
Why I’m a Fish out of Water in Oakland
The last line in the Capitol Weekly’s piece today profiling the three Democrats running to replace termed out Assemblywoman Wilma Chan in the 16th Assembly district race reminds me why it’s so lonely in the Bay Area at election time:
"No Republicans have filed to run in the district, where GOP voters are outnumbered 6-to-1 by Democrats."
That line made me think of my 10-year-old daughter asking me the other day if John Kerry is from California. "No," I said. "He’s from Massachusetts."
"Well, then why does everyone in Oakland have his bumper sticker on their cars?" she asked.
Mind you, it’s March ’06. Kerry lost the election in November… Read More