It’s true

Based on a comment to the last post about the rumor of State Senator Denise Ducheny possibly running for Mayor, I started making some phone calls…. and YES! I have confirmed with a source in the know, that there are Dem interests pushing Ducheny to enter the race, and that she is considering it. I have to admit, she would be a great candidate. She is a business Democrat, with great appeal for small government Independents. She has a solid record on environmental issues, LGBT and civil rights issues and she is the guru of budget and finance at the State. Plus, it would be a free ride for her, as her seat is not up this year.

Only problem I see may be with labor. She voted against the hotel workers union earlier this year, but I am sure that the Tribes will remember: she definitely carried their water.

All I can say: Ducheny in ‘08! (Denise, of course, not Al)

What a choice…

So, I got an e-mail from a friend who got polled this weekend on the Mayor’s Race. She said it definitely sounded like a push towards Steve Francis, but still unbiased enough to be called a poll. The sad thing – according to my friend – was they ask, if the election were held today, who would you vote for Donna Frye, Jerry Sanders or Steve Francis? That’s it. They didn’t even allow her to choose Jim Bell. Let’s be honest – if that is the threesome you have to choose from, and you are looking to escape by voting for Jim Bell -things have gotten pretty bad for Dems in San Diego. Where’s our leadership when we need it?

Some other interesting points about this poll:

They tested if the voter would be swayed to vote for Francis if Frye endorsed him. (Is there something our fair lady hasn’t told us? Maybe she is a Republican at heart). Also suggested he may pull from bipartisan support.

They got personal on questions about Sander’s reasons for leaving the United Way, citing stress and health problems.

They tested a bunch of questions about illegal immigration and / sanctuary city as a hit on Sanders. Sounds like a typical race-baiting Republican election.

All I can say is… can’t we do better?