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110. the electorate rejected me

in favor of the Republican.

It wasn't me, or my positions since there really are NOT any positions, Republican, Progressive or Democrat involved with the County Treasurer.

I ran a lousy campaign, did not do nearly enough work. But of the three Democratic candidates, the Sheriff candidate did tons of work, had signs all over the place, bought a billboard on the main street, knew people all over the county from his past work, was very knowledgeable and well spoken at the forums...

and he still got shellacked about as badly as I did.

Generally it just seems like County voters voted for Romney, for Jenkins, and for Republicans all the way down the ballot, with very few net crossovers.

The reason Obama outpolled me, in my estimation, is because some Republican voters, who happen to be black, voted for Obama, but then voted for all the Republican candidates.

I make that guess, because when I worked in the Democratic headquarters in 2008, some black people came in and told me "I am a Republican, but I want an Obama yard sign".

Granted, that is pretty unscientific, and I might also note that on election day 2008 when I was doing GOTV that I talked to three black people who were not gonna vote, even after I tried to convince them to change their mind and goto the polls.

And really my effort just was, I wanted a better job. Winning the election would have doubled my pay, given me more normal hours and been in finance, something I have degrees and interest in.