The California Democratic Party convention is behind us. Dem candidate Mike Levin wasn't endorsed by the party for the 49th congressional district. This cat believes Levin's central strategy for winning the June primary (what I'd call the "party insider strategy") has resulted in a great big belly flop.
However, oddly, soon after the convention, this graphic started making the rounds in various FB groups, on FB pages, in discussion forums, and in emails:
Way to spin a loss! Anything short of 60% of the votes meant "no endorsement". Which means "no pie for you". Winning the party endorsement would have unlocked party dollars and campaign machinery in addition to giving Levin the coveted label of "the only candidate endorsed by the California Democratic Party". Losing means... well... it really just means he got a few party insiders to vote for him.
Like 25 insiders total. Yup, that's the 53%. 25 of of 47 total votes. Even better, from what I hear, Mike Levin and his wife were two of the 25 votes. If that's true, it's dishy. Yes, Levin and spouse were almost 10% of the endorsement vote total. Oh, snap!
So. Probably wise to refrain from the self-congratulatory graphics and posts emphasizing the 53% endorsement vote. When you know what actually happened, it's kind of embarrassing.
For a slightly more grounded take on what happened at the convention, take a read:
Orange Juice Blog: Colonel Applegate Holds the Hill
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