Daily Archives: November 18, 2006

California

Arnold passes out state jobs like candy!

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( – promoted by SFBrianCL)

I’m not sure I even need to comment on this one:

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger doled out high-paying and prestigious state jobs this year to dozens of outgoing members of his administration, including six-figure salaries for posts he once said were a waste of taxpayer money and should be eliminated.

An Associated Press investigation of Schwarzenegger’s staffing purge since last year’s special election revealed that he has appointed or transferred 40 former staffers elsewhere in state government. At least half of those saw their taxpayer-funded salaries increase after they left Schwarzenegger’s office, some by more than $30,000 a year.(SF Chron (AP) 11/17/06)

So, did Arnold change Sacramento, or did Sacramento change Arnold?

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SD-34: Correa’s lead grows to 783 votes

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Wow, this is some crazy stuff. Correa now has a 783 vote lead.

And as for the Senate Republicans? Well, they are currently trying to find ways to steal the election:

One thing he’s doing is looking for ways the Democrats might have cheated in the 34th Senate District race. Lou Correa’s dramatic lead among provisional ballots is one thing that’s caught his attention, as I’ve mentioned before.

“Somebody said a lot of signatures looked similar, so we’re going to go back and look at those (after the election is certified),” Ackerman said. (OC Buzz Blog 11/17/06)

Full results on the flip

So first the new totals from the OC Registrar’s Office as of 5PM:

STATE SENATOR, 34th District

Completed Precincts: 377 of 377

Orange County

SD 34 Update: Lou Correa Expands His Lead to 783 Votes!

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(Check out Andrew’s blog too! – promoted by SFBrianCL)

Now, according to the OC Registrar, Lou Correa has widened his lead to 783 votes! Wow, this will be a steep hill for Lynn Daucher to climb as the Registrar is nearly finished coutning all votes in the 34th State Senate District. Well, what can I say? I guess this wasn’t as much of a “lock for Lynn” as all the right-wing bloggers were expecting!

STATE SENATOR, 34th District 
Completed Precincts: 377 of 377 
  Vote Count  Percentage 
LOU CORREA (DEM)  55147  50.0% 
LYNN DAUCHER (REP)  54364  49.2% 
OTTO BADE  899 0.8%

This has been such an emotional roller-coaster for me! Once again, I’ve been at the Registrar to observe the vote count with the OC Democrats. Fortunately, most of the provisional ballots are being counted, and just as everyone was hoping for, Lou has been winning in the provisional count. However, none of us expected him to be performing this strongly!

Certainly, I am very heartwarmed to see that all our efforts to reach out to voters before the election finally seem to be paying off! Thanks to all the Lou Correa volunteers who helped get out the Democratic vote in Central Orange County, we have a (good) chance of holding onto this crucial State Senate seat. Hopefully if this trend continues, the OC GOP will have to kiss their “one State Senate pickup” goodbye! : )

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Vote Count
Percentage
LOU CORREA (DEM)

55147

50.0%

LYNN DAUCHER (REP)

54364 49.2%
OTTO BADE 899 0.8%
 
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