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GoUBears's avatar

One of the all-mail states, along with CO, HI, NV, OR, UT, VT, and WA, plus DC. All of them still offer some form of in-person voting, some including early in-person.

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Zack from the SFV's avatar

In California we all get a ballot in the mail, but there are also in-person "Vote Centers" where you can cast a ballot or just return your completed and signed VbM ballot. There are many Vote Centers in our area. The advantage over old-school precinct voting is that you can vote at any Vote Center in the county; you don't have to go to your precinct polling place.

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Jonathan's avatar

Do you have local predictions for us?

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Zack from the SFV's avatar

I don't usually do a complete set of predictions or guesses. I think the Dems will do well in the CA House seats. I am not going to do percentages but think we will pick up CA-27, CA-22, and probably CA-13. Farther south I think Young Kim hangs on in CA-40, but I look forward to seeing Will Rollins retire Calvert in CA-41. Derek Tran will be the new congressman in CA-45. I hope Dave Min holds CA-47 for the CDP, but I am not especially confident of that.

The easiest prediction is that Nathan Hochmann defeats L.A. DA George Gascon, probably with more than 60%. My new councilmember will be Adrin Nazarian (CD-02) and I'll go out on a limb by predicting that KDL loses to Ysabel Jurado in CD-14 in a very close race.

Props Pass or Fail: 2 through 5 Pass, 6 Fail, 32 P, 33F, 34 F, 35 P, 36 P.

That is enough for now...

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Jonathan's avatar

ThanksЁЯСН

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Jonathan's avatar

What's your take on the CDP ground game?

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Zack from the SFV's avatar

Looks good in CA-27. Haven't seen it elsewhere, but I expect they are working it hard.I really want George Whitesides to beat Mike Garcia. Remember, "Mike Garcia" is just the translation of "Mike Johnson" into Californian. Send him home to Palmdale!

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Jonathan's avatar

LmaoЁЯШВ Good luckЁЯСН

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Zero Cool's avatar

Regarding Young Kim:

If she holds on to her House seat, it may be because she's not that bad of a Republican. By contrast to Michelle Steele, Kim is more moderate and her campaign website reflects this agenda. In fact, I don't see anything about Kim's campaign site about "being conservative" or worshipping Trump.

Doesn't mean there won't be efforts by a GOP challenger to primary Kim. However, in California's top-two system, it's easier for her to remain in office vs. being in say Florida where she'd be gone in a primary challenge.

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