Comments on: Art of the single shot: How less can mean more when voters get to choose two http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2013/01/26/art-of-the-single-shot-how-less-can-mean-more-when-voters-get-to-choose-two/ Your Inside Track to Arizona Politics Tue, 21 May 2013 00:22:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Brian Clymer http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2013/01/26/art-of-the-single-shot-how-less-can-mean-more-when-voters-get-to-choose-two/comment-page-1/#comment-86499 Brian Clymer Wed, 30 Jan 2013 06:14:18 +0000 http://azcapitoltimes.com/?p=55338#comment-86499 Never thought I'd be saying this, but I agree with former state Senator Jeff Hill. Mohur Sidhwa's name was a liability for her. Furthermore, as the Chair of the LD 9 Democratic Committee I can assure you that we ran a coordinated campaign, and I didn't see the Democratic primary campaign for the LD 9 House seats as bitter. I was at the Clean Election debate for the primary and the 3 Democratic candidates were extremely civil & cordial to each other. Jeff is right, it pays to be lucky in politics. Never thought I’d be saying this, but I agree with former state Senator Jeff Hill. Mohur Sidhwa’s name was a liability for her. Furthermore, as the Chair of the LD 9 Democratic Committee I can assure you that we ran a coordinated campaign, and I didn’t see the Democratic primary campaign for the LD 9 House seats as bitter. I was at the Clean Election debate for the primary and the 3 Democratic candidates were extremely civil & cordial to each other. Jeff is right, it pays to be lucky in politics.

]]> By: JEFFREY J HILL http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2013/01/26/art-of-the-single-shot-how-less-can-mean-more-when-voters-get-to-choose-two/comment-page-1/#comment-86456 JEFFREY J HILL Mon, 28 Jan 2013 17:34:39 +0000 http://azcapitoltimes.com/?p=55338#comment-86456 Don't believe the single shot stuff in LD9, it does not work in evenly balanced districts, only like in Meyer's district. LD9 was decided by the Benghasi effect, the Ds nominated a Muslim sounding name in the August primary, along comes the killings in Benghasi, and retribution came at the polls. For proof, look at the TUSD results, a similarly named candidate there finished dead last by an overwhelming lack of votes. The candidate lost to the 9th place finisher, a Republican and Chamber VP, both a liability in a District Latino and Democrat in demographics. And he got more than double the vote over the last place finisher. It is always better to be lucky than good in politics. Don’t believe the single shot stuff in LD9, it does not work in evenly balanced districts, only like in Meyer’s district. LD9 was decided by the Benghasi effect, the Ds nominated a Muslim sounding name in the August primary, along comes the killings in Benghasi, and retribution came at the polls.

For proof, look at the TUSD results, a similarly named candidate there finished dead last by an overwhelming lack of votes. The candidate lost to the 9th place finisher, a Republican and Chamber VP, both a liability in a District Latino and Democrat in demographics. And he got more than double the vote over the last place finisher.

It is always better to be lucky than good in politics.

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