Democrat Ernest Morrell is dropping out of the race to replace Audra Strickland in the State Assembly. The frontrunners are now Ferial Masry (D) and Jeff Gorell (R) for the nominations of their parties.

Here is Ernest Morrell's message to his supporters:

Hey in 1966, it was still okay to talk like this on the floor of our U.S. Senate:

A revolution is coming -- a revolution which will be peaceful if we are
wise enough; compassionate if we care enough; successful if we are
fortunate enough -- But a revolution which is coming whether we will it
or not. We can affect its character; we cannot alter its
inevitability.- RFK

Click on continue reading for the rest of his message.

A lesson here is to not set a URL or Fanpage with a specific date. That way it can be used after the election is over. Barackobama.com will be useful for years to come but Barackobama08.com is next to worthless now and is up for sale.

Ernest, Best of luck in your future political plans. I am sure we will see more from you!

I updated this poll and reset the "I want another _____ to run" choice.

( Jeff Gorell @ a Tea Party protest.)

Republican State Assembly candidate Jeff Gorell has been successful so far in clearing the primary field of any challengers. His latest finance reports that will be sent out to newspapers Wednesday will show he has a strong foundation for the general election.

Here are some of the numbers he is going to be report:

1. $226,000 raised
2. 350 donations from the region (Santa Barbara, Ventura, and parts of Los Angeles County).
3. 412 donations total

When the reports come out we can look at it to see what % comes from individuals or interest groups.

As of today he is going to go into the general election as the frontrunner. It is unclear if Democrats can organize enough local grassroots support to hold him off until the state parties get more involved. So far Democrats are divided between Ferial Masry and Ernest Morell. because Ferial Masry has name ID left over from her last three runs for this seat I assume she is currently the frontrunner for the nomination.

If my question of the week for 35th State Assembly District is popular enough I will start asking questions for the candidates for this seat too.

I will post a widget for Ferial Masry's campaign when she sends it to me.

I have been working with Democratic and Republican campaigns to post their Facebook Fanboxes on my blog. Social Networking can help citizens connect to their politicians in many ways and I am proud to be involved with that happening.

In almost every entry I post on a campaign I will post their Facebook Fanbox ( for those that submitted them to me) so that if you like a candidate you can click on their box to become a fan. As an example if you click on continue reading I posted a Fanbox for Democratic candidate Ernest Morrell. If you are interested in their campaigns become a fan and start asking them questions.

Fanboxes can be updated by the candidates. That means they can direct my readers to other sources of news regarding their campaigns. For example, I didn't post anything on a press conference Jeff Gorell held but he can now update my blog, through the Fanbox, and direct readers to an article covering his event.

University Instructor. Military Veteran. Lawyer. Business Owner. Lobbyist. Add to that list pop music cover artist:

Next up: Geoff Dean and Larry Carpenter.

Professor Ernest Morrell is running for the Democratic nomination in the 37th State Assembly District. His likely toughest opponent is Ferial Masry. Audra Strickland is termed out and looking to run for another office.

Ernest Morrell has been sharing news from the campaign trail on Facebook. If you want to follow his campaign closer click on become a fan in the box above.

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