Runoff in District 8!

Before the election most everyone was whispering that if it went to a runoff between Mr. Katz and Mr. Wozniak, even if Andy was leading, that the race would be basically over. Students are hard-pressed to vote once, and Mr. Katz is out of money. So here we go on all that.

District 8 voters will participate in an all mail-in runoff election, receiving ballots from the city clerk's office by Nov. 22. Voters will have to mail in or drop off their ballots at the city clerk's by Dec. 3.

On the money issue,

The amount of money each candidate can afford to spend in the next few weeks could tip the election, although Katz was unwilling to concede this.

"The most important thing is people power and not just the power of money, (but) now I'm running against a well-funded opponent," Katz said.

But things are hardly at all hopeless! Mr. Katz has several new factors that could tip the balance in his favor. He can count on the support of an energized and excited Progressive faction that has lots of time to spare helping him campaign. He has a good shot at picking up the Wagley voters. If he can do all that and somehow manage to keep students out there then he could well win this thing.

This depends on funding. Now that I have money to give and I've discarded journalistic pretensions, I'd like to pledge $75 to the Katz Runoff Campaign. And I'm calling out the other bloggers to give.Email This Post!