LAT - San Diego tending Democratic

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Not the actual headline, but a more accurate synopsis of the article:

http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-me-sdreal25nov25,0,3842586.story?coll=la-home-politics

Quoting:

But consider these facts: Five of eight members of the City Council are Democrats. That number will soon be six of nine when a vacancy is filled by a special election between two Democrats.

Democrats lead Republicans in voter registration by 39% to 34%. Twenty-two percent of voters decline to state a party affiliation, although many political operatives believe their views on environmental protection make them Democrats in all but name.

City voters backed John Kerry this month, Al Gore in 2000 and Bill Clinton in 1996.

Labor unions have grown in power in recent years, and several council members owe their elections to contributions and campaign manpower provided by union members.

Gives me some hope for the future.