This, of course is according to her last financial report. It could be closer to $15 when the last financial report comes out, that is if Bev Chase decides to post it online. Big GOP money wins again, and I am sure they are not one bit to ashamed of it.
Mickelson would have been better off sending out $10 gift cards (probably shouldn’t give them any ideas).
Dobberpuhl spent about $2,400 or $1.32 per vote (2000 votes).
There was a 3.7% voter turnout.
As I have said before, I felt all candidates are qualified, but I do worry Mickelson and her donors want to turn our high schools into Vo-Techs to train carpenters and plumbers instead of preparing them for secondary education.
The CHOKEHOLD the Republican Party has on our state will now continue on the School Board. Now if more than 4% of the 90K registered voters in SF would have decided to show up.
There was also some ‘questionable’ things that went on during the campaign;
• One day before the election the Argus posted a ‘quiz’ online to determine the best candidate instead of just posting the bios/info of each candidate, many of the questions were geared towards Mickelson’s agenda. Then today, their website was plastered with Mickelson advertising.
• May 30 financial report was never posted online by the school district.
• There were NO voting centers in most of the northern part of the city, yet several in the more affluent Southside.
• KELO-TV had a cut video of Inside Keloland of the candidates that cut off Dobberpuhl’s interview.
Obviously, the planets would have had to align, but some of this stuff is a head-scratcher.
I would like to actually congratulate (Independent) Dobberpuhl for doing as well as he did against the DARK MONEY machine of the SD GOP, SDÂ Chamber of Commerce, and SF Homebuilders Association. He held his own. I have a feeling if spending in the race would have been capped, he would have walked away with the honor tonight. Keep fighting Randy.
I would also like to congratulate Mickelson, she had a well-oiled machine behind her, and she threw everything but the kitchen sink at it. Huge donations, yard signs, direct mail, radio ads, bumper stickers and robo calls. If she were running for governor, her chances would be very good . . . oh that’s right . . .