Notes on November Meeting with Special Election Analysis
Susan Peinado called the meeting to order at 4:00pm and welcomed and introduced Sarah Boot, candidate for City Council District 2. Then she handed over to Patrick Schultheis to introduce the panel of journalists who are covering the Mayoral Special Election. The panel discussion covered the results of the Primary and speculation on the run up to the run off with an open format, and multiple questions from the audience. The discussion covered – Results of the Primary (polls, changes) – Campaign strategies and styles – Role of ‘independent’ PACs, negative ads – Where do we go from here? Predictions (Slides used at the discussion can be downloaded here.) The group of local journalists represented the San Diego Free Press, The San Diego Voice and Viewpoint, NBC7 and La Prensa San Diego. Club member Judi Curry wrote a comprehensive review of the meeting for the OB Rag, here are some bullet points from the discussion – Andy Cohen San Diego Free Press – Nathan says he knew the timing was wrong – Flood of negative ads was a deciding factor …