“Republican Sen. Abel Maldonado is running for reelection this year – as both a Republican and a Democrat,” according to the Sacramento Bee’s Capitol Alert. He is claiming that he qualified as a write-in candidate for the Democratic Party because his mom is a Democrat and that way she can vote for him. That however is B.S.
In truth, Maldonado did this to block a real Democratic write-in candidate, so that Maldonado would not have to face off against a Democrat in November. Smart move.
Apparently incumbent politicians can do what Madonado did, although other candidates who are challenging incumbents cannot run in both party primaries. I would suggest that State Senator Lou Correa try this when he comes up for reelection in a couple years. He has a lot of GOP fans in his district, although he is pissing them off right now by backing the SAUSD’s Measure G bond measure/tax increase.
Assemblyman Van Tran, who I am not a fan of, would also benefit by running in both party primaries, over in the 68th Assembly District. That way many of the Dems in his district who are Trannies could vote for him without having to switch parties.
Maldonado has inadvertently uncorked a new heretofore secret weapon for incumbent legislators in California. It will be interesting to see how this turns out in the June primary.
That way many of the Dems in his district who are Trannies could vote for him without having to switch parties.
That was pretty convoluted Art. Just because some Janet supporters suspect the Hinky Homey Hoa of being a secret Trannie puppet doesn’t mean there’s any constituency of registered Democrats who just wishes they could vote for Van Tran! Talk about far-fetched… (Viet Dems by definition are free thinkers, not mindless followers)
Vern,
I wish you were right. But a few years ago when Van Tran first ran for the Assembly, he convinced thousands of Dems to switch parties. It is pretty well known in GOP circles – and many Reeps were so impressed that they made Van Tran “the man” in their party. Now he has lost a lot of support due to his stupid attacks on Supervisor Janet Nguyen. But he STILL knows how to buy votes using his ill-gotten gains…