California race could signal partisan shift(CA 50)

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By John Pomfret
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, April 10, 2006; Page A03

LA JOLLA, Calif. -- Francine Busby is a Democratic candidate for Congress. But you could not tell her party affiliation by watching her TV ads.

Running in a special election to be held Tuesday to replace convicted felon Randy "Duke" Cunningham, Busby has played down her party affiliation to the point that it is almost her dark little secret. Yet in the race to replace the Republican war-hero-turned-corrupt-pol, Busby is giving the Democratic Party tantalizing hope that her race against what her party has dubbed "the culture of corruption" might just succeed. Busby leads the pack of 18 candidates (including 14 Republicans), garnering anywhere from 35 to 45 percent in polls.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/09/AR2006040900973.html?sub=AR

[Wabbajack]

1. Don't get your hopes up about this one

[Tempest]

2. I don't know about that

I have conservative friends, and a brother, in the district and the Cunningham scandal has left a bad taste in their mouths.

The Repug frontrunner also has ties to Abramoff, which doesn't sit well with them either.

They are supporting Busby.


Even if Busby makes it close, it can carry over to the general election in November.

[Tiggeroshii]

5. Do you know...

If there is a runoff would it be in June or in November?

[Tempest]

6. Run-off will be on June 6th.

http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2005/12/16/news/top_stories/21_17_5712_15_05.txt

[nadinbrzezinski]

4. I know people who lived in the distrcit

who voted for Duke and are now horrified and ready to vote for busby

[rumpel]

3. I will keep my fingers crossed

[yellowcanine]

7. My feeling is that Busby can win if it becomes a referendum on

Republican corruption, but otherwise it is a tough go.

[cascadiance]

8. An officemate who had Cunningham help him in the services...

get transfered from the Army to the Air Force through a personal recommendation is TOTALLY upset now and is voting for Busby. He earlier was looking to see the mayor of Escondido (a Republican) running and was considering voting for her then, but he's now behind Busby. I think there may be many like him here.

And for those of you out there that speak Filipino or Spanish well, try and help with moveon.org's new phone banking effort. There are many here around Miramar, etc. that aren't good with English and are hard for the rest of us to talk into voting for Busby. We could use your help bending their ear and make a difference here! I'll be taking the day off tomorrow to do phone banking and observing election precincts all day tomorrow (after I vote of course!).