Debra Bowen WON CA SOS Dem nomination! There is hope....

[Amaryllis]

BOWEN WINS CA DEM SEC. OF STATE NOMINATION! Ortiz Concedes...
Tells BRAD BLOG that 20% margin win is 'a major victory for grassroots organizing'
Plans to continue investigating reported problems in today's elections around the state...

Tells BRAD BLOG that 20% margin win is 'a major victory for grassroots organizing'
Plans to continue investigating reported problems in today's elections around the state...

Updating this item with the latest news on top now. See 'below the fold' for the earlier reports, and the map of Bowen's enormous win! 1:04a PT ... I just...

Updating this item with the latest news on top now. See 'below the fold' for the earlier reports, and the map of Bowen's enormous win!

1:04a PT... I just got off the phone with Senator Bowen where she's just heard from Senator Ortiz who has conceded!

It was a remarkable win, in many ways, given the 56% undecided in the state just a few days ago, and the fact that she was outspent by Ortiz, who also ran TV spots over the weekend (Bowen didn't run any, by the way.)

I asked her then to what she attributes this victory (with a whopping 20%+ margin) to?

"I think it's a major victory for grassroots organizing. People sent out messages to their email lists, to their friends. We used the net and the blogs to get our message out. I think it's also that people are beginning to understand if you don't make sure that elections mean something, you will lose your democracy."

(The BRAD BLOG was one small part of that netroots efforts with our recent endorsement and interview of Bowen, which was crossposted over at Huffington Post. You guys did all the rest!)

More:
http://www.bradblog.com/archives/00002919.htm#More

[AX10]

1. That's wonderful. It sounds like Ortiz is being backed by Diebold...

and Company. She said that we should "trust and verify" the voting process? :wtf:?

Good thing Ortiz lost.

[Fiendish Thingy]

2. Bowen's SOS race is THE most important CA race, IMO...

Bowen is the only candidate for ANY office in CA talking about election fraud, as far as I know...
I'm going to look into helping her locally to win (the incumbent is from my town), DU's continued support will be critical to keep CA from being Blackwelled...

[Raksha]

16. Great news!

I agree with you that it's more important than any other race in California, maybe even more important than who gets elected governor. Debra Bowen will keep California from getting Diebolded and Blackwelled.

I just had a depressing thought while typing this, though. The dark side knows how important it is, just as much as we do. So it's probably going to be one of the dirtier campaigns in recent memory for that very reason. If they can't find something to smear her with, they'll just make shit up as usual.

[skipos]

3. This is good news, Expect this thread to drop like a rock though. nt

[Daphne08]

4. Not necessarily.

:)

[Amaryllis]

6. Why?

[BeFree]

5. Hope?

Glad to see Californians getting it right.

Yes, there is hope, always has been.

Really tho, We Have Not Yet Begun To Fight!!

[Einsteinia]

7. Phew!!!!

nt

[paineinthearse]

8. proud 5th nt

[fooj]

9. I WILL WORK MY ASS OFF FOR BOWEN...

I live in Santa Cruz County (McPherson's home residence) so I've got lots of work to do...

Bowen MUST WIN the SOS! No question.

[robinlynne]

10. you go fooj! we're working for her here in AL county too.

The one candidate who was import6ant enough for me to get out and go door to door for.

[fooj]

11. Yep. She's the one!

:hi:

[hunter]

12. Good. I want Schwarzenegger and McPherson gone.

:kick:

[byronius]

13. Debra Bowen, Dragon Slayer. This woman should be Governor.

I'm working for her, too.

[datadiva]

14. Integrity won with this one

Now we need to carry the momentum through November Elections. You just know they will try to Swiftboat her.

[Wilms]

15. The election reform movement, nationally, should get behind Bowen. n/t

[Fiendish Thingy]

17. kick! n/t