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Garamendi (D) headed to victory for Tauscher seat (CA-10)

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Newsjock Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Wed Nov-04-09 12:39 AM
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Garamendi (D) headed to victory for Tauscher seat (CA-10)
Source: San Francisco Chronicle

Democratic Lt. Gov. John Garamendi was on his way to becoming a Congressman Tuesday, running away from four other candidates in a special election to fill the Bay Area's 10th Congressional District seat vacated by Rep. Ellen Tauscher, D-Walnut Creek.

In early returns, Garamendi led Republican David Harmer by 57 percent to 38 percent. Green Party candidate Jeremy Cloward, American Independent Jerome Denham and Peace and Freedom candidate Mary McIlroy were far behind.

... Garamendi said a representative from Pelosi's office urged him to fly to Washington, D.C., today so he could be sworn into office on Thursday.

"I may very well be there this weekend to provide a critical vote on health care," Garamendi told The Chronicle Tuesday. "I would be very happy to make that yes vote my first vote in Congress."

... If Garamendi wins the election, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will appoint a new lieutenant governor.

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/1...
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   Too bad the repubs are too dumb to understand how much bigger these races are for us than...  FarLeftFist   Nov-04-09 01:01 AM   #1 
   This a great victory for every Dem in California  truedelphi   Nov-04-09 01:31 AM   #2 
      I'm in the 10th District and have not been represented since June  Brother Buzz   Nov-04-09 01:47 AM   #3 
      I'm with ya  dana_b   Nov-04-09 01:52 AM   #4 
      Define "excellent"  PhD   Nov-05-09 12:28 AM   #5 
 
FarLeftFist (351 posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Wed Nov-04-09 01:01 AM
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1. Too bad the repubs are too dumb to understand how much bigger these races are for us than...Updated at 3:40 PM
Too bad the repubs are too dumb to understand how much bigger these races are for us than some local Gov. races.
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truedelphi Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Wed Nov-04-09 01:31 AM
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2. This a great victory for every Dem in California
And it is brought about by one wonderful guy. Garamendi made a great state insurance commissioner, an excellent lieutenant governor and now he can really do right by the people of this district.
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Brother Buzz (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Wed Nov-04-09 01:47 AM
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3. I'm in the 10th District and have not been represented since June
I'm basking in the glow
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4. I'm with ya
here in Pleasant Hill.
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PhD (168 posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Nov-05-09 12:28 AM
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5. Define "excellent"
Can you name one thing done as a Lt. Governor? How does anyone do an "excellent" job in that position?
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