Comments on: CD10: Garamendi lead looks insurmountable

By: Lisa Vorderbrueggen

Lisa Vorderbrueggen — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:42:11 +0000

John W.
Here’s a rundown of Tauscher’s recent win percentages: 2008, 65 percent; 2006, 66 percent; 2004, 66 percent. But these were not special elections; she was an incumbent; and her opponents had nowhere near the money that Harmer raised.

Mark H.
John tells me that he has no plans to move. He and Patti have lived in their home in Walnut Grove since the 1970s and says that voters elected him knowing where he lives — just across the Sacramento River from the line.

Bill
Yep, the election kept me employed. Thank God for elections!

By: Mark H.

Mark H. — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:59:35 +0000

Now that John G. is king of the 10th district for a year, does he actually plan on relocating his residence somewhere within his gerrymandered constituency?

By: John W.

John W. — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:34:39 +0000

How does Garamendi’s 56 pct. compare to Ellen T. in her recent re-election wins?

By: Bill Gram-Reefer

Bill Gram-Reefer — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:14:48 +0000

The only thing election nite proves is Tip O’Neill’s aphorism that “all politics is local”

I would hesitate to draw any triumphant conclusions either way from the sausage making on display this day.

At least it kept the media busy.

By: Chet

Chet — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:49:58 +0000

Another great election in California for the Democrats. How sweet it is.

By: Lisa Vorderbrueggen

Lisa Vorderbrueggen — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:34:24 +0000

John Ebert — You are right. At the time I wrote that entry, the numbers were still out on the NY results. It now looks as though it will be a split result: 2 for Dems, 2 for Reeps.

By: John Ebert

John Ebert — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:06:36 +0000

Lisa: I would challenge your statement, “Garamendi’s likely victory was the sole bright spot for Democrats nationwide.” Perhaps even more relevant nationally was the Dems. victory in NY’s District 23. After all, that is where Palin campaigned against her own party’s candidate. Also, you can’t pin the GOP victories in NJ and VA on anything attributable to the Teabaggers. In fact, exit polls indicate that in both governors’ races the majority of the electorate acknowledged their support for Obama.

If anything, I see tonight’s message being that the GOP is as fractured as ever.