What IS Wagner Up To?
I was walking up to the stairs to Santa Barbara County's Administration Building yesterday after lunch, where my office is, when a blaring microphone stopped me in my tracks. There was Brett Wagner, holding court with 4 people and a camera, hollering into a mic, which further amplified his sermon, just in case one of the 4 had gone deaf I guess.
Anyway, holding my finger in one ear, I ascertained that Wagner has now decided not to make a run at Gallegly again, but instead, go after a County seat in Santa Barbara County, precisely the 3rd District, in an attempt to recall Supervisor Brooks Firestone, who has been in office for just over a year. I was unclear exactly why, so I just read the Santa Barbara News Press' account, and I'm still a little cloudy on the matter.
Okay, so maybe I'm not that astute, but nonetheless I'm left with a feeling of disappointment aimed at Mr. Wagner. I had really high hopes for him in '04 (I had really high hopes in general in '04, but let's not go there). I wasn't excited about how he was running his campaign, but I voted for him because I liked his platform (well I liked it more than Gallegly's). And with the recent news that the Democratic leadership has been questioning his record, I can't help but wonder if he is now just grabbing at straws.
So just what IS Wagner up to?
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Comments (2)
Hi Lisa - I agree the switch in focus is unexpected and a bit odd. Regarding the questioning of his record, this is what happens in politics: you can smear your opponent without any truth to the allegations, but they linger and stick. See McCain 2000, GOP primary, as an example. I posted a few days ago on OjaiBlog regarding an investigation that found the allegations unfounded and that the people who spoke did so without the authority of the Democratic Party.
Comment #1 Posted by: Tyler | March 3, 2006 08:55 AM
True dat, but the big question still lingers, what's he doing?
Comment #2 Posted by: Lisa Snider | March 3, 2006 09:06 AM