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Newsjock

(11,733 posts)
Wed Jun 4, 2014, 12:12 AM Jun 2014

Orly Taitz fails in bid to be California attorney general

Attorney General - Statewide Results
10.3% ( 2,305 of 22,353 ) precincts partially reporting
Top two advance to general election

Kamala D. Harris (Party Preference: DEM) 935,198 53.1%
Ronald Gold (Party Preference: REP) 230,616 13.1%
Phil Wyman (Party Preference: REP) 190,517 10.8%
David King (Party Preference: REP) 167,958 9.5%
John Haggerty (Party Preference: REP) 140,018 7.9%
Orly Taitz (Party Preference: NPP) 57,975 3.3%
Jonathan Jaech (Party Preference: LIB) 40,393 2.3%

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Orly Taitz fails in bid to be California attorney general (Original Post) Newsjock Jun 2014 OP
There are 57,595 Californians that needs to be committed Timez Squarez Jun 2014 #1
How many of the 58k are liberals crashing the primary to guarantee an easier win for Harris? nt alp227 Jun 2014 #3
The one I feel sorry for pinboy3niner Jun 2014 #2
Oh, so close! gratuitous Jun 2014 #4
Sheesh. She got near 3x many votes as Cindy Sheehan? alp227 Jun 2014 #5
I voted for Donnelly, too Newsjock Jun 2014 #6
Was there no Green candidate? roody Jun 2014 #7
What a shame. SamKnause Jun 2014 #8
Wow! What are the odds? Xipe Totec Jun 2014 #9
Clearly, it was rigged! jberryhill Jun 2014 #10
The judge at the only court she's allowed to file in has been alerted pinboy3niner Jun 2014 #16
Aw, I'm heartbroken NV Whino Jun 2014 #11
I wouldn't hold my breath sakabatou Jun 2014 #15
We considered it for a minute. nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #12
Let me finish!!! nt U4ikLefty Jun 2014 #13
HA-HA! sakabatou Jun 2014 #14
What a shame. Such a brilliant mind... Hulk Jun 2014 #17
Lol Cha Jun 2014 #22
I couldn't believe that Oily was even still around. SoapBox Jun 2014 #18
Oh no! That's awful! What are we gonna do now? Kablooie Jun 2014 #19
Looks like Jerry won't be facing a runoff either ucrdem Jun 2014 #20
Yes, he will KamaAina Jun 2014 #29
Ah. So it seems. Thanks! ucrdem Jun 2014 #31
Brawawaaa almost 58,000 braindead birthers in California.. smh Cha Jun 2014 #21
I had no idea she was even on the ballot. LMAO when I saw her name there... bluesbassman Jun 2014 #23
57,975 .. is that ALL? doxydad Jun 2014 #24
Nope, her numbers were adjusted up to 93,031 Brother Buzz Jun 2014 #37
She should have tried Louisanna or Mississippi WhiteTara Jun 2014 #25
Thanks for calling everyone in Deep South states Aerows Jun 2014 #28
You don't think our politicians are? WhiteTara Jun 2014 #30
I guess I'm just overconfidant that some of our Aerows Jun 2014 #32
True, but they don't run the deep south WhiteTara Jun 2014 #33
I know Aerows Jun 2014 #34
Wishes and fishes WhiteTara Jun 2014 #35
Who knows, my friend Aerows Jun 2014 #36
Yep, they are the reason WhiteTara Jun 2014 #38
Orly is not going to go away Gothmog Jun 2014 #26
A citizen's impeachment? jmowreader Jun 2014 #39
But that's with only 10% of the precincts reporting. Jim Lane Jun 2014 #27
 

Timez Squarez

(262 posts)
1. There are 57,595 Californians that needs to be committed
Wed Jun 4, 2014, 12:14 AM
Jun 2014

because Oily Taints is not an attorney by definition, as much as she knows a lot about dentistry as well as real estate speculation.

What's next for you, Taintz?

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)
2. The one I feel sorry for
Wed Jun 4, 2014, 12:15 AM
Jun 2014

The guy who has to live, for the rest of his life, with the fact that he got fewer votes than Orly Taitz.

alp227

(32,018 posts)
5. Sheesh. She got near 3x many votes as Cindy Sheehan?
Wed Jun 4, 2014, 12:21 AM
Jun 2014

So far, Cindy Sheehan (remember her from protesting at Bush's ranch?) has just 22,083 votes in the California blanket primary for governor.

The way I'm voting, to ensure an easier win for Brown in November, is Tim Donnelly in June and Jerry Brown in November. I think Brown would get a bigger margin of victory over the Tea Party right Donnelly than the center-right (or as Freeperville says "RINO&quot Neel Kashkari.

Newsjock

(11,733 posts)
6. I voted for Donnelly, too
Wed Jun 4, 2014, 12:24 AM
Jun 2014

But he appears to be coming up short against Kashkari -- who, instead of having absolutely no chance in a thousand years of hell of winning in November, has merely no chance in a hundred years of hell of winning in November.

 

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)
10. Clearly, it was rigged!
Wed Jun 4, 2014, 01:00 AM
Jun 2014

Has anyone seen the birth certificate of Kamala Harris?

I am sure that Ms. Twitz clearly now has proof of massive voter fraud! There can be no evidence of electoral manipulation more powerful than her failure to win one.

sakabatou

(42,148 posts)
15. I wouldn't hold my breath
Wed Jun 4, 2014, 02:30 AM
Jun 2014

She'll keep on going on her crazy train, even after Obama's out of office.

 

Hulk

(6,699 posts)
17. What a shame. Such a brilliant mind...
Wed Jun 4, 2014, 03:12 AM
Jun 2014

Teabaggers simply amaze me. Listened to teddy cruz on C-SPAN tonight. OMG! What a complete snake-oil salesman. Feel like I need a shower after listening to his slimy-tongued litany of BS.

SoapBox

(18,791 posts)
18. I couldn't believe that Oily was even still around.
Wed Jun 4, 2014, 03:26 AM
Jun 2014

...the overall turnout for voting today was pathetic and a disgrace. And to think, people all over the World have died trying to get voting rights.

Kablooie

(18,626 posts)
19. Oh no! That's awful! What are we gonna do now?
Wed Jun 4, 2014, 03:47 AM
Jun 2014

I have a suggestion: let's forget all about it and dance.

ucrdem

(15,512 posts)
20. Looks like Jerry won't be facing a runoff either
Wed Jun 4, 2014, 03:56 AM
Jun 2014

54% and rising:

Party: Democratic
Candidate: Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown
Votes: 1579338
Percent of votes: 54.4




Looks like Cindy didn't do so well though:

Party: Peace and Freedom
Candidate: Cindy L. Sheehan
Votes: 34413
Percent of votes: 1.2


I must confess that I voted for her today, not because I don't support Jerry 110%, but I knew he'd take it, and if P&F doesn't get a certain percentage of the statewide vote (I forget the exact number) they lose their automatic ballot status.

http://www.sbsun.com/election_results#state




 

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
29. Yes, he will
Wed Jun 4, 2014, 02:17 PM
Jun 2014

I was confused about that, too. That's how it works in Louisiana (the state that originated the "jungle primary"; what a great model to emulate! ); if a candidate gets 50 percent plus one in the primary, s/he is declared elected. But not here. Only Superintendent of Public Instruction works that way. All other constitutional offices go on to November, which is kind of dumb in cases where there are only two candidates to begin with.

ucrdem

(15,512 posts)
31. Ah. So it seems. Thanks!
Wed Jun 4, 2014, 06:19 PM
Jun 2014
Despite California's primary system, which sends the top two finishers to the general election regardless of their party preference, most, if not all, of the statewide races this year feature a matchup between a Democrat and a Republican.

http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-pol-california-downballot-20140604-story.html


................

Final tallies for Gov, including top 2 + Sheehan, and leaving out several other also-rans:

Party: Democratic
Candidate: Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown
Votes: 1716920
Percent of votes: 54.5

Party: Republican
Candidate: Neel Kashkari
Votes: 599543
Percent of votes: 19.0

Party: Peace and Freedom
Candidate: Cindy L. Sheehan
Votes: 37503
Percent of votes: 1.2


http://www.sbsun.com/election_results#state

Didn't change much from last night. . .


bluesbassman

(19,370 posts)
23. I had no idea she was even on the ballot. LMAO when I saw her name there...
Wed Jun 4, 2014, 05:08 AM
Jun 2014

Poll worker asked me what was so funny when I walked up to hand in my ballots and all I said was "Orly Taitz" and she started laughing too.

I love having Liberal neighbors.

doxydad

(1,363 posts)
24. 57,975 .. is that ALL?
Wed Jun 4, 2014, 05:31 AM
Jun 2014

A lot of those 'votes' was due to the Harris blow out, so people will be people and wanted to be able to say that they voted for her. That way, over the water cooler today, there's plenty of guffaws and giggles. Apparently, that's what happened here,, or you have 57,975 SERIOUSLY disturbed voters.

Brother Buzz

(36,416 posts)
37. Nope, her numbers were adjusted up to 93,031
Wed Jun 4, 2014, 08:27 PM
Jun 2014

Cripes, Cindy Sheehan only got 37,516 votes in Jerry's blow out race.

WhiteTara

(29,704 posts)
25. She should have tried Louisanna or Mississippi
Wed Jun 4, 2014, 05:57 AM
Jun 2014

or Georgia or Alabama; she might have had a better chance.

Now we know that 3.3% of voters in CA are certifiable.

WhiteTara

(29,704 posts)
30. You don't think our politicians are?
Wed Jun 4, 2014, 06:07 PM
Jun 2014

I do. I'm in Arkansas and we have a guy who became paraplegic because he was a drunk teen driver who now lives off disability and medicaid and denied it for all other Arkansans. If that's not certifiable, I don't know what is.

 

Aerows

(39,961 posts)
32. I guess I'm just overconfidant that some of our
Wed Jun 4, 2014, 06:26 PM
Jun 2014

Democratic leaders aren't complete lunatics like the tea party folks. Our Democrats aren't perfect, but at least they aren't RW nutjobs.

WhiteTara

(29,704 posts)
35. Wishes and fishes
Wed Jun 4, 2014, 08:17 PM
Jun 2014

spit in your hand and see what swims first.

Certifiable. That's us. We want unicorns and ponies and they want to destroy the nation. Wonder which will happen first.

 

Jim Lane

(11,175 posts)
27. But that's with only 10% of the precincts reporting.
Wed Jun 4, 2014, 02:05 PM
Jun 2014

She might still pull it out, if the remaining precincts have enough registered voters who are editorial cartoonists and who look forward to the material she'd provide.

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