November 1, 2008

  • Happy Halloween! I hope everyone received all the treats they wanted. A treat for me was that more than 900 middle and high schools participated in a mock election yesterday, and the results were posted today at http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/student_mock_election/student-mock-election-nov-2008/studentmockelection-nov-08-results.htm. The results were fairly telling. The mock election covered the presidential election and the 12 ballot measures in this upcoming election.

    As expected, the Barack Obama and Joe Biden ticket  won in a landslide with 73.52% of the vote. I do not expect that margin to be as large in the real election, and in some demographics, I think the results will even be flipped.

    Propositions 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, and 12 passed, while 1A, 4, 6, 8, and 11 failed. Propositions 4 and 8 only failed with a 6.5% margin and 13.04% margin respectively. This tells me that morality and sexual identity is still very strongly influenced by caring adults and the home.

    I think the exciting part of it is that these are all future voters and my hope is that they all come out strong when they vote in their first election.

    Let me share with you my voter guide, which did not really align with how the mock election went:

    • President and Vice President = Barack Obama and Joe Biden
    • United States Representative - Congressional District 5 = Doris Matsui
    • Member of the State Assembly - Assembly District 9 = Dave Jones
    • Judge of the Superior Court Office No. 6 = Peter J. McBrien
    • Judge of the Superior Court Office No. 13 = Marjorie Koller
    • Judge of the Superior Court Office No. 16 = Kevin Culhane
    • Elk Grove Unified School District - Governing Board Member Area 1 = Wiliam H. Lugg, Jr.
    • City of Sacramento Mayor = Heather Fargo
    • Florin Resource Conservation District = Elliot Mulberg and Bob Gray
    • Proposition 1A = Yes
    • Proposition 2 = Yes
    • Proposition 3 = Yes
    • Proposition 4 = No
    • Proposition 5 = Yes
    • Proposition 6 = No
    • Proposition 7 = No
    • Proposition 8 = No
    • Proposition 9 = No
    • Proposition 10 = No
    • Proposition 11 = No
    • Proposition 12 = Yes
    • Measure M = Yes
    • Measure O = Yes

    I know that more people than ever are going to vote this election. I hope everyone does the necessary research on each race and votes responsibly.