I went over to the beach in Manhattan Beach today, and met this guy running to replace Jane Harmon in a special election on Tuesday. I don’t know what his chances are — it’s a jungle primary with five Republicans, five Democrats, and several other parties. Anyone who gets a majority wins outright, but if no one does, then there will be a runoff in a couple months between the two highest vote getters. I suspect that long-time state Senator and Democrat Debra Bowen will likely win, or at least get in the runoff, with the win coming in the next race. But we’re headed for redistricting, under a relatively impartial process, so the district may become more competitive for Republicans (it used to be, back in the eighties), and this race is good practice for novice candidates like Eisele.
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“I went over to the beach in Manhattan Beach today”
“the beach in” is redundant. sorry to play editor.
Manhattan Beach is a city, which not surprisingly has a beach within city limits, but there is more to the city than just a beach, so “the beach in” is not redundant.
Yay for Steve. He was one of my classmates at ISU a few years ago. Top quality talent. Hope to see more of him in high office in the years to come.
What Sam said. It is entirely possible to go to Manhattan Beach and not go to the beach.
Rand
Just sent several emails to friends of mine in Manhattan Beach to tell them to vote for him.
What day is the special election?
I can probably scare up 500 votes for the guy.
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Oh, duh, Tuesday.
it’s a jungle primary
Yep. Sean Astin???
Not quite the same scale of messy as the Greyout Davis recall in Ca, but that’s more than enough candidates to render plurality voting of limited value. A simple yes/no Approval vote for individual candidates would be much cleaner, candidate with the highest approval rating winning.