Comments on: Why Sullivan Lost

By: Mike in DT Oak

Mike in DT Oak — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:39:36 +0000

IRV will never fly here in Oakland. We are held hostage in this town by “Old School” Liberals. Nadel, Dellums, etc.. They are so out of touch I would laugh if it was not so depressing. She won because all the sheeple in West Oakland bought her rhetoric and elected her Again. I almost thought Sullivan had a chance.

signed:
A Fiscally Conservative/Social Lib MO

By: oakie

oakie — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 01:48:48 +0000

I am sure all those subsistence farmers came out for Nadel. And the smoke Nazis.

Unfortunately that may be a significant number in this context.

By: Mike Hardy

Mike Hardy — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 22:13:59 +0000

where are the socially liberal fiscal conservatives? less government in my personal decisions *and* finances, thank you very much

that’s the problem with much of the conservative candidates I see. Some good ideas polluted with personal-affairs meddling.

I’d start with IRV to crack the two-party system, then shrink from there. But I’m just dreaming and shooting from the hip, what do I know?

By: Max Allstadt

Max Allstadt — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 21:49:14 +0000

I think that you’re probably right about a lot of this. The timing is bad. The turnout was atrocious.

But if you look over at the East Bay Express, you’ll also find that the election isn’t quite over yet.