San Diego as a Microcosm Local Government

There will be a round two runoff in the San Diego mayoral election, though it feels like round three, given last year’s election.

Some background:

San Diego is a Purple City in a Red County in a Blue State.

San Diego, “America’s Finest City,” is in serious trouble, plagued by financial woes and a city hall scandal.

The mayoral election is officially non-partisan, but Donna Frye, the candidate who won the most votes yesterday, is a Democrat, and her top two competitors were Republicans.

The number three finisher, Steve Francis, used the GOP playbook, and it wasn’t enough. He is a millionaire businessman. He poured a lot of money into the campaign. He hired consultants. He used negative ads. He played the religious card. He promised no new taxes. He came in third.

Donna Frye needs to appeal to enough moderate Republicans to win a majority in November. Can she do it? Stay tuned.

Leo Brown | July 27, 2005 | Comment on This Post (0 so far) Permalink: San Diego as a Microcosm Local Government

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