Also, looking at raw votes the primary candidates received (California is a closed primary state), it is pretty clear that the Democrats showed up in greater numbers than their percentage of the statewide electorate, probably for exactly the reasons Ugly American noted.

Report From the 50th
By Marc Ash,

Wed Jun 7th, 2006 at 09:43:12 AM EDT :: Midterms 2006

In addition to being Truthout’s Executive Director, I also happen to live in California’s 50th Congressional district. First, let me say that Francine Busby did VERY well by local standards. Let me also say that she got the support of a lot of local Republicans to do it.

One factor that helped Billbray was the highly televised massive immigration demonstrations – particularly in Los Angeles. That played directly into Billbray’s appeal to the fears of local white voters.

Some national news services are spinning this as an indicator of things to come in November. Sure, if the Republicans can focus all of their resources in one wealthy, heavily Republican (nearly 2-1) enclave 60 miles from the Mexican border, then they will do well in November. But if they have to compete in districts where the pre-existing balance is not massively tilted in their favor, and losing large numbers of disaffected Republicans will matter, then they’ll probably need a new war on someone to hold power.

You can believe that, if Republican voters nationwide express the same discontentment in November that they expressed here, you’re looking at a Democratic landslide in November.

Of course this is the same guy sticking by his exclusive explosive Karl Rove indictment that apparently happened a month ago. He wrote this recent update:

The Continued Interest in the Rove Indictment Story
By Marc Ash,

Sat Jun 3rd, 2006 at 09:08:26 AM EDT :: Fitzgerald Investigation
(321 comments)

We are still getting a high volume of email inquiries on our Rove indictment story from May 13, 2006. We greatly appreciate your interest, and are well aware of the right of all Americans to know what is happening here.

So again, for the record: We stand by the story. TO’s staff is treating this story as our highest priority and will be following up with additional information as it becomes available.

Clearly the question is: “If Karl Rove has been indicted, why has there been no official announcement?” Right now we have only general indicators as to why an announcement might not be made when an indictment has been returned. And even though these indicators do exist, we need to more clearly understand exactly what is happening in this case before we can report on them.

This a unique situation, and frankly a stressful one. We would like to thank all of those who have offered their support during the course of this ordeal. We fully intend to press on.

Marc Ash, Executive Director – t r u t h o u t

Delusion, you just can’t make up.

Does anyone have the turn out numbers? I would bet it was very very low, and that more than anything is why this race was close.

In politics there is no such thing as a moral victory. You either win or you loose.

If Bowers wishes to claim moral victories, that’s surely his prerogative. If he was as astute as he thinks he is, he may want to take a step back and look at what this means with regard to the November elections and the Donks chances.

Doesn’t talking about who would be what in political versions of Monty Python just make you a giant dork? Squared?