Most people don't care very much about which City Council members are going to back Gifford Miller or whoever. |
The city is probably in its best shape in 25 years and the mayor's in a very strong position. |
The degree to which voters think a candidate understands and responds to them are every bit as important as issues. |
There is no good information on the undocumented. This is intrinsically a hard-to-survey population. |
Union endorsements have a significant impact on what members do, less on their families and others. Newspaper editorials mostly help when they confirm what someone is thinking of doing anyway. |