In Southern California - Better Dead Than Republican

Southern California voters last night re-elected a dead Democrat over a living, breathing Republican.

 Democrat Jenny Oropeza swept a Southern California district in the race for Senate on Tuesday with 58% of the vote.   Unfortunately, Jenny passed away two weeks ago but her name remained on the ballot.

The Repugs are naturally crying "foul" as though their candidate ought to have won by default.  The Dems contend that the vote for dead Jenny merely means the voters have endorsed a special election with a new Democratic candidate in four months.

Remember Bush's minion, John Ashcroft, also lost a Senate election to a dead man?  After that resounding vote of confidence, Bush brought Ashcroft into his cabinet.  Oh well.