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| Los Angeles Mayoral Candidates Make Final Push |
| 2005-03-07 |
| In a frenetic last day of campaigning before the mayoral primary, major candidates on Monday plunged into coffee shops, pumped hands at senior centers and hit talk radio hoping to connect with the city's famously distracted voters. Backed by television attack ads, the candidates packed in a retail campaigning spree. Hertzberg started on the mayor's home turf, meeting residents to discuss port issues in Hahn's neighborhood of San Pedro. Villaraigosa greeted early commuters in his neighborhood, heavily Hispanic Boyle Heights, before stopping at a downtown diner. The mayor planned to close his campaign with a Hollywood rally after a day of stops around the city. Turnout will be a key factor in determining who wins two spots for an expected May 17 runoff. Because of the crowded field -- there are 12 contenders -- no candidate is likely to claim a majority of the vote, the threshold needed to win outright. {SNIP} Note : Most recent poll (March 1), LA Times (which may be dubious as most things LA Times are...but if the Times can't show Villaregosa with a substantial lead, then....) Results : Villaregosa 24 Herzburg 21 Hahn (inc) 20 Parks 11 Alarcon 5 undecided 19 One-fifth undecided - week to go - ODD! {Understatement} People are split... However, if tradition holds, if the incumbent don't got them now, ne never will. BigEd predicts Herzburg-Villaregosa runoff. |
| Posted by:BigEd |