First, the Wednesday 1pm update numbers: 14,755 new ballots counted from Kings, Merced, and San Louis Obispo Counties. The number blank on Prop 11 remains fairly constant, at 12.6% in this batch. Of those with votes recorded on Prop 11, 50.1 percent were yes, 49.9 percent no. More significantly, the Secretary of State also issued… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Rose Report
Editorial Urges Governor to Consult Rose Institute
An editorial on AppealDemocrat.com suggests that Governor Schwarzenegger should consult bodies like the Rose Institute regarding the California budget. “We urge the governor to appoint reasoned voices that understand state budget picture — such as from think tanks such as the Rose Institute of State and Local Government and Reason Foundation, and universities — not… Continue Reading
Pitney and Doug Johnson on Voters Passing Tax Increases
Throughout the San Gabriel Valley, voters approved increasing sales-taxes and school bond measures despite the current poor economic climate. Professor Pitney and Rose Institute Fellow Doug Johnson both speculate on this issue in Amanda Baumfeld’s article in the Whittier Daily News: “Jack Pitney, professor of politics at Claremont McKenna College, speculated voters approved school bonds… Continue Reading
New votes from Nevada County: 61.2% Yes
Wednesday’s 10am vote update contained little news. There was no update to the uncounted ballots report, and only one county, Nevada County, reported any new ballots counted. Of the 2,049 new ballots counted in Nevada County, 11.4 percent were blank on the Prop 11 question. Of the rest, 61.2 percent voted yes and 38.8 percent… Continue Reading
Doug Johnson on Prop 11 Impact
Doug Johnson discusses the impact of Prop 11 in Ryan Orr’s article in the Victorville Daily Press. Johnson hypothesizes that congressional districts could be added to the redistricting committee’s power, and that Democrats may have to rethink general strategies. “If the margin holds up, then they will lose control of their own district,†said Doug… Continue Reading
Doug Johnson on Changing Political Climate in San Bernardino County
Normally a strong Republican county, in the presidential race 52 percent of the county vote in San Bernardino went to Obama. Yet Prop 8 passed with 67 percent of the vote. Johnson discusses San Bernardino County’s changing political landscape in Ryan Orr’s article in the Victorville Daily Press: “’I think what that shows is that… Continue Reading
Orange County stays strongly Yes on 11
Tuesday 10pm update: Orange County reports in with 135,939 newly counted ballots: 55.8% Yes, 44.2% No. As with the last batch of ballots from LA County, the late ballots favor Yes even more than the same-day ballots did (Orange County was 55.2% Yes on 11 prior to this update). The Yes on 11 margin is now… Continue Reading
Tuesday Evening brings very good news for Yes on 11
Thursday evening’s 7:08pm update reported 137,948 new votes. Of those, 16.1% were blank on Prop 11. Of the remainder, 51.2% were Yes on 11 and 48.8% were No on 11. The Yes on 11 margin increased to 138,556, though the split remained 50.7% Yes and 49.3% No. Here is the key news: all 137,948 new… Continue Reading
Another update, Another 5,000 Yes votes
The Tuesday 4:08pm update held good news for Prop 11 supporters: another 88,733 ballots counted, with  53.1% Yes, 46.9% No (12.3% blank). The Yes margin is now up almost 5,000 votes compared to the 1pm update: 135,693. Yes 5,084,628, or 50.7%, to No 4,948,935, or 49.3%. The number of ballots left to count has not been… Continue Reading
No on 11 keeps its hopes alive
Monday’s 1:05 pm vote count update showed the No on 11 campaign is not dead yet: 48,865 new ballots counted, with 38.4% Yes and 61.6% No (excluding the 15.4% of ballots that were blank on Prop 11). The Yes margin remains 130,822, and the odds remain in their favor. Proponents need 46.7% of the remaining… Continue Reading