Ken Moser sends the attached Bilbray mailer along, providing a look at the urgency of the message the campaign is sending to Republican voters: "Due to the special election rules, Republican Brian Bilbray’s name will appear twice on your ballot…you MUST vote in both places in order to insure your congressional seat stays in Republican hands!"
No holds barred in a pretty decent mail piece, considering how convoluted the message has to be if one is concerned their base may not understand to vote twice. Another message: "Your Official Republican Nominee is Brian Bilbray." True, or half true, depending on whether a vote is being cast the first time or the second time on the ballot. Heck, I’d say the same thing if I were in Brian’s shoes.
Lastly, where the official ballot is mocked up in the piece, with Bilbray’s name circled in red (and this is why you have to view the attachment), look who is NOT on the list: Bill Hauf. Sure enough, there’s Busby listed right under Brian in the special run-off portion of the ballot, and Eric Roach and the handful of other former contenders on the GOP primary portion, but no Hauf.
Accident? You tell me…
Legal? I’m no attorney…
Ethical? Come on…
Does it matter? Probably not.
Speaking of Hauf, what gives, is he in or out? I’ll catch up with him this weekend and report all the facts fit to report.
Here’s the Bilbray PDF:
May 14th, 2006 at 12:00 am
Barry:
The first Brian Bilbray vs. Francine Busby “broadcast” debate will
apparently occur next Tuesday (16th) at 6 p.m. on KCBQ radio,
am 1170.
That’s what I heard weekend host Rick Amato say yesterday on the
station, adding that a North County Times reporter will help Mr. Amato
to moderate the forum. Calls from listeners will be taken.
And YES, Virginia, you can hear the debate outside San Diego by
going to the KCBQ web-site: http://www.kcbq.com/default.asp
KCBQ is the San Diego home of Michael Medved, Laura Ingraham,
Dennis Prager, etc.