Lewis Looking to Take on Jacob?
Posted by: Barry Jantz | 03/08/2007 11:40 AM
County Supervisor Dianne Jacob made an announcement a few weeks ago that she has no eye on an open Duncan Hunter seat (although she would be formidable), but instead will definitely be running for '08 re-election in the 2nd Supe District. This pretty much stopped some potential supervisor wannabes dead in their tracks, for obvious reasons to anyone understandiing the Jacob media/outreach machine.
The word, however, is that El Cajon Mayor Mark Lewis is actively considering the prospects. I will ask Mark, via this post, to comment. I will ask the readers:
- Does anyone remember La Mesa Mayor Art Madrid's showing against Dianne a few years back? He was (is) popular in La Mesa, but even so, folks in that contest cast votes not against him, but for Jacob. Would an El Cajon challenger be different?
- Does Mark believe his traditional union ties and support could bolster him enough against a sitting supervisor without any apparent negatives? History shows that even the groups not particularly happy with Dianne end up supporting her after looking at the alternatives.
- Lastly, does anyone see a Mark Lewis re-re-registration, back to the D column, on the horizon?
What do you think?
It was one of my greatest pleasures when working with Lee Atwater in Senator Thurmonds reelection campaign race...
That would be a huge mistake. Unless he has a couple million dollars laying around that he is willing to risk just to put himself IN PLAY, Mayor Lewis would be owned by Supervisor Jacob...
I like Lewis' chances in Art Madrid's East County Biggest Loser contest.
In a supe race against Dianne Jacob? Not so much.