Despite the FR Publisher’s attempt to delete my post. See below. Here is the post Jon didn’t want you to see :).
In a move upsetting the long held assumptions about this race, Harry Scolinos dropped his bid for the Republican nomination in 59th Assembly District.
For my past report on this race click here.
Scolinos’s campaign needed to get get going in order to win this race. A successful lawyer and bisinessman, it looks like he liked making money instead of running for Assembly. (BTW nothing wrong with that)
This changes the dynamic in the race in three ways.
This self funding conservative dropping his bid should help front runner Anthony Adams. Clearly Anthony Adams looks like the most conservative candidate.
But in this district geography is an issue. You have the San Gabriel Valley in Los Angeles County and the High Desert in San Bernardino County and a forest in between. Scolinos and the other two major candidates hail from the San Gabriel Valley side. Bart Doyle’s campaign is not going anywhere and that leaves former Covina councilman Chris Lancaster as the San Gabriel Valley candidate. Harry dropping out benefits him greatly.
And of course should a third conservative candidate with some dollars file. The Mountjoys endorsement is now up for grabs.