Former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan has endorsed competing candidates in the upcoming June election for California's
26th State Senate district seat. And both Amy Howorth and Ben Allen --
candidates for the 26th S.D. -- are touting
Riordan's endorsement in their political mailers.
Howorth's mailer quotes Riordan as
saying, "I am pleased to endorse Amy Howorth for the State
Senate."
Similarly, Allen's mailer quotes Riordan as saying,
"I'm proud to support Ben Allen for California's 26th State
Senate seat."
Since Republican Riordan endorses both Howorth and Allen, whom does he really support?
But lest you think Allen leans
Republican, yet another Allen mailer claims support from Democratic
politicians Zev Yaroslavsky and Fran Pavley. Pavley is quoted as
saying, "I wholeheartedly endorse Ben Allen for the State
Senate."
Tellingly, Allen trumpets his Riordan
and Yaroslavsky/Pavley endorsements in separate mailers. Is the
former targeted to registered Republicans, while the latter is sent
to Democrats? Do Independents get both?
As during every election season, voters
are flooded with confusing and contradictory political mailers.
Politicians hope that voters will just peruse the feel-good photos of
candidates and their smiling families, note that they've been
endorsed by presumably important people, and not think too much
beyond that.
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