Posted by Former Blogger Chris Emami on June 15, 2012
Now that the results are finalized and all races have been decided it is time to crown a winner for the election night pool.
And the winner is….. Dwight Robinson.
Standings were as follows for all participants:
Dwight Robinson 649 Points
Chris Emami 607 Points (and Tiebreaker over Scott Carpenter)
Scott Carpenter 607 Points
Connor Duckworth 599 Points
Mike Ferri 507 Points
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Posted by Erik Brown on June 5, 2012
Congratulations Wisconsin!
The story tonight is the BIG WIN for Wisconsin and its effect across the country.
While California is leading the nation down the road to serfdom, Wisconsin is taking a sharp turn. They’re heading back toward the road to Prosperity!
This should be a nice encouragement for many great local and state candidates here in California who are fighting a similar fight.
Thrilling as all get out is the big win for Governor Scott Walker himself, who fended off a massive air and ground attempt to de-legitimize his tenure in office. It came at him from the most ardent activists and political operatives the left has going.
(Side note to the lefties, if your organizing a political movement in this country, you might want to reconsider the use of the “Clinched Fist” as central to your branding. Unless you’re consultants are former Sandinista Guerilla or one of Che’s motorcycle buddies that stuff doesn’t belong on a comp sheet let alone in the public debate. Clinched fists don’t go over well here, but big government redistributionist schemes do even worse)
His margin of victory in combination with the classy way in which he and his many supporters handled themselves deserves commendation.
With over 90% of the votes reported, Walker 54% – Barret 46%
This demonstrates that voters are looking for leadership and believe in results-focused management and sound public policy.
A good secondary takeaway is that voters are also increasingly tiring of recall efforts to oust their duly elected representatives. This factor is shifting away sympathy from government sector unions, especially when recalls are the method of choice
In a tough economy, everyone has had to make sacrifices, and the comprehensive public focus is evidencing a more critical examination of bureaucracy, mismanagement, unsustainable spending, and (as the left is so fond of reminding us), fundamental fairness.
In the lead up to Election Day, Walker was pulling ahead in several polls with a concern raised that the opposition may shift strategy and attempt to pull off a victory on the Legislative side by redeploying resources in the State Senate challenges.
An important second layer of effect tonight is demonstrated through the depth of the outcome. It’s an unsung campaign dynamic that permeated all the way down the ballot to include a strong victory for Lt Governor Kleefisch as well as at least 3 of the 4 key State Senate Races:
Seat 13 – (R) Scott Fitzgerald 59% defeated (D) Lori Compas 40%
Seat 21 – (R) Van Wanggaard 49% (D) John Lehman 51% (Race Pending)
Seat 23 – (R) Terry Moulton 58% defeated (D) Kristen Dexter 42%
Seat 29 – (R) Jerry Petrowski 61% defeated (D) Donna Seidel 39%
Having worked closely with the Wisconsin effort, our firm was involved in message development and voter contact specifically targeting the senate opposition candidates. By highlighting their records on spending, size, scope and role of government, voters got a clear choice. It’s clearly about candidates who have their backs, and their opponents who are reaching for their pockets.
In all, it was a big win for advocates of sensible government. Undoubtedly it will bring the issue of fiscal leadership back to the forefront of the national discussion as we approach the fall. Proud to have been a part of a historic night!
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Posted by Chris Nguyen on June 5, 2012
Check out the OC Registrar of Voters for election results.
Remember that CD-38, CD-39, CD-47, CD-49, SD-29, and AD-55 are all multi-county races.
Check out the Secretary of State for those results.
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Posted by Chris Nguyen on June 5, 2012
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Posted by Former Blogger Chris Emami on June 5, 2012
In the Orange County Central Committee races it appears that the Tea Party candidates are in for a very long night.
I would say that as of the initial results Tea Party supported candidates currently holding on to less than 1/3 of the seats.
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Posted by Former Blogger Chris Emami on June 5, 2012
As the clock strikes 8:00 PM the polls are officially closed. Stick with us here at “OC Political” as we update our readers on results as they start rolling in.
I certainly hope that all of our readers were able to beat the clock today.
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Posted by Former Blogger Chris Emami on June 5, 2012
Updated 7:59 PM Contest is now closed.
UPDATED 7:34 PM: 30 MINUTE WARNING.
Updated 11:55 AM Tuesday: Deadline is tonight.
It is time for what used to be my annual election night pool on Red County, but since it appears that I am no longer there, we shall move that pool over to OC Political.
I assure you that the rumors are not true, this years prize will be a $50 gift card to Barnes & Noble and not the opportunity to ride on a solid gold jet ski in a caviar pool with Chris Nguyen or to sing Sweet Caroline with Erik Brown and myself at a karaoke bar. However, if you do pick Orly Taitz to win the U.S. Senate race and you manage to win the pool you will be required to show us your birth certificate before we can send you the prize.
All entries must be submitted in the comment section below by 7:59 PM today in order to be eligible. You must be willing to use your real name in order for us to be able to verify who the winner is and have the ability to contact them.
Here are the races to choose:
President Republican Primary (6 Points)-
Republican Central Committee AD 55 (choose 6) (10 Points Each)-
Republican Central Committee AD 65 (choose 6) (11 Points Each)-
Republican Central Committee AD 68 (choose 6) (18 Points Each)-
Republican Central Committee AD 69 (choose 6) (10 Points Each)-
Republican Central Committee AD 72 (choose 6) (14 Points Each)-
Republican Central Committee AD 73 (choose 6) (22 Points Each)-
Republican Central Committee AD 74 (choose 6) (16 Points Each)-
United State Senate (24 Points)-
Congress 38th District (choose 2) (3 points each)-
Congress 39th District (choose 2) (3 points each)-
Congress 45th District (choose 2) (3 points each)-
Congress 46th District (choose 2) (5 points each)-
Congress 47th District (choose 2) (8 points each)-
Congress 48th District (choose 2) (3 points each)-
Congress 49th District (choose 2) (4 points each)-
Senate 29th District (Free Points!!!!) (choose 2) (2 points each)-
Senate 37th District (Free Points!!!!) (choose 2) (2 points each)-
Assembly 55th District (Free Points!!!!) (choose 2) (2 points each)-
Assembly 65th District (Free Points!!!!) (choose 2) (2 points each)-
Assembly 68th District (Free Points!!!!) (choose 2) (2 points each)-
Assembly 69th District (choose 2) (5 points each)-
Assembly 72nd District (choose 2) (5 points each)-
Assembly 73rd District (Free Points!!!!) (choose 2) (2 points each)-
Assembly 74th District (choose 2) (3 points each)-
Superior Court Judge Office 1 (2 points)-
Member County Board of Education, Trustee Area 1 (4 points)-
Member County Board of Education, Trustee Area 3 (2 points)-
County Supervisor, 1st District (2 points)-
County Supervisor, 3rd District (2 points)-
Fullerton Recall Dick Jones (Yes/No) (2 points)-
Fullerton Recall Pat McKinley (Yes/No) (2 points)-
Fullerton Recall Don Bankhead (Yes/No) (2 points)-
Fullerton Recall Dick Jones Replacement (5 points)-
Fullerton Recall Pat McKinley Replacement (4 points)-
Fullerton Recall Don Bankhead Replacement (4 points)-
Prop 28 (Yes/No) (2 points)-
Prop 29 (Yes/No) (2 points)-
Measure A (Yes/No) (2 points)-
Measure B (Yes/No) (2 points)-
Tiebreaker: Percentage of the vote for 2nd place U.S. Senate candidate.
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Posted by Former Blogger Chris Emami on June 5, 2012
Alright, polls close in five minutes. No one reading this still has time to vote. So here are my predictions. For the record, these are not my preferences; these are my predictions; I love some of these results, and I hate some of these results; they are my predictions, not my preferences or endorsements.
Once the results are known, feel free to tell me how brilliantly accurate, dead wrong, or (more likely) somewhere in between my predictions are.
Republican Presidential Primary:
1. Mitt Romney
2. Ron Paul
3. Rick Santorum
4. Newt Gingrich
5. Buddy Roemer
6. Fred Karger
United State Senate:
1. Dianne Feinstein by a humongous margin.
2. Elizabeth Emken edging out #3.
3. Dan Hughes edging out #4.
4. Al Ramirez edging out #5.
5. Orly Taitz
6-24. Not even worth predicting
Congress 38th District:
1. Linda Sanchez
2. Jorge Robles
3. Benjamin Campos
Congress 39th District:
1. Ed Royce
2. Jay Chen
3. D’Marie Mulattieri
Congress 45th District:
1. John Campbell
2. Sukhee Kang
3. John Webb
Congress 46th District:
1. Loretta Sanchez
2. Jerry Hayden
3. Jorge Rocha
4. Pat Garcia
5. John Cullum
Congress 47th District:
1. Alan Lowenthal
2. Gary DeLong
3. Steve Kuykendall
4. Peter Mathews
5. Sanford Kahn
6. Steve Foley
7. Usha Shah
8. Jay Shah
Congress 48th District:
1. Dana Rohrabacher
2. Ron Varasteh
3. Alan Schlar
Congress 49th District:
1. Darrell Issa
2. Jerry Tetalman
3. Dick Eiden
4. Albin Novinec
Senate 29th District:
1. Bob Huff
2. Greg Diamond
Senate 37th District:
1. Mimi Walters
2. Steve Young
Assembly 55th District:
1. Curt Hagman
2. Gregg Fritchle
Assembly 65th District:
1. Chris Norby
2. Sharon Quirk-Silva
Assembly 68th District:
1. Don Wagner
2. Christina Avalos
Assembly 69th District:
1. Tom Daly
2. Jose “Joe” Moreno
3. Michele Martinez
4. Julio Perez
5. Francisco “Paco” Barragan
Assembly 72nd District:
1. Troy Edgar
2. Joe Dovinh
3. Long Pham
4. Travis Allen
5. Albert Ayala
Assembly 73rd District:
1. Diane Harkey
2. James Corbett
Assembly 74th District:
1. Robert Rush
2. Allan Mansoor
3. Leslie Daigle
No more than a 4% separation between first and third place. Daigle beats Mansoor at the polls, but Mansoor’s absentee lead is large enough to keep him ahead of her.
Superior Court Judge Office 1:
1. Deborah Chuang with more than 70% of the vote
2. Eugene Jizhak
Member County Board of Education, Trustee Area 1:
1. Robert Hammond
2. Art Pedroza
3. Ken Nguyen
4. Eleazar Elizondo
Member County Board of Education, Trustee Area 3:
1. Ken Williams
2. Mary Galuska
County Supervisor, 1st District:
1. Janet Nguyen with more than 70% of the vote
2. Steve Rocco
County Supervisor, 3rd District:
1. Todd Spitzer
2. Deborah Pauly
All three Fullerton recalls pass.
Replacing Dick Jones:
1. Travis Kiger by a double-digit margin
2. Glenn Georgieff
3. Dorothy Birsic
4. Matthew Hakim
5. Roberta Reid
Replacing Don Bankhead:
1. Rick Alvarez by 2%
2. Greg Sebourn
3. Jane Rands
4. Paula Williams
Replacing Pat McKinley:
1. Barry Levinson by a single-digit margin
2. Doug Chaffee
3. Matt Rowe
4. Sean Paden
Prop 28: Yes by double digits
Prop 29: Yes by single digits. It will lose among poll voters but will win the absentee vote by a large enough margin to pass.
Measure A: Yes, over 70%
Measure B: Yes, over 60%
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Posted by Former Blogger Chris Emami on June 5, 2012
In a huge defeat for labor unions Governor Scott Walker has been declared victorious in Wisconsin. We will recap this race with an analysis later tonight or early tomorrow.
(Updated 7:00 PM): Also I forgot to mention the Lt. Governor Rebecca Kleefisch has also been declared victorious.
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Posted by Chris Nguyen on June 1, 2012
The two candidates for the Third Supervisorial District who were the subjects of the blog posts by HBK and The Rock of OC
Well, you’ve likely seen the two immediately prior posts, one each from HBK and The Rock of OC. We had warned HBK and The Rock of OC to refrain from posting their propagandistic blogs regarding the Third Supervisorial District. We had urged them to post about things that were outside the scope of the Third Supervisorial District contest, as those two bloggers had been using their posts simply to promote their favorite supervisorial candidate and attack that candidate’s opponent.
They have been unable to post about things outside of their propaganda relating to the Third Supervisorial District race and have abused the privilege of blogging here.
In light of their inability to restrain themselves, we have decided to take the extraordinary step of suspending those two bloggers. They have lost their ability to post on this blog until June 6, the day after the Third Supervisorial District election is over.
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