Word: hahn
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...power of Los Angeles' growing Hispanic population will be tested today as voters go to the polls in a tight mayoral runoff election. The candidates are similar - James K. Hahn and Antonio Villaraigosa are both liberal Democrats with strong roots in the city. They are also familiar with its politics: Hahn, 50, is the current City Attorney and Villaraigosa, 48, is a former speaker of the state Assembly...
...David Jackson: A poll last week showed Hahn about seven points ahead. A new poll released a day before the election showed him about ten points ahead out of likely voters. He seems to have momentum, but turnout is going to be crucial in this one. The first election in April drew less than one-third of eligible voters. Both sides are worried that this run-off could draw fewer voters than that. The election hasn't really caught fire in Los Angeles. Both candidates are liberal Democrats and there is not a lot of difference between them...
...think Hahn is more likely to win, but I do think turnout will determine the winner and whoever gets most of his supporters out will win. In that scenario, Villaraigosa has more opportunity because he is backed by the Democratic Party and by the top labor organizers. One of his supporters is the head of the county's leading labor organization. On election day there are going to be a lot of campaigners working for him, whereas Hahn will have to rely on unpaid volunteers. The other issue is that Villaraigosa does not seem to have sewn up the Latino...
That's why both Hahn and Villaraigosa, although they both have liberal Democrat records, have been stressing moderate positions because it worked for Riordan...
...problem is they don't vote in proportion to their numbers. As for what impact these endorsements will have, so far there's not a lot of evidence that they've been that influential. The polls actually show more Republicans supporting Hahn...