SFist: State Senate Shenanigans

David Latterman

Wed, 27 Dec 2006 10:13:07 -0800

No RCV for a state race. Top vote-getter wins, period. Ammiano formally declared for Leno's AD13 seat six months ago. No one else has declared yet, but it's early. I think Peskin would hurt Leno, because people in Marin don't know anything about Peskin or Leno. They go to Migden. SF will split anyway along lines yet to be determined, but in a proportional sense, Peskin hurts Leno because he'll take votes from him where he needs them, in SF.

Jerry Jarvis

Sun, 24 Dec 2006 18:02:12 -0800

I want to contribute this tid bit,Tom Ammiano has his eye and Leno's termed out seat.

Dan

Sun, 24 Dec 2006 18:00:33 -0800

With IRV, if Peskin runs against Migden and Leno, he won't be a spoiler. Leno would just need to get enough second place votes from those voting for his opponents, if no one wins a majority.

expatriate

Sun, 24 Dec 2006 11:34:28 -0800

I think that that is a pretty shitty thing for Peskin to do -- not just to Leno but to the voting public because it is dishonest and counterproductive. The assumption is that Peskin is going to fool the 'stupid' public into voting for him -- not because he expects (or wants) to win, rather, he is attempting to use a cold-hearted strategy to 'save the people from themselves' and to thwart any sort of supposed conflict -- benefits to the voters be damned. And Leno genuinely wants the job, which adds insult to injury. By the way, this plan may backfire. Peskin, in spite of all his accomplishments, isn't exactly a progressive darling. He may actually take more votes away from Migden than Leno.