[NormsRevenge]

0 for 9 Statewide :-o

[Dog Gone]

They certainly count slowly in California.

[ambrose]

State Senator Tom McClintock today released the following statement:

"This year's race for state Controller has been one of the closest statewide elections in memory, but the ongoing count of remaining ballots now makes it clear that the Democratic nominee will be elected, completing the Democratic sweep of all constitutional offices in California.

"I am deeply honored to have carried the Republican banner in this election. And I want to thank all those who worked so hard on behalf of my candidacy, and who placed their trust in me at such a critical juncture in California’s history.

"At the conclusion of each election, we look ahead not as Democrats or Republicans, but as Californians, committed to assuring that the people’s decision yields the best possible results for our society.

"With a full heart I wish our new Controller Godspeed as he assumes the chief fiscal office of California at a time of great fiscal distress for our state and its people.

"I am grateful for the opportunity to continue to contribute to the policy of California from the Senate and I renew my pledge to do everything I can to offer the reforms in public policy that I believe are vital to our state’s future happiness and prosperity."

[ambrose]

State Controller
Candidate Party Votes Percent
Steve Westly Democratic 3,220,257 45.4
Tom McClintock Republican 3,199,171 45.1
Ernest F. Vance American Independent 93,828 1.3
Laura Wells Green 408,045 5.8
J. Carlos Aguirre Natural Law 176,144 2.4

[hoosierham]

I don't understand or approve of these politicians who concede BEFORE the final tally is in; what happens if the remaining votes are those needed to push the election to the one who has conceded ?

Does the counting stop when someone concedes ?

If he has conceded and then turns out to be the actual winner can he "take back" his concession ?

[L.N. Smithee]

It's amazing to me that a well-known advocate of fiscal responsibility can lose to a dot-com guy.

On the other hand, the dot-com is eBay, one of the few that actually turns a profit.

[.38sw]

I heard Tom McClintock on KSFO this morning. He stated that he was the TOP GOP vote-getter in the election, showing the a conservative can indeed get votes (unfortunately not enough to win in this case). He got more votes than Bill Simon.

[NEWwoman]

My condolences. McClintock is a good man.

[carlo3b]

Westly led McClintock by about 21,000....

Ernest F. Vance ...American Independent ...93,828..... 1.3%
J. Carlos Aguirre....... Natural Law ............176,144..... 2.4%
......Hmmmmmmmmm

[CounterCounterCulture]

Sucks

'Nuff said.

[BibChr]

#*&!

)c8<

[Holden Magroin]

California Republicans need to quit pretending that they made progress in this year's elections. The only reason these races looked cloes was because the Green candidates took away so many votes from the Democrats. In reality, California is becoming more and more liberal because conservatives have either moved or died, and liberal immigrants have replaced them. If Republicans are banking on Arnold to ride to the rescue in '06, forget it. By then, Hispanics, most of whom are liberal, will be an even greater chunk of the electorate, and they'll vote overwhelmingly for Bustamante over Arnold.