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June 4, 2008

arrowBee Editorial Board vs. Lincoln Club, the wrap

Who had more winners in the Tuesday election, The Bee's Editorial Board or the Lincoln Club of Fresno County?

Let's go to the scorecard and tally the results.

Both organizations recommended the three Fresno City Council winners -- Andreas Borgeas, Larry Westerlund and Lee Brand.

Ashley Swearengin, recommended by the Editorial Board, made the mayoral run-off and was a close second to Henry T. Perea. The Lincoln Club's preferred candidate, Jerry Duncan, finished a badly beaten third.

The Lincoln Club stayed out of the two contested Fresno County supervisorial races, while the Editorial Board saw one of its recommended candidates, Susan Anderson, prevail in District 2. The board's other recommended candidate, Nathan Magsig, lost to Debbie Poochigian in District 5.

Jim Kelley, who wasn't recommended by either entity, led with 38% of the vote for a Superior Court judgeship and will face the Editorial Board's favorite, Douglas Treisman, in a run-off. The Lincoln Club's preferred pick, Glenn LoStracco, finished fourth in a four-candidate field.

Finally, on the two competing statewide eminent domain propositions, voters passed Proposition 99, which was recommended by the Editorial Board. Proposition 98, backed by the Lincoln Club and preferred by landlords because it would've phased out rent-control, was defeated.

All in all, you'd have to say that the Editorial Board had a better night with its recommendations than the Lincoln Club, which describes itself as "a political action committee dedicated to electing Republicans to all levels of local, state and national government."

Disclosure: I am not a member of The Bee's Editorial Board, although I sometimes sit in on the board's interviews with candidates. The Bee's newsroom and Editorial Board are separate entities.

Good night.

Or should I say, good morning?

Thanks to all the blog readers who posted their observations.



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