June 4, 2008
Leno Wins
Noted San Francisco Assemblyman Mark Leno won the Democratic primary in the state Senate throne, taking it away from incumbent Carole Migden. With 81% of the precincts reporting, according to the Chronicle, Leno culled in an astounding 43% of the vote. (Whoa!) Nation and Migden took in in a dismal 29% and 28%, respectively.
And his victory party? Was at lounge, restaurant, and totally NOT a coke bar Lime over on Market Street. The place, it seems, was littered with gays (e.g., Tom Ammiano and Bevan Dufty) shouting "Leno, Leno, Leno" as he entered the room.
Oh, he also threw some shade at PG&E last night. "'All gay men should be outraged with PG&E tonight,'" he told the crowd.
That said, we will miss the cruelty of what was a nasty race between Leno and Migden. If you recall, Leno filed a complaint with the Fair Political Practices Commission, charging Migden with being all ADHD with her bookkeeping; saw a delightful night out at the Harvey Milk Democratic Club almost turn into an evening of fisticuffs; and briefly saw local alt weekly SFBG and Supervisor Chris Daly become frenemies.
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now if he could only learn how to get rid of the phony smile we see on his face in all the fotos of him.
Wonder how many times a day he brushes his teeth?
congrats to the one candidate that isn't addicted to pills and bumper cars.
what will carole do now?
there was a pill popper to vote for? oh man.
I feel bad for Migden. Now she has to get a job.
Is it just me, or did we have three abysmal candidates to choose from?
Good riddance Migden! I guess once in a while being a self-absorbed, super-asshole comes back to haunt you.
Now she can curl up with that sexy girlfriend of hers, Miss Oxi Cotton, and dream about yelling at her staff or running people over.
No, it isn't you, they all sucked the meat. In the bad sense.
Funny, my San Francisco ballot didn't have any of those names. I wound up voting for someone named Fiona Ma.