The Shirley Golub/Nancy Pelosi Primary Fight Results

[Mark E. Smith]

Not quite what some of you were hoping for ..

http://vote.sos.ca.gov/Returns/usrep/0859.htm

:nopity:

[ColbertWatcher]

1. ???

I was hoping we didn't lose the Speaker of the House.

Why would someone deliberately vote that much power away?

[MisterP]

2. um, how'd we lose Speaker? it's elected by the House as a whole n/t

[ColbertWatcher]

5. We didn't lose the Speaker.

Pelosi was re-elected.

[Winterblues]

26. So in your mind if Peloisi were voted out the Republicans would get the Speaker position?

Not much thought went into your post was there?

[nadinbrzezinski]

3. Too bad the progressive challengers are not doing well

when the congress continues to do nothing don't complaint though.

[berni_mccoy]

4. Forgive me for being in GD:P world for months, but was someone hoping Pelosi wouldn't make it past

the primary? Doesn't bode well for Ms. Sheehan does it.

[stimbox]

6. I'm so pissed off.

Only 10%?

[nadinbrzezinski]

8. She did better than my local challenger

:nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke:

They will not get the message that we are pissed until they get some really close elections or get fired

[stimbox]

11. Disappointing, huh?

Who was your local Progressive challenger?

[nadinbrzezinski]

13. Copas, Davis is good most of the time

but her refusal to even consider impeachment is maddening

[Freddie Stubbs]

22. Apperently not maddening enough to 87% of the Democratic voters

in Davis' district.

[Freddie Stubbs]

30. They won't get really close elections or lose unless they manage to piss off most a large number of

their constituents.

[Freddie Stubbs]

20. Perhaps she should have run in a more liberal district

[Old and In the Way]

7. As a constituent....would you trade the Speaker of the House for an

untested freshman? Kind of a no-brainer, if you ask me.

[stimbox]

9. Yes.

Pelosi's speakership has not been a benefit to San Francisco.

[Old and In the Way]

14. Apparently, her constituents disagree with your assessment. nt

[stimbox]

18. Apparently they do.

Oh well.

[JackRiddler]

28. Does that argument apply also to a "Republican with experience"?

No comparison politically between Pelosi and the Republicans, of course, except that she saved their asses from having to worry about the Constitution or the law. Remember that.

[Old and In the Way]

29. I resigned myself to the fact that this Congress won't take action.

What I wonder is, will the Democrats go on the offensive if they take clear majorities in the next Congress along with control of the WH and DOJ? I'll be bitterly disappointed if they let these criminals off the hook, yet again.

[tkmorris]

10. Big Pelosi fan are ya?

That's interesting.

[Selatius]

12. Pelosi would be acting differently if Golub had a 10 million dollar war chest

Then Pelosi would have thought twice about taking impeachment off the table and continuing to acquiesce on the war.

Democracy would be better served if elections were publicly funded. The current campaign finance system is a disadvantage to poorer candidates and poorer constituents in general.

[KSinTX]

15. Republicans weren't very motivated, were they?

5K turnout isn't very much.

[LiberalEsto]

16. Name recognition helps

Some people just vote for the names they recognize

[Freddie Stubbs]

21. Golub raised over $100,000, ran TV and raido ads, and was featured in newspaper articles

11% is a pretty pathetic total.

[LWolf]

17. No, not quite, lol.

Another complicit dem keeps her seat; another chance for authentic, constructive change down the drain.

[Freddie Stubbs]

19. Look at the tough competition Pelosi will face in the fall:

[YankmeCrankme]

23. So, she gets reelected. Big whoop.

She hasn't done much to keep the current president accountable, so far. Don't think she'll do much to follow up on the crimes, misadventures, weakening of the Constitution, affirmation of an Imperial Presidency, etc on the outgoing administration come her next term, either.

Frankly, you can have Pelosi. She's just another accommodating, corporate hack.

[Freddie Stubbs]

24. She is the choice of the Democrats who were elected to Congress

[YankmeCrankme]

25. Don't care. She's worthless as a representative of the people. nt

[Freddie Stubbs]

27. Apperently the Democratic voters of San Francisco don't agree with that

But what do they know?

[YankmeCrankme]

31. You'd be surprised by how much people don't know. nt

[mmonk]

32. Is that violin for the people?

[Mark E. Smith]

34. No.

The people voted for Pelosi.

[Duncan Grant]

33. With the participation of 27.8% of all registered voters in San Francisco...

and 34.5% in Marin. It's a pity more people don't vote.