Here in Los Angeles County there is one open supervisory district position. The replacement will be for the retiring Yvonne Braithwaite-Burke. She is 76 years old. The runoff election is between the former LAPD police chief, Bernard Parks and state assemblyman Mark Ridley-Thomas. It appears that the race is close although I suspect that Mr. Ridley-Thomas is in the lead. Now that the election is just a month away the name calling has become very loud. The innuendo is astonishing. Along with the shouting have come the law suites. Each side claims the other is a scoundrel.
There is no difference between the race for supervisor and the race for president in terms of determination to win. When a candidate realizes he/she is behind and reasonable campaigning has failed to sway the voters you then turn to name calling and outrageous accusations. That is the condition of the presidential campaign now and is likely to stay that way for the rest of the campaign season.
Current poll information
RealClearPolitics: Obama at 264, McCain at 163, Toss Up at 111
CNN Election Center: Obama at 250, McCain at 189, Toss Up at 99
I can understand the McCain/Palin frustration when they see the polling results. ABC Television gave a very strong lead to Obama/Biden. Here are two sets of polling results on the internet. John McCain’s staff is looking for a way to reduce the Obama lead. Have they found it in the character and patriotism question? I hope not. McCain seems to have deteriorated into back alley fighting. If he wins he will face a very uncooperative congress.
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