Some small hope in Red California?
San Bernardino is Red, Red California. It's also one of America's most corrupt cities with constant kickback scandals in city management and a very high crime rate.
Yesterday we had a run-off election for City Mayor. It was supposedly a non-partisan election. Both candidates, James Penman and Pat Morris were basically the same - running on identical platforms of Get Tough On Crime, etc. One was a judge, the other, a "tough-talking" attorney. Personally, I didn't like either candidate, but that's not the point. The main difference between the candidates? Pat Morris was endorsed by the Democratic party. The election was supposed to be down to the wire.
Results? Morris by a landslide. 63% - 37% in a low-turnout special election.
What does this mean to Red California?
I'm not sure. But I did notice that there was a Democratic get-out-the-vote effort that surprised me. This has to be a good sign. Or maybe it means nothing because Morris was also endorsed by our Republican Congressman, Jerry Lewis (hissss). Which is odd because I'm assuming that the Republican party endorsed the other candidate.
Nonetheless, I feel good that there may be some change in our Red heart of California.
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