The Santa Ana Unified School District’s fraudulent tax increase, Measure G, is not picking up steam as we near election day. Their campaign has become so desperate that they have whipped out the race card with their latest mailer, which is entirely in Spanish and features only Latino politicians. Gone is the picture of Mark McLoughlin, the Irish campaign co-chair. Gone is the picture of SAUSD Trustee Audrey Noji.
Instead the mailer features Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez; State Senator Lou Correa; Assemblyman Jose Solorio; Rancho Santiago Community College District Trustee Al Amezcua; and all the crooked Santa Ana Clowncil Members.
This reminds me of Santa Ana Clowncil Member Carlos “Space Commander” Bustamante’s failed supervisorial campaign. His Democratic opponent, Tom Umberg, spent a fortune mailing out hit pieces telling Santa Ana voters that Bustamante was a Bush Republican. And Bustamante responded by delivering and mailing campaign literature in Spanish that tried to make him look like just another paisano. The voters didn’t buy it. Bustamante got his a** kicked by the winner, Supervisor Janet Nguyen.
I am also reminded of Santa Ana Clowncil Member Claudia Alvarez’ campaign against Umberg for the State Assembly. She distributed campaign signs that said “She’s One of Us” in Spanish. The resulting backlash from voters who were PO’d about that sunk Alvarez’ battleship.
When will these lame politicians ever learn? Playing with racial political messages is like playing with firecrackers, sooner or later you are going to get burned.
I am also told that the Measure G campaign has been walking neighborhoods dropping fliers only on Democratic household doorsteps. The problem is that Supervisor Janet Nguyen has run a massive get out the vote campaign targeting the Republican voters that Measure G doesn’t want at the polls.
Don’t be surprised if Measure G tanks tomorrow.
Interesting stuff and not unlike experiences I’ve had with the district in years gone by. What has become new, at least to me, is the underground ties between city government and the district board. Call me naive. I just never saw it so obviously outright until Richardson joined the board.
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-a2-correx3-2008jun03,0,891242.story
For the record
June 3, 2008
Construction bond: An article in some editions of Saturday’s California section about Measure G, a proposed Santa Ana Unified School District construction bond on today’s ballot, said there was no organized opposition to it. The Orange County Federation of Labor opposes the measure.
Art–
Its called targeting my friend. The campaign did such a good job of making voter contact with the Reps. North of 17th that you didn’t even see it. two-thirds is always difficult to get, even a rank amatuer like yourself knows this. Stick to the hate mongering, which you’re good at, and stay away from campaigning, which your’re really bad at.
Art –
The mailer your cite is a rehash of the ad they ran in Excelsior. Looks like DeSnoo was too lazy to streamline this particular brochure or he’s not on the Yes on Meausure G payroll.
I vote NO on Measure G earlier today!!!!
Art–
how can I get ahold of this DeSnoo guy? Seems like he ran a really good 2/3rds campaign.