Nate Beason and Tom Anderson are way ahead of their respective tea party-endorsed candidates, Sue McGuire and George Smyrnos, according to the latest returns.
It’s not too early to declare “purple” the winner, and it’s not too early to declare both of them the winners in their respective races, district 1 supervisor and judge. Beason – a moderate GOPer – is likely to wind up winning without a runoff in November.
Having said that, Smyrnos is doing a bit better than I expected. (Earlier returns are more conservative, though). Anderson is a Democrat, while Smyrnos is supported by staunch conservatives and critics of how the family court has been managed – a mixed constituency.
Democrat Jim Reed is doing very well in the county in the Congressional race, against Sam Aanestad and Doug LaMalfa. Tom McClintock’s opponent is doing surprisingly well.
This primary is shaping up to be a referendum against the tea party and hard right – and The Union’s out-of-touch editorialism. The hard-right bloggers – Steele, Rebane, Pruett and Juvinall – are deeply out of touch with the community. Mark Meckler couldn’t get elected here.
The best real-time reporting is Yubanet, ahead of The Union and the county website. The Union’s Election Day poll is proving irresponsible and bogus.
http://yubanet.com/regional/June-2012.php
In Placer County, Democrat Jennifer Montgomery is way ahead of her opponent, Jerry Johnson. Placer also is “purple.”
The Internet is changing how we communicate!
(Filed from an iPad in my living room while watching the TV returns.)
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