Wednesday morning QB (West Covina edition)
The West Covina City Council election couldn't have been more predictable. If you think Roger Hernandez was going to lose you haven't been paying close enough attention to West Covina politics. In my opinion, Hernandez represents a good chunk of voters in West Covina who are dissafected and dissatisfied with City Hall. That core group of about 20 percent did (and will continue to) back the outsider. Some of them also went with Fred Skyes, so Hernandez's margin of victory over Karin Armbrust appears to be less than it is.
That said, what if Rob Sotelo wasn't on the ballot?
Well, no doubt that would have pushed Armbrust into a seat.
But, the incumbents won thanks to the size of the field and the lack of consistent slates.
The numbers tell several other stories, Sotelo's loss was a loss for Mike Touhey. He and Sherri Lane pushed Sotelo, while Herfert and Shelley Sanderson backed Armbrust. Touhey's voters either didn't show up or there aren't enough of them to carry a candidate.