Last week, the Lincoln Club of San Diego recommitted its prior endorsement and support for Andrew Hayes in the 75th Assembly District general election against Carl DeMaio. The Lincoln Club knows a runoff between two Republicans in this district is a horse race.  Meanwhile, the word in political circles is the Republican Party of San Diego County is considering re-opening ... Read More The post 75th AD Watch: Lincoln Club Recommits; GOP Vacillates appeared first on SD Rostra ..read more

Lo and Behold!  Here I am opining on the farcical nature of California elections and Governor Newsom goes and makes the case for me. Two Fridays ago, Politico reported that Newsom was embarking on a “post-election ballot mobilization” in an effort to save Prop 1, his effort to address homelessness in California.  That maneuver entailed reaching out to Democratic voters ... Read More The post Elections in California Are a Farce, Part III appeared first on SD Rostra ..read more

There are several comments to my piece “Elections in California Are a Farce” that deserve a response: A common critique was that I am merely experiencing what progressive voters in some Red states experience, but in reverse, so stop my whining.  To this I disagree—at least in part—on several counts. For example, Texas is—in theory—still a competitive state.  In 2018, ... Read More The post Elections in California Are a Farce, Part II appeared first on SD Rostra ..read more

So, you were running for a local Party Central Committee. A Central Committee. It’s not Congress or State Assembly, it’s not even a school board or city council. Winning is a crap shoot and has little do do with any campaign you ran, other than maybe what slate your name was on. Sure, the position is somewhat important. Yet, please ... Read More The post Central Committee. Really? appeared first on SD Rostra ..read more

Here’s the latest recap from Mason Herron… See all of Herron’s election data here at the Ballot Book. Nick Allman also provides a video with details and an explanation of the solid trend benefitting Andrew Hayes. To understand the situation with Hayes now likely facing Carl DeMaio in November, see my prior post. The post AD 75 Watch: Hayes jumps into second against DeMaio appeared first on SD Rostra ..read more

In the ballot counting race to determine whether Kevin Juza or Andrew Hayes will face Carl DeMaio in November’s general election for the 75th Assembly District seat, Hayes continues to pull closer, now 789 votes behind Juza. Nick Allman provides detailed analysis in a YouTube video as to why he believes Hayes will close the gap on Juza. Mason Herron ... Read More The post 75th AD Watch: Hayes continues to edge up on Juza appeared first on SD Rostra ..read more

Many local political watchers went to sleep last night, perhaps thinking Republican Carl DeMaio and Democrat Kevin Juza were leading in the 75th Assembly District race enough to face off in the November General Election as the top two vote getters. Not so fast. Look at the following two vote counts for the top three contenders, the first from Tuesday ... Read More The post 75th Assembly District race still in play appeared first on SD Rostra ..read more

As another primary season wraps up, it is becoming ever more apparent that voting in California has become a form of playacting where we collectively pretend that The People participate in a legitimate system and thereby choose their rulers and get the laws they prefer. While it’s certainly true that The People, myself included, go through the motions of considering ... Read More The post Elections in California Are a Farce appeared first on SD Rostra ..read more

Below is an excerpt from “Fragments,” my book of essays available at J.S. Scifo on Substack | Substack.  This was written in February/March 2023. So what can save us from the obvious conclusion of my rantings, i.e., the near total collapse of a coherent, sane society.  People seek a plan.  A way forward.  Sadly, like Churchill, I have nothing to offer ... Read More The post What is to be done? appeared first on SD Rostra ..read more

California has become world renowned for its epic failures.  And yet there are somehow never any repercussions, political or otherwise for these fiascos.  Or to quoteth myself in commenting on the same phenomenon within the broader context of American politics: “We are left with a state of affairs [in California] where no matter how burdensome and idiotic the regulation, no ... Read More The post California’s Post-Totalitarian Moment appeared first on SD Rostra ..read more