Who won the SF Mayor race?

[reknewcomer]

Green or Dem?

[Terwilliger]

1. polls dont close for 49 minutes DUPE

[reknewcomer]

4. What's the score?

Any idea?

[democracyindanger]

2. First polling results at 8 pm pst nt

[Red_Storm]

3. i'm staying up to find out..........n/t

[Pastiche423]

5. After 8pm election results

http://www.sfgate.com/election/races/2003/12/09/

[Terwilliger]

9. thanks!

[LeftCoast]

6. It could take a while for meaningful results

I've heard that a very large amoung of absentee ballots were cast. So far turnout has exceeded my expectations. I figured it would be very low considering this is the third since the recall, but apparently all the attention has gotten folks very excited. I can't remember being called this much in any other election. It's crazy. I wish the party had worked this hard against Ahnuld.

[funkyflathead]

7. BTT

[Bush loves Jiang]

8. Me too...

This hard against Bush-blower Newsom.

[eablair3]

10. No word yet

Results are supposed to be coming in, or streaming in in the next couple hours. They have screens up to watch the results of the counting, and Gonzalez is supposed to show up in the Mission sometime around 9 pm pst.

No word yet, either way. Expect some preliminary numbers in the next few minutes.

[GreenPartyVoter]

12. I am too tired to stay up for this

Will have to deal with the suspense til tomorrow.

Good night from the East Coast, and good luck Matt. :hi:

[eablair3]

13. Absentee ballots in -- Newsom ahead

Absentee ballot results -- 71,000 ballots in and counted so far --- 65% went for Newsom, 35% for Gonzalez.

[eablair3]

14. according to the pundits ... that was expected

they are saying that if this wasn't the case, then Newsom would be in trouble. They said this was expected.

[eablair3]

16. Link for results

here's the election link for the results -- not much there yet:

http://www.sfgov.org/wcm_election/results.htm

[GreenPartyVoter]

15. That was expected, though

They've said all along the absentees would go for Gavin.

(really leaving now. *g*)

[Terwilliger]

18. some results up

absentee?

[eablair3]

21. yes, the absentees are up

71000 votes -- 65% for Newsome; 35% for Gonzalez.

http://www.sfgov.org/wcm_election/results.htm

SUMMARY REPORT CITY & COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO
MUNICIPAL RUN-OFF ELECTION
DECEMBER 9, 2003
RUN DATE:12/09/03 08:23 PM

VOTES PERCENT

PRECINCTS COUNTED (OF 562). . . . . 0
REGISTERED VOTERS - TOTAL . . . . . 466,127
BALLOTS CAST - TOTAL. . . . . . . 71,005
VOTER TURNOUT - TOTAL . . . . . . 15.23

MAYOR
VOTE FOR 1
GAVIN NEWSOM . . . . . . . . . 46,192 65.43
MATT GONZALEZ . . . . . . . . . 24,409 34.57

DISTRICT ATTORNEY
VOTE FOR 1
KAMALA HARRIS . . . . . . . . . 43,778 64.12
TERENCE HALLINAN . . . . . . . . 24,500 35.88

[Terwilliger]

23. whatever the first votes counted are...

the mayoral and attorneys races have nearly the exact same proportions

http://www.sfgov.org/wcm_election/results.htm

VOTES PERCENT

PRECINCTS COUNTED (OF 562). . . . . 0
REGISTERED VOTERS - TOTAL . . . . . 466,127
BALLOTS CAST - TOTAL. . . . . . . 71,005
VOTER TURNOUT - TOTAL . . . . . . 15.23

MAYOR
VOTE FOR 1
GAVIN NEWSOM . . . . . . . . . 46,192 65.43
MATT GONZALEZ . . . . . . . . . 24,409 34.57

DISTRICT ATTORNEY
VOTE FOR 1
KAMALA HARRIS . . . . . . . . . 43,778 64.12
TERENCE HALLINAN . . . . . . . . 24,500 35.88

[eablair3]

24. now they are saying this was better than expected for Newsom

they are now saying that the numbers on the absentees are better than was expected for Newsom.

Newsom's people are happy.

[Terwilliger]

11. also a DA race in the city tonight...Terri Hallinan and Kamala Harris

This is Kamala Harris




not to be sexist or anything, but hubba-hubba

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

17. Wow you guys still have Hallinan?

He's been around forever!

Getting his butt kicked so far though.

[Terwilliger]

20. he looks it

I think he's been in and out

[abbyhoffman]

36. His Father

Was Vincent Hallinan he ran for President a bunch of times with Gus HAll On both the top slot and VP. He ran once for Prez from a federal prison were J. Edger put him for being a commie

In the 80's his brother was a high power lawyer for big time drug dealers The Reygun Administration set him up & he sat in prison for years until the courts overturned his convictions

[David Zephyr]

19. Hubba-Hubba!

Crossing my fingers for Gonzalez.

[Pastiche423]

22. Newest results

Gavin Newsom 46,192 65.4%

Matt Gonzalez 24,409 34.6%

0% of precincts reporting Last updated 12/9 8:22PM

[K8-EEE]

25. Never really understood that...

Zero precincts reporting thing...???

[eablair3]

26. 84,000 votes now in --

84,000 votes now counted (71,000 were absentees) -- Newsom now totals 63% -- Gonzalez at 37%

Votes starting to come in, ..... Gonzalez picking up a little.

Numbers are expected to tighten.

[eablair3]

27. pundits on KCBS

pundits on KCBS are saying that's "quite a lead for Gonzalez to overcome" -- referring to the 65% to 35% in favor on Newsom on the absentee ballots.

[Pastiche423]

28. 15% precincts

Newsome 56, 070

Gonzlaes 34,323

[Blitz]

29. 25.8% reporting

GAVIN NEWSOM . . . . . . . . . 64,043 59.47
MATT GONZALEZ . . . . . . . . . 43,641 40.53

KAMALA HARRIS . . . . . . . . . 62,902 60.54
TERENCE HALLINAN . . . . . . . . 40,995 39.46

[Pastiche423]

30. 26% precincts

Newsome 59.50%

Gonzalas 40.50%

Matt is rising!

[Terwilliger]

32. only 9 points to swing! and the rate of change is still high

:shrug:

[GreenPartyVoter]

33. Yep, can't tell what will happen

If Matt's home turf hasn't been counted yet, he could get a bit of an upsurge, but if it's already in, he's liable to slip further back.

[GreenPartyVoter]

34. He's not coming up fast enough :(

I'm starting to feel worried now.

[eablair3]

43. agree, .. it isn't lookin good for Matt G

time for a comeback

we don't know where the 20% that have not been counted are from

[GreenPartyVoter]

31. can't do it.. can't make myself go to bed *l*

Wish I knew which precincts have reported in and which way they were expected to go.

[eablair3]

35. 55-45 now with 60% precincts in

don;t know if Gonz can recover from those absentees

final number expected within an hour

[eablair3]

37. still 55-45 with 67% precincts in

[eablair3]

41. 54-46 with 75% precincts in

[GreenPartyVoter]

39. Rats

Still He and Camejo brought a lot of great press to the greens this year.

And if Gavin can't give the city the changes he promised, Matt will run again next time. I am sure.

[David Zephyr]

38. The Gap is Closing in Favor of Gonzalez.

And if Matt loses, he has certainly showed well!

Go Gonzalez!

[proud patriot]

40. T.V. showing 54 gavin 46 matt

[eablair3]

42. 53-47 with 80% precincts in

[eablair3]

46. still 53-47 with 86% precincts in

[a_lil_wall_fly]

47. 53-47 with 84% now

[GreenPartyVoter]

48. It's great that it's so close

Would have sucked if Matt had gotten the standard Green 3%. :eyes:

[a_lil_wall_fly]

51. 52.9-47.1 with 86

[a_lil_wall_fly]

52. 52.8-47.2 with 89

[a_lil_wall_fly]

53. 52.7-47.3 with 90

[David Zephyr]

44. Come On, Matt!

I can't take this.

[Room101]

45. Looks like NEWSROOM will win........

It's the forth quarter and the clock is ticking.

[eablair3]

49. it looks that way

[GreenPartyVoter]

50. Yep, we need a Hail Mary

:)

[eablair3]

56. I guess that's what a couple or three million dollars will do for you

it'll get you a 65-35 lead on the absentees.

[GreenPartyVoter]

54. Matt needed another 15,000 of those

absentee ballots :(

[David Zephyr]

55. It's Still Getting Tighter and Tighter!

Go Matt!

[GreenPartyVoter]

57. Harris won

Kinda too bad. I thought Hallinan seemed like a nice guy who did his job well.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

65. Hallinen is actually a pretty great lawyer

I've seen him speak many times.

[Blitz]

63. Surrender, Dorothy

;-)

There aren't enough votes left for Gonzalez to come back. He'll finish within 9,000-13,000 votes or so but, thankfully, not close enough for a recount or any such nonsense.

Consider this. If Gonzalez had won then, if Camejo had run for President on the Green ticket, between a Green SF mayor and a Republican Governor, California might have very much in play in 2004.

[Pastiche423]

58. Matt 47.3% - 92 precincts

[eablair3]

62. 52-48 -- 97%

[funkyflathead]

59. So when do the homeless get sent out on barges? n/t

[David Zephyr]

60. Soylent Green.

n/t

[reknewcomer]

68. Was there a plan to cutoff the homeless monthly checks by Newsom?

I had not heard about it. Will they stop getting their 300 or so bucks every month if Newsom wins? Or was it just a reduction of cash?

[Pastiche423]

76. That's what

the m'fucker wants.

[bluestateguy]

61. Mayor Gavin Newsom

The well has dried up for Gonzo!


http://www.sfgov.org/wcm_election/update.htm

PRECINCTS COUNTED (OF 562). . . . . 546 97.15
REGISTERED VOTERS - TOTAL . . . . . 467,509
BALLOTS CAST - TOTAL. . . . . . . 221,908
VOTER TURNOUT - TOTAL . . . . . . 47.47

MAYOR
VOTE FOR 1
GAVIN NEWSOM . . . . . . . . . 115,859 52.41
MATT GONZALEZ . . . . . . . . . 105,223 47.59

DISTRICT ATTORNEY
VOTE FOR 1
KAMALA HARRIS . . . . . . . . . 119,459 56.23
TERENCE HALLINAN . . . . . . . . 92,996 43.77

[GreenPartyVoter]

67. Matt'll be back next time around

He had a good showing. If Gavin doens't pan out, Matt could nail it next time.

[Room101]

64. Voter turnout is a joke at less than 50% on a rainy day

Who cares who is going to be mayor, hunny MTV cribes is on. BRAVE NEW WORLD :hurts:

[Blitz]

73. That's baloney

Voter turnout was pretty good for a run-off election; especially given the weather. Compare this election to past run-offs.

[Terwilliger]

81. which is why they needed Gore and Clinton for reinforcement

people who'd make Newsom lose were more highly motivated to vote

[Room101]

91. I repeat it is a Joooooke

Less than 50% of registered voters voting for any reason is a freaking lets stay at home watch TV and get fat joke

[David Zephyr]

66. A Lousy 10,000 Votes.

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

[GreenPartyVoter]

69. I know

:cry:

[David Zephyr]

71. Let's Sob and Celebrate Matt's Showing.

:cry:

[legin]

70. 22,000 postal ballet vote head start for Newsom

was what has won it for him. Rats

[funkyflathead]

72. Where did those 22000 come from?

Do I smell cheating to screw over the Greens?

[GreenPartyVoter]

74. Military, maybe?

Out of state college students?

Who knows?

[Pastiche423]

Military in the City limits?

[bluestateguy]

77. It must be Al Gore's fault

It's Al Gore's fault that the Greens didn't win. He had the temerity to endorse a candidate!

[Blitz]

80. Oh, those evil, cheating Democrats!!!

Cheating to beat the poor, innocent Greens.

No, what you smell is a 5%, 11,000 vote victory for the Democratic candidate for mayor. The one who was endorsed by most of the state's major Democrats.

Nice sig.
Democrat FIRST, huh?

[Terwilliger]

major dems, an array of celebrities, Al Gore and Bill Clinton!

ALL that for the mop-haired Greenie, eh? :D

[Freddie Stubbs]

75. The Democrat won

:party::party::party:

[bluestateguy]

78. Chronicle calls both races

www.sfgate.com

[durutti]

84. Grrrr...

Dammit!

Damn the pretty-boy DINO and all his damn money!

[Freddie Stubbs]

90. And damn the right-wing SF electroate that voted for him

;-)

[GreenArrow]

98. Correction:

the DINO won.

[economic justice]

79. YESSSS!!!!!!!!

Mayor Gavin Newsome: Sounds GOOD to me! Matt put up a fight, but proved that he was just too extremist even for San Francisco. I agree with Gavin's comments that he would be a far left liberal in any other city in America, but to be cast as some sort of "conservative" is an "Only in San Francisco" story.

He will do SF right. Also, I fully agree that the panhandling has gone on too long and is a disgrace to the city. Panhandling in San Francisco is a BIG BUSINESS. Don't let anybody fool you. The trash has got to be cleaned up off our streets. I'm sorry some super far-lefties can't see that. There are plenty of city services in the city and most of these panhandlers don't avail themselves of the help for fear of having to follow house rules! Fortunately, most of San Francisco agrees (according to all the polls) and enough turned out to elect Gavin mayor.

IT'S GREAT NEWS!!!!

[Pastiche423]

82. Do you live there?

You call human beings trash?

Damn, I wish DU din't have rules.

:mad:

[economic justice]

83. Yes.........Do YOU?

Okay, that was a little rough.....but if YOU lived here and had to deal with these people you might feel differently. I have to dodge them every day and am sick of it! As is, I might add, most people in the city.

[Duncan Grant]

87. No, not most...just 'some'. n/t

n/t

[Freddie Stubbs]

94. Appernetly enough to elect a mayor

;-)

[Pastiche423]

92. I lived there for over 20 years

but moved because I don't want to live on a barge!

In those twenty years, I met many, many homeless human beings. I "dealt" w/them every day.

How fucking black hearted can one get?

I would expect that coming from a repug, but...

[eissa]

117. Okay, maybe the word

"trash" was too harsh, BUT, as a regular visitor to SF I can tell you that the homeless situation IS a problem. First, not all are homeless; I wish I had the name of the documentary on SF regarding this topic, but unforunately I don't. It's no secret that SF is both liberal and well-off, attracting many business-minded con-artists to the area. It's sad, because the citizens of SF are good-hearted people and for them to send this type of message shows how bad things have gotten.

[Iverson]

121. trash vs. humans

Glad to see that discussants on DU are open-minded enough to concede that "maybe" calling people trash is too harsh.

"Maybe" they shouldn't be put on a barge in the Bay after all, or is that just too, too wackily far left?

[eissa]

122. Some people are trash

I think bush is trash. I think cheney is worse than trash. Am I closed-minded now? I don't think the original poster was referring to all homeless as trash; I think the ones he was referring to were simply "posers" -- those who use the plight of the homeless to make money. Again, this isn't the case with all those in SF, but it has been a big enough problem to where even liberal and open-minded people in that city have said enough is enough.

[Duncan Grant]

85. Too extremist? Pah-leez.

Approximately 10,000 vote difference in this race. I can assure you that your arguement doesn't hold water.

[Terwilliger]

86. uhhh...too extremist?

the vote is 52 to 48

They're only separated by 10,000 votes in 230,000 :shrug:

[Duncan Grant]

89. Jinx, you owe me a coke!

Great minds think alike (and have impeccable timing as well). :evilgrin:

[Tinoire]

93. The trash has got to be cleaned up off our streets??!! WTF

:wtf:

Remember those words if you ever become part of the trash on those streets! Let me guess- compassionate conservatism?

And Democrats wonder why people are fleeing a party that's being so influenced by Republican "compassion".

[FDRrocks]

97. Exactly...

"Trash" = "Unworthy humans"

[jsw_81]

105. The homeless

I saw a homeless man urinating on the sidewalk in downtown Seattle this morning. Another made a pathetic attempt to sell me some drugs, and yet another yelled obscenities at me when I wouldn't give him any change. The situation in San Francisco is much worse, and I hope that Mayor Newsom will finally start to clean things up.

[Tinoire]

109. "Darkness is cheap, and Scrooge liked it."

"Once upon a time--of all the good days in the year, on Christmas Eve--old Scrooge sat busy in his counting-house."



"I am the Ghost of Christmas Present," said the Spirit. "Look upon me!"

Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol

=========================

About a third of the adult homeless population has served their country in the armed services. On any given night, as many as 250,000 veterans are living on the streets or in shelters, and perhaps twice as many experience homelessness over the course of a year. Many other veterans are considered at risk because of their poverty, lack of support from family and friends, and precarious living conditions in cheap hotels or in overcrowded or substandard housing.

The National Coalition for Homeless Veterans conservatively estimate that approximately one-third of America's homeless are veterans. Nearly 58% of the homeless veteran population are from the Vietnam era and 25% are veterans that have served since the Vietnam War.

http://4homeless.hypermart.net/veterans.html

[lancemurdoch]

124. right...

All of the major business analysts talk about the need to keep inflation at 5-6% in order to keep the economy working the way they want it, but the REAL problem of course is not the people who fight to keep 5-6% of people unemployed, but the people who are affected by those plans. They have to be gotten off the street and put - somewhere. After all, we don't want to be reminded that the policies Newsom and his crowd support are purposefully keeping 1 out of 20 people unemployed on purpose.

The USSR was supposed to be some horrible place, yet they managed to have 0% unemployment. Yet they can't figure out how to keep that happenign here. The BS piles hire and hire. Thankfully, 47% of San Franciscans can see that. I guess 47% of the voters in San Francisco are "super far lefties" as you describe Gonzalez supporters. You know, people who are janitors, carpenters, taxi cab drivers and the like, not respectable people like a bar owner or something.

[bluestateguy]

88. Final Tally

PRECINCTS COUNTED (OF 562). . . . . 562 100.00
REGISTERED VOTERS - TOTAL . . . . . 470,089
BALLOTS CAST - TOTAL. . . . . . . 226,523
VOTER TURNOUT - TOTAL . . . . . . 48.19

MAYOR
VOTE FOR 1
GAVIN NEWSOM . . . . . . . . . 118,651 52.57
MATT GONZALEZ . . . . . . . . . 107,030 47.43

[legin]

95. Very very very roughly

The 70,000 postal vote went to Newsom about 2:1

The other 150,000 polling station votes went to Gonzalez about 5.4:4.6

[legin]

100. You might want to find out

what is the demographic of these postal voters, cause they seem to be quite a bit different in outlook from the polling station voters.

Possibly for the future.

[FDRrocks]

96. the corrupt one.

[mdguss]

99. Congratulations Mayor Newsom:

He will serve San Francisco well.

[Pastiche423]

102. Correction

He will serve the elite in San Francisco well.

[messiah]

101. Another sad day

I'm about to say to hell with voting. If SF cant elect a progressive Mayor I might as well piss on the system......

[Terwilliger]

104. no worries, Messiah

here was a person who happened to make his Board of Supes seat, and decided to throw his hat in the ring for the mayor's race.

Gonzalez and the Greens did REALLY well. After all, Gonzalez brought out Clinton, Gore, and a lot of other Dems!

Congratulations, Matt!

[jsw_81]

103. Newsom wins! Greens lose yet again!

I'm glad that the citizens of San Francisco made the right decision. Newsom will be an excellent mayor of your fine city.

The Greens can go straight to hell for all I care.

[Tinoire]

106. And check their votes with you at the door right?

:eyes:

Now let me see... Greens are only 3% of the SF population- the other votes came from Democrats. Guess they should take their votes to hell with them too so that 4 years from now, people like you can whine about how "Nader" stole "your" votes.

Wake-up call! One man, one vote and what people choose to do with their vote is none of your effin' business!

[Iverson]

111. courage, Tinoire

Tinoire, you will notice how almost none of the Newsom supporters are addressing issues. The solid majority is partisan generalization.

When they do address issues, they are unimpressive, such as a generalization earlier in this thread on the homeless in which the writer hopes that Newsom will clean up "things."

You have posted the hard data on campaign donations. They aren't touching it. You have pointed out the difference between Green Party affiliation in SF (3%) and the close race. They aren't touching that either. And obviously everyone has been able to see that Clinton and Gore were flown in to influence the mayor's race when the opponent is a Green. I suspect that neutral observers can grasp the implications, but the partisans are having none of it.

Don't let them get to you. The Newsom victory in SF was a victory against the Democratic base. The discussants who aren't seeing it will never see it because they simply don't want to.

The progressives put up a good fight. Let's look ahead.

[LeftCoast]

107. Oh joy! 4 more years of crony-capitalist politics in the Mayor's office

Congratulations to Newsom for winning the race. I only hope he surprises me and starts to clean up city hall. :shrug:

[Tredge]

108. Let Willie Brown boss-politics continue...?

I wanted Matt to win but I guess I can't have everything. He had a helluva showing — 3% registered but 48% voting Green, that must've exceeded just about everyone's expectations but Gonzalez'. Newsom seems to play "connect-the-dots" when it comes to politics, choosing what will make him look better by trial and error, but I won't grudge him, he won a fair race. He's an interesting politician and given his youth and energy might do interesting things yet.

(Disclaimer: yes, I live here)

[CreekDog]

110. inside the numbers...

in November, the moderate and conservative candidates (for SF) got:
Moderates:
Newsom 42
Leal 8 (once appointed to Board by Willie Brown)
Ribera 2 (the only republican)
Total=52%

Liberals:
Gonzalez 20
Alioto 16
Ammiano 10
Total=46%


in the December runoff:
Newsom=53% (moderate)
Gonzalez=47% (liberal/green)

As exciting as the election race was, it seems like very few voters changed their minds in terms of their ideology. Of course, it's not the same voters.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

112. All I Know Is That The Cable News Channels

Were Ready To Dance On The Democratic Party's grave if they lost the contest....

They were promoting the results with statements like "will the San Francisco mayoral race be another embarassment for the Democratic party...?"

Faith

Family

Friends (and)

the Democratic party have been the constants in my life....

I'll stop voting Democratic when they pry my cold dead body from the ballot box....

Happy Holidays....

Brian

[Iverson]

113. that's very loyal

Do issues matter too, or is there really no need to examine them?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

114. My Mom Was A Stevenson Delegate... I Was A Kennedy Alternate (Ted)

Of course, issues matter...

Let me give you two hypotheticals in the hope that you don't think I am singling out the Greens...

Would the Democrats benefit if the Greens ran candidates in every open senate and house race?

and

Would the Republicans benefit if a Buchanan like candidate ran in every open senate and house race?

The answer is in the question...

Our whole federal system with winner take all races militates against third parties so in my humble opinion a left wing party hurts Dems and a right wing party hurts Republicans...

I have read where Ralph Nader said the Greens were in a "death struggle" with the Democratic party... Wow....

The only people who would benefit from such a struggle are the Republicans....

[Iverson]

115. shifts

Like you, I have more impressive Dem credentials than most. However, when evaluating the merits of an argument, those are weak considerations at best.

I hope that you pay careful attention to your answer to me. You have engaged in a shift of emphasis. After affirming that ideas matter, you change your focus.

At some point, we encounter reasons for our preferences. Hopefully, a political party comes close to representing those. When a candidate in our chosen party is in bed (politically) with Bechtel and Reagan's former Secretary of State, that should give us pause, at least. When the party of the little guy campaigns against those little guys, that should motivate us to double-check the meaningfulness of the label. I wonder which candidate's ideas you'd prefer if party labels were stripped away. That, and not a-priori titles, is what gives our choices meaning.

The SF mayor's race was a victory against the Democratic base. Surely that can't be much of a cause for celebration.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

116. Take heart, San Franciscans!

Tinoire called me last night with the news of Newsom's win -- as much as I wanted Matt to win for the sake of my town, it's not the end of the world.

As anyone who has been paying attention to City politics knows, the Board of Supervisors has been successfully chipping away at the power of the Mayor for the last few years in direct response to the way Willie threw his weight around. Our Board is as powerful a political influence as it has ever been in our City.

If Matt had won, the Board make-up would have allowed him to move his agenda with relative ease.

With Newsom's win, it is going to be FAR more difficult for him to make any major moves unless he takes them to the voters via initiatives. He has ONE ally on the Board -- Tony Hall -- everyone else tends to vote along the lives of Matt, who is still Board President.

I'm disappointed, but not heartbroken. :)

BTW, I have to say that I was impressed with the energy Matt's people put into this campaign. I got visited by them at home twice, I saw them out in the rain all over the City on election day doing GOTV and peppering intersections holding signs.

In contract I didn't see a SINGLE Newsom supporter out once during this whole election cycle -- not one.

[confusionisnext]

119. Too bad

that we vote by counting ballots instead of counting signs.

[Terwilliger]

123. and by bringing in national bigwigs when your campaign sucks

[MoonRiver]

118. Newsome

[KamaAina]

120. And the Millionaire Mayors Club welcomes its newest member

joining Bloomberg in NYC, (formerly) Riordan in L.A., etc. (Haven't checked Ray Nagin's (New Orleans) balance sheet, but he's another wealthy businessman.)

Looks like Big Money has filtered all the way down the system to the municipal level, and we're all the poorer for it (groan).

I was half ready to go back to The City and help Matt plan for all the places like Treasure Island and Hunters Point that "Noisome" Newsom will now just sell to the highest bidder. Oh well, there's always London and "Red Ken" Livingstone, or the new NDP guy in Toronto, I suppose...

[abbyhoffman]

126. you do know

Gonzalez grew up in the "millioniare" family & Newsom grew up in a single parent household where his mom worked 3 jobs and never made more than 19k a year!!

Newsom is a JFK Democrat & he will move to Senator, Gov of Calf & someday he will be President mark my words

Gonzalez will never move higher than a County supervisor of San Francisco maybe a State Senator but not likely

[bonemachine]

125. Makes me sad

I had really hoped...