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California%27s_72nd_State_Assembly_district Nope -- but he's the two-time D challenger to the now-"scandalized" and resigned R incumbent Michael Duvall. And he came within 10% of Duvall in 2008, after losing by twice as much in 2006. So McMurray was almost as presumptively the D nominee as if he had been an incumbent. So there was high Republican turnout because there was a contested Republican primary. And a low Democratic turnout because their primary wasn’t contested.

Is McMurray the incumbent, by any chance? Hmm — let’s see . . .

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California%27s_72nd_State_Assembly_district

Nope — but he’s the two-time D challenger to the now-”scandalized” and resigned R incumbent Michael Duvall. And he came within 10% of Duvall in 2008, after losing by twice as much in 2006. So McMurray was almost as presumptively the D nominee as if he had been an incumbent.

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