Early Election Returns Show The Placer County We Like
Posted by: Jeff Flint | 02/05/2008 9:11 PM
You can see the results here.
But looking them over, and understanding these are very early, I like what I am seeing on the ballot measures, statewide and local.
Prop 91 is getting a lot of yes votes despite being orphaned.
Prop 92 and Prop 93 are losing big.
Props 94-97 are winning.
And in the local measures, property rights are winning and taxes are generally losing.
So far, so good, Placer County voters!
We'll post updates as the night wears on.
But looking them over, and understanding these are very early, I like what I am seeing on the ballot measures, statewide and local.
Prop 91 is getting a lot of yes votes despite being orphaned.
Prop 92 and Prop 93 are losing big.
Props 94-97 are winning.
And in the local measures, property rights are winning and taxes are generally losing.
So far, so good, Placer County voters!
We'll post updates as the night wears on.
According to early returns in El Dorado (34.19%) and Placer (25.2%), it appears McCain will win the delegates from CD4.
Questions:
Does Oller support Romney, Huckabee, or McCain? He's not listed on McCain's endorsement list.
Does anyone actually think Romney would withdraw on Thursday at CPAC? Kristol made that prediction tonight on FOX but I find it hard to believe.
Thanks.
I would hesitate on saying Prop 93 is winning big... 58% is not big for Placer County. I would feel much more comfortable if Placer had a 61 or 62% "NO". I think it will end up close as the vote is counted.
I would hesitate on saying Prop 93 is winning big... 58% is not big for Placer County. I would feel much more comfortable if Placer had a 61 or 62% "NO". I think it will end up close STATE-WIDE as the vote is counted.
John B: "Does anyone actually think Romney would withdraw on Thursday at CPAC? Kristol made that prediction tonight on FOX but I find it hard to believe."
Hi John – It appears that Mitt Romney is beginning to face the fiscal reality of his situation. In real terms, his campaign is somewhere between $50 and $70 million in debt (with the debt being backed by his personal funds via loans). Not to sound like the Statistics/Econometrics geek that I’ve become, but the weighted ratio of Romney’s dollars spent per win/delegate (when compared to McCain and Huckabee) is simply unsustainable.
Romney is a very wealthy man; however his intelligence level likely outstrips his immense quantities of wealth. The other four candidates [five, if we include that dude from Texas with the two first names :-) ] running for president are being supported by others, Romney is only being supported by himself. The numbers simply do not add up to a victory, or even a close second. Therefore, it would be illogical for him to remain in the race; I’m sure this is what his advisors are telling him today.
I don’t think he’ll drop out tomorrow, I was thinking he would call for an afternoon Boston press conference next Wednesday 2/13 and drop (after vote tallies in Louisiana, Washington, Kansas, Virginia, Maryland and D.C. in the next six days).
By the way, I’ll be at CPAC all day Friday and Saturday, anyone else planning to attend?
Ken:
I believe there is a chance that Romney may in fact get out of the race at CPAC tomorrow, on the theory that he will have a captive conservative and media audience. He exits the race while trying to lay claim to being the leading conservative in the nation right now, and signal that McCain needs to go through Romney to unify the party.
I don't know if Romney can actually claim to be the leader of the conservative movement in the nation right now, but I suspect he will try to claim it.
Where better to do that than at CPAC?
Jeff