Blackwater Potrero Recall an Unbelievable Success

by Julia Rosen [courtesy of Calitics - Front Page]

With ten ballots to be counted tomorrow this is a preliminary count, but it is simply huge!  Talk about people-powered politics...  The recall was an overwhelming success.  All five members of the Planning Group who voted to approve Blackwater's plans were recalled by unbelievable margins.  The election will be certified within two days and the Save Potero slate will take office, hopefully in time for their Thursday meeting.

Keep in mind that Bush won by 25.8% in 2008.  Everybody was recalled by over 60% of the vote.  Gordon Hammers, who has been the most vocal Blackwater supporter and served as chair of the group was recalled by nearly 70% of the vote.

All of the numbers are on the flip.  Go check 'em out.  Just an incredible victory.  They did a phenomenal job on GOTV, getting 160 or so out of the 190 who signed the original petition against Blackwater to turn in their ballots.  The people of Potrero had an unbelievable victory tonight, but will need all of our help as the fight moves on to the next level: the San Diego County Board of Supervisors.

Can you tell from the superlatives that I am just a wee bit excited?  These folks are my heroes.
Apologies for the formatting, but they should hopefully be pretty legible.  Remember they had to vote to recall and then decide who to replace them.

Recall Gordon Hammers:              196-70%

No                                  84-30%

Succeed Brenda Wise                 68-28.6%

Succeed Carl Meyer                  170-71.4%

Recall Jerry Johnson:               187-67%

No                                  93-33%

Succeed Terry Stephens:  176

Recall Mary Johnson:                189-67.5%

               No:                 91-32.5%

Succeed Janet Goode                177

Recall Janet Wright                 186-66.4%

No:                                 94-33.6%

Succeed by:

               Edward Boryla       48-21.3%

               William "Billy" Crawley IV   177-78.7%

Recall Thell Fowler                 176-62.9%

No:                                 104-37.1%

Succeed:                                            

Tina Brown McCunney                 161-74.5%

Anita Meneses                       55-22.5%