ELECTION DAY IS TUESDAY – IT’S NOT OVER UNTIL 8PM

Over the last few days seemingly smart people have suggested to me that the race for the 35th Senate seat is over, done and in the bag. I like that they all say it is in the bag for Diane Harkey, but the fact is there is still an Election Day on Tuesday and anything can happen.

I will be the first to admit that absentee balloting is becoming the method of choice for campaigns and voters, especially in this series of special elections in OC. But Election Day is still a major factor and any campaign that concedes it is crazy.

Don’t forget to vote.

BILL JONES STILL SUCKS

I don’t want to recount all the ways, Bill Jones sucks. But I will highlight one that is evident today. When he was Secretary of State doing his best to avoid appearing like a Republican or taking any action to help Republicans he also made some really bad policy decisions. Chief among them was the ill-fated policy guidance he gave to California’s 58… Read More

I am working for a candidate running for Arcadia City Council. The election is April 11 and I keep telling him (Peter Amundson) to talk to voters. Stop getting distracted by peskythings like work and family.

Long Beach has an election April 11th as well. The Mayor’s race is wide open as the current Mayor Beverly O’Neill is retiring.

One candidate allegedly had something better to do than talk to voters. John Stolpe, a police officer, running for Mayor of Long Beach was arrested for exposing himself and resisting arrest. There are better ways to expose yourself to voters… walka precinct (voter ones, not police). See the revealing story here.… Read More

"If I had to guess, Democrat Francine Busby will be voting for Brian Bilbray this Tuesday, because that is whom she despirately hopes to run against – the candidate who makes this seat the must vulnerable to a GOP loss." – Jon Fleischman, Publisher of the FlashReport.

In California’s 50th Congressional District, the primary for special election to replace the disgraced and now-imprisoned Randy "Duke" Cunningham will take place in just three days. National attention will be paid to the outcome of this race. After all, no politician in memorable history has disgraced the office of Congress more flagrantly than Cunningham did, and add to it that as a special election, it is the only Congressional race being voted on in the country this Tuesday. Of particular interest has been the activity surrounding the campaign of Democrat candidate Francine Busby… Read More

"If I had to guess, Democrat Francine Busby will be voting for Brian Bilbray this Tuesday, because that is whom she despirately hopes to run against – the candidate who makes this seat the must vulnerable to a GOP loss." – Jon Fleischman, Publisher of the FlashReport.

In California’s 50th Congressional District, the primary for special election to replace the disgraced and now-imprisoned Randy "Duke" Cunningham will take place in just three days. National attention will be paid to the outcome of this race. After all, no politician in memorable history has disgraced the office of Congress more flagrantly than Cunningham did, and add to it that as a special election, it is the only Congressional race being voted on in the country this Tuesday. Of particular interest has been the activity surrounding the campaign of Democrat candidate Francine Busby… Read More

Who the heck wrote that?… Speaking of anonymous blogging, I received a smart-aleck email the other day asking me if I receive a check every time I mention the SDPolitics blog. You may know that blog is run and written by a mystery person, but I find it a must read everyday. I often find breaking news and other tidbits that are worth posting, and when I do, I’m gonna give credit. Alternatively, SDPolitics several times has mentioned the FlashReport as the first source of something juicy. It’s mutual, apparently.

My answer back to the emailer: "It is professional courtesy to give credit where credit is due….I don’t see FR and SDPolitics being in competition, and I believe the mutual links drive readership at both sites."

By the way, I support Jon in his decision that these pages are attributed, and I wouldn’t have it any other way for myself…but it isa decision other bloggers need to make for themselves. Just call me… Read More

Lost in the immigration debate is whether or not the federal government is ready to implement/execute ANY plan passed by the Congress and signed by the President. The answer is no, and I can’t believe no one is even asking the question.

In Washington there is often a rush to do something, anything, to appease voters and quiet the press. This more often than not results in public policy that not only doesn’t work, but makes the situation worse. Accordingly, I opine that any bill passed by Congress would have made the immigration problem worse, not better. During this "breather" is anyone going to step up and talk about the foundation that must be built to accomodate the passage of any plan? What needs to be done?

First, we need Silicon Valley leaders to unleash their resources on the problem and devise technological solutions to take a 6-10 year process of obtaining legal residency down to a matter of 4-6 weeks. We cannot deport anyone nor ask any illegal immigrant to leave if faced with YEARS of waiting to re-enter the country. It cannot and will not happen no matter how bad people (like me) want it to happen. We must fix the… Read More

As compared to Friday’s version, Datamar’s Saturday numbers remain nearly the same:

Datamar Saturday Tracking Survey 50th Congressional District Special Election Roach And Bilbray Still Tied For Second Busby Still In Lead

San Diego – Little candidate “movement” was shown in the daily tracking poll released Saturday by Datamar Inc. regarding candidates from all political parties in the 50th Congressional Special Election to be held on Tuesday.

Busby 39.6 Roach 17.5 Bilbray 16.3 Kaloogian 8.9 Morrow 6.9 Uke 4.9

See the entire survey here.… Read More

Last week, political reporter John Marelius penned a piece on the rise of political blogging in the San Diego Union Tribune that prominently featured the FlashReport. In that piece, Marelius pens a few paragraphs talking about "anonymous blogging" — here is the excerpt: