Almost two weeks ago, I posted here that Deborah Pauly had pulled neither the Ballot Designation Worksheet nor her Declaration of Candidacy form.  Guess what…she still hasn’t pulled those papers.

Is she not running?

It could be she realizes her tiny warchest cannot compare with Todd Spitzer’s enormous funds.  Maybe she’s afraid her ugly incident of ignoring police officer’s instructions and nearly committing DUI will come out across mailers throughout the 3rd Supervisorial District.  Maybe she’s concerned about the lack of support from city councilmembers in the 3rd Supervisorial District.  Maybe she’s concerned that Republican women aren’t backing her – a fellow Republican woman.  Maybe she’s still losing support.

Deborah Pauly only has today and tomorrow to pull and file her Ballot Designation Worksheet and Declaration of Candidacy form.

Time’s ticking, Deborah.  Are you in, or are you out?

Examining Todd Spitzer’s endorsements, it’s clear Deborah Pauly has little support from local City Councilmembers in her bid for Supervisor.  Excluding Pauly herself, only Irvine Democrats Larry Agran, Beth Krom, and Sukhee Kang, along with Tustin Democrats Deborah Gavello and Rebecca Gomez, and Anaheim’s Democrat Lorri Galloway and DTS-turned-Republican Gail Eastman have not endorsed Spitzer – though none of them have endorsed Pauly either.

A major part of a Supervisor’s job is working with local Councilmembers to address their mutual constituents’ concerns, and it’s clear Pauly isn’t up to the job.  Considering the Councilmembers work with each other on regional committees and boards to address regional concerns, it’s even more notable that her colleagues across the Third Supervisorial District know she isn’t up to the job.

The most shocking fact is that all of her colleagues on her own Villa Park City Council endorsed Spitzer, as it’s rare for a Councilmember to endorse a colleague’s opponent, but in this case all of them did. They’re the ones who know her best, and they know she’s not up to the job.

Spitzer is endorsed by the overwhelming majority of councilmembers in the Third Supervisorial District, including all 5 Republican Mayors and the majorities of all 5 Councils with Republican majorities:

Orange (All)
Mayor Carolyn Cavecche (Campaign Co-Chair)
Denis Bilodeau
Jon Dumitru
Tita Smith
Fred Whitaker

Yorba Linda (All)
Mayor Nancy Rikel
John Anderson
Tom Lindsey
Mark Schwing
Jim Winder

Villa Park (All Except for Pauly)
Mayor Rich Ulmer
Bob Fauteux (Endorsed Before His Untimely Passing)
Bill MacAloney
Brad Reese

Tustin (All of the Council’s Republicans)
Mayor Jerry Amante
Al Murray
John Neilsen

Anaheim (Majority)
Mayor Tom Tait
Kris Murray
Harry Sidhu

Irvine (Both of the Council’s Republicans)
Steven Choi
Jeff Lalloway

In a blow to Republican Woman Elected Official Deborah Pauly, most Republican women elected officials are backing Todd Spitzer for Supervisor.

The majority of Republican women Councilmembers in the Third Supervisorial District are backing Todd Spitzer over fellow Republican Woman Councilmember Deborah Pauly.

Every Republican woman Community College District Boardmember in the Third Supervisorial District is backing Todd Spitzer over fellow Republican woman Deborah Pauly.

Both women on the Orange County Board of Supervisors (Pat Bates and Janet Nguyen) have endorsed Todd Spitzer over fellow Republican woman Deborah Pauly.

Both women in Orange County’s state legislative delegation (Mimi Walters and Diane Harkey) have endorsed Todd Spitzer over fellow Republican woman Deborah Pauly.

Spitzer has even locked up the Third Supervisorial District’s Republican woman water board member vote over Republican woman Deborah Pauly.

Are there any Republican women elected officials backing their fellow Republican woman elected official, Deborah Pauly?  Just look at her endorsements list, and it’s clear the answer is no.