Reply #3: In a fair vote count, both Angelides and Westly would blow Schwarz [View All]

away in the fall, no matter what the opinion polls say now. The problem is not how to choose between these two "business as usual" Democrats*, but how to get a fair vote count with Bushite corporations counting all the votes, using "TRADE SECRET," PROPRIETARY programming code, and with a Schwarz appointee as Sec of State shilling for Diebold.

I therefore believe that the Sec of State race is arguably the far most important race in the primary and in the general. In the primary, we have a clear choice between a candidate who is very knowledgeable and savvy on electronic voting and a strong advocate of open government, DEBRA BOWEN, and one who is clueless on electronic voting, Deborah Ortiz.

If you would like our votes to be counted in public view--if you want TRANSPARENT elections--vote for DEBRA BOWEN, and contribute now to an effort to place Bowen ads on Spanish language stations today and tomorrow. See below. Although Bowen got the endorsement of 80% of the rank and file Democrats at the state convention, it's a very tight race, with a lot of voters ignorant of the stark difference between these two candidates on the matter of TRANSPARENT elections.

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"Latinos for America has produced (pro-bono) Spanish language radio ads for the Los Angeles market that will run in Spanish talk radio on Monday and Tuesday of next week.

"We need your help to get the ads placed. Whatever you can give will help: Follow the link to 'Valley Grassroots for Democracy'
https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/entity/9271
and make a donation ending in $.06 (for example $50.06 or $500.06 -- whatever you want to give). The $.06 will let Valley Grassroots for Democracy know that your contribution is to go to the Bowen ads in Spanish. Discussion at this thread...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x2662470

It's easy! Do it now! To donate...
https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/entity/9271

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*I recommend a vote for Michael Strimling for Governor in the Primary. Send a message to our two, "business as usual" frontrunners, Angelides and Westly. Check out Strimling's web site and weep for a true Left platform! www.michaelstrimling.com. (Ex.: Angelides and Westly both support capital punishment. Strimling opposes it. Need I say more?) It's very difficult to judge how Angelides and Westly WILL BE JUDGED by voters in the fall, because neither is very well known NOW, and voters are just now learning about them. For instance, Westly has much better developed and stronger positions on the environment--likely to appeal to Calif voters--than does Angelides. But I doubt that opinion poll subjects know that NOW. On the negative side for Westly, voters are just finding out his penchant for attack ads. Opinion polls on Westly vs. Schwarz would not likely reflect this negative yet. I think either one would beat the pants off Schwarz in a fair vote, as I said above. So why not strike a bell for true progress, peace and justice, and vote for Strimling? (He would make a GREAT governor!)