To say that this election cycle wasn't contentious...well...it wasn't like having the 13 candidates from two years ago, but this election was certainly fascinating.
Lots and lots of money was spent...and the status quo for Newport Beach was kept.
Thus the power of incumbency.
Regardless of how much money was spent, how much mail was mailed, none of that really made too much difference.
Consider this...my neighbor is as Conservative as it gets.
She likes to consider herself well informed.
She voted for McCain,
Voted Yes on 8
Voted for all the Republicans (in partisan offices) and that's all that really mattered to her.
But when it came down to the down ticket items...
She voted for our City's incumbents.
Why?
Because life in Newport Beach is great.
Why change it.
None of the money spent, none of the mailers, none of the newspaper articles made a difference to her.
Heck...she didn't even know about any of them.
Never noticed.
All she cared about was McCain and Prop 8.
Costa Mesa kept it's Incumbents and the top vote getter was the former popular Mayor.
Irvine (who's money spent DWARFS Newport Beach's spending) kept their status quo.
Throughout Orange County...only a very few incumbents lost.
Nationally -
Incumbent Crack-smoking Marion Barry was easily re-elected to the DC City Council.
Incumbent Convicted Felon Alaska's US Senator Ted Stevens still holds a slim lead.
So congrats to Steve and Keith on their victories.
And congrats to Newport Beach for keeping Newport Beach's status quo...
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