This must be the most "boring mayoral race" and uneventful city wide election season for San Jose voters. The "boring mayoral race" is what Dave Cortese described in a recent lunch with his supporters as he commented on what appeared to be a low turn-out by voters this November 4.
The returned absentee ballots so far indicated a lack of enthusiasm by the voters. For District 7, ~ 5,900 absentee ballots have returned and about 50% are from Vietnamese-American voters. For the mayoral race, ~ 61,200 people have sent in their ballots so far with only 4 more days to go. Absentee ballots usually make up about 70 - 75% of the total votes.
In the bigger picture, a less people going to the poll, the more it is favorable to the underdogs. In this case, Sam Liccardo. However, for the D7 race, a low turn-out means that Tam Nguyen has a higher chance of getting the majority. The Vietnamese-American turn-out is quite predictable in D7 with a dependable voting bloc of 6,000 - 6,500 votes.
The returned absentee ballots so far indicated a lack of enthusiasm by the voters. For District 7, ~ 5,900 absentee ballots have returned and about 50% are from Vietnamese-American voters. For the mayoral race, ~ 61,200 people have sent in their ballots so far with only 4 more days to go. Absentee ballots usually make up about 70 - 75% of the total votes.
In the bigger picture, a less people going to the poll, the more it is favorable to the underdogs. In this case, Sam Liccardo. However, for the D7 race, a low turn-out means that Tam Nguyen has a higher chance of getting the majority. The Vietnamese-American turn-out is quite predictable in D7 with a dependable voting bloc of 6,000 - 6,500 votes.
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