The Democratic Party of Orange County endorsed unknown attorney Hoa Van Tran tonight at their Central Committee meeting. The vote went 33 to 17. Van Tran is running against incumbent Supervisor Janet Nguyen, who has racked up impressive endorsements, while Van Tran has not picked up many at all.
In fact, he has not been endorsed by State Senator Lou Correa, Assemblyman Jose Solorio and Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez. Nor will he get their endorsements anytime soon. They know that Van Tran is going to lose. And they suspect that he is in league with his namesake, Mexican-hating Assemblyman Van Tran. Hoa Van Tran never speaks ill of the other Van Tran.
Santa Ana Councilman Sal Tinajero was recently featured one one of Van Tran’s campaign mailers. But even Sal has yet to endorse Van Tran.
One of Van Tran’s constituents summed up his chances of winning in the picture above. The endorsement by the DPOC will do NOTHING for him. The only question now is whether he will get less votes than Santa Ana Councilman Carlos “Space Commander” Bustamante did when he was trounced by Supervisor Nguyen.
The DPOC also endorsed the SAUSD’s Measure G, proving that they rather raise taxes than call for accountability at the worst school district in Orange County. That the DPOC wants to raise our property taxes even as Santa Ana leads the county in foreclosures and while our economy is deep in the Bush depression is just disgusting.
These endorsements are indicative of why the Democratic Party is the party that almost always loses in Orange County. I have a feeling that both Hoa Van Tran and Measure G are headed for ignoble failure in the June primary…
UPDATE
Red County is reporting that Hoa has screwed up his campaign finance reports. Apparently he has “failed to disclose niggling details like staff salaries and payments to vendors — you know, the little things.” And “As of today, Hoa still has not filed an amendment correcting that report and disclosing the salaries of campaign manager Edgrado Reynoso, as well as departed and extant campaign staff. Nor payments to Nationwide Printing Services.”
Why am I not surprised by these revelations? I have a feeling that the DPOC is going to rue endorsing this disaster of a candidate.
I thought that tax-and-spend liberalism was dead after the Clinton administration and the out of control spending by Bush, but apparently it’s alive and well. It must have been hiding in a cave in Afghanistan somewhere!
Are the inefficient politicians going to con the public into giving them more money again? Let’s hope not, but it’s interesting how efficient they do tend to get when they’re forced to beg for governmental welfare from the voters. It’s like Oliver asking, ‘please sir, may I have some more?’
‘You want… Moooooooore?!’
SMS
Sarah it must really mess up your head to see your party keep shooting itself in the foot. I feel for you girl, just know that there are many people out there who wish they had the freedom to do what you do and many more who read your posts. You don’t seem to owe anyone anything so maybe people are just jealous because youre kicking their arses and didnt have to sell out to do it??? They deserve what they get for backing you into a corner. Im proud to be a Sarah fan. Stick it to the man Sarah!
this is classic-hoa van tran uses sal tinajeros picture on a mailer and we are supposed to vote for him? sal tinajero is the kiss of death. has anyone heard more about that student whose parents retained legal counsel after sal was “inappropriate” with her?
Art,
The title of the JPG (if you click on it) is below the belt. HOA + S**CkS
Perhaps you wont mind rephrasing it to something more G rated?
Yea, Art rename the pic “Wha? and Fat Sal”
Fart,
Pretty cheap shot in removing Hoa from the Hoa Van Tran in this post dude. Seriously. But then again you are just showing how petty and cheap you are.
Senor Penniroza,
You purposefully confused the readers between Hoa Tran(a Democrat) and Van Tran (a Rep) to kiss up your girl, Janet. BTW, Janet is afraid to participate in an all-Vietnamese candidates debate, which she knows she will be trounced by Hoa Tran and Dina Nguyen. Can she speak Vietnamese? Nada.