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melinda jackson mentioned, he was optimistic, engaged in back and forth during his speech, he drew theween him and trump and she thought that was effective. >>> katie burt delivered the gop's response. she slammed the president, saying he is out of touch and does not understand the issues facing american families. >> we have the worst inflation in 40 years and the highest credit card debt in our nations history. let that sink in. hard-working families are struggling to make ends...
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melinda jackson is a professor of political science at san jose state university. she says the way this race has played out may be an indication of the type of supporters each candidate has. >> we can speculate that the people who are really on top of this and paying a lot of attention and voting early getting their ballots in ahead of time might be older voters with a little more time on their hands or maybe people who are more familiar with someone like joe simitian who has been in politics for decades, whereas the last minute voters might tend to be younger, maybe looking for a younger candidate like evan low who does represent a new generation. >> reporter: no matter the end result, both low and simitian emphasized this race is a perfect example of why voting matters so much. >> the fact that this race could come down to a relative handful of votes is a reminder that every vote counts and every vote has to be counted. >> now depending how close the race ends up being, one of the candidates could request a recouldn't. they would also have to pay for it. county e
melinda jackson is a professor of political science at san jose state university. she says the way this race has played out may be an indication of the type of supporters each candidate has. >> we can speculate that the people who are really on top of this and paying a lot of attention and voting early getting their ballots in ahead of time might be older voters with a little more time on their hands or maybe people who are more familiar with someone like joe simitian who has been in...
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san jose state political science professor melinda jackson says right now, it's anybody's race. >> bute have these three very strong democratic candidates competing against between them on the issues. they come from different areas of the district have their own kind of bases of supporters as an issue. the outgoing congresswoman has endorsed joe simitian. i'm sure that helped him with with some evan lowe, you know, kind of catching up to him. lowe represents a younger generation. he's asian american. so you know, it could go either way. >> the 16th congressional district includes portions of santa clara, san mateo and santa cruz counties. lowe's sudden surge to second is a really tight race since this election simitian said that he was entirely confident that he would be in the top two for the general election in novembern in a statement, joe simitian said, quote, every vote counts and every vote has to be counted. that'súthe nature of our process and that's as it should be. the encouraging, but soon. meantimee also issued a statement saying, quote, thank you again to all of the voters
san jose state political science professor melinda jackson says right now, it's anybody's race. >> bute have these three very strong democratic candidates competing against between them on the issues. they come from different areas of the district have their own kind of bases of supporters as an issue. the outgoing congresswoman has endorsed joe simitian. i'm sure that helped him with with some evan lowe, you know, kind of catching up to him. lowe represents a younger generation. he's...
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melinda jackson, professor of politics at san jose state. there you are. nice to see you, professor. let's get back to that district on the peninsula to replace anna eshoo. 162 votes. can evan low pull this out? >> yeah, i think it's an absolute possibility. on election night, we were seeing a little bit more distance between joe simitian and evan low with simitian looking like he was going to take the number two spot. that was consistent with the low voter turnout we were seeing. these were clearly going to be the top three candidates. they all have great political experience, name recognition, history, you know, in the region, pulling from slightly different areas of the district, but not surprising that these three ended up on top. joe simitian, again, has anna eshoo's endorsement. he's been in politics for decades. so it wouldn't have been surprising to see him get the number two spot. but evan low represents a younger generation, also lots of experience in local politics and in the state assembly. he's asian american, which represents a significant po
melinda jackson, professor of politics at san jose state. there you are. nice to see you, professor. let's get back to that district on the peninsula to replace anna eshoo. 162 votes. can evan low pull this out? >> yeah, i think it's an absolute possibility. on election night, we were seeing a little bit more distance between joe simitian and evan low with simitian looking like he was going to take the number two spot. that was consistent with the low voter turnout we were seeing. these...
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joining us now, political science professor melinda jackson from san jose state. politics is all around us nowadays. social media and hollywood. even our local school boards. why is voter turnout expected to be so low for this election? >> well, usually we're talking about the top of the ticket. we're talking about the presidential primaries this time of year. you know, that's just not competitive this time. we don't have a real contest on either side. so, you know, a lot of voters have not been paying as much attention as they usually do in a presidential election year. but with that said, you know, we do have a couple of significant races here in california. the senate race that you just mentioned for dianne feinstein's old seat as well as the district 16 for the u.s. house, anna eshoo's seat. she's stepping down, and so we have a hot contest there as well. >> let's talk about that senate race. the top two advance to the november general election. are you surprised that steve garvey is polling so well in such a blue state? >> well, it is a little surprising, but
joining us now, political science professor melinda jackson from san jose state. politics is all around us nowadays. social media and hollywood. even our local school boards. why is voter turnout expected to be so low for this election? >> well, usually we're talking about the top of the ticket. we're talking about the presidential primaries this time of year. you know, that's just not competitive this time. we don't have a real contest on either side. so, you know, a lot of voters have...
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jackson says low turnout leads to results that don't truly represent the population, a concern of theutive director gabriela chavez. >> lopez and her team worked hard to turn the turnout tides around before the election. she's disappointed to see such low numbers. >> it's just not a top priority for folks. people are trying to put food on the table. they're trying to make money in order to live here in silicon valley. so voting tends to be put on the back burner for many folks and many working families, which we understand. >> chavez lopez wants to see changes made to increase turnout, maybe eliminating the primary and moving to a ranked choice voter system where voters rank candidates by preference, streamlining that process and meeting voters where they're at is something that ranked choice voting does. >> the city of oakland has it. the city of sacramento has it. so i think as the center of innovation, i believe that san jose could do something similar, anything to try and increase participation. >> on the heels of another low year in san jose. dustin dawsey, abc seven news uh. >>
jackson says low turnout leads to results that don't truly represent the population, a concern of theutive director gabriela chavez. >> lopez and her team worked hard to turn the turnout tides around before the election. she's disappointed to see such low numbers. >> it's just not a top priority for folks. people are trying to put food on the table. they're trying to make money in order to live here in silicon valley. so voting tends to be put on the back burner for many folks and...
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jackson gave a rundown of three of them. >> we've got sam liccardo, former mayor of san jose, served two terms in san jose. great name recognition in the south bay. pretty popular mayor. we have evan low, who's currently in the state assembly, was a former mayor of campbell, also, you know, good name recognition in that part of the district. and then we have joe simitian, who has also had a long political career, served at the state assembly at the county level, but his base of support is a little bit further up the peninsula. so you have kind of, you know, these three democrats sort of with their their home base in different parts of the district. >> so those might be the candidates with the most name recognition in the race. they've not necessarily raised the most money. according to opensecrets.org .org, it's newcomer democratic candidate peter dixon, who has raised the most with more than $2.7 million. liccardo, low and simitian followed in second, third and fourth. when it comes to fundraising. so political expert jackson, who you just heard from there, says name recognition mig
jackson gave a rundown of three of them. >> we've got sam liccardo, former mayor of san jose, served two terms in san jose. great name recognition in the south bay. pretty popular mayor. we have evan low, who's currently in the state assembly, was a former mayor of campbell, also, you know, good name recognition in that part of the district. and then we have joe simitian, who has also had a long political career, served at the state assembly at the county level, but his base of support is...
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melinda jackson is a professor of political science at san jose state university. she says the way this race has played out may be an indication of the type of supporters each candidate has. >> you know, we can speculate that the people who are really on top of this and paying a lot of attention and voting early, getting their ballots in ahead of time, you know, might be older voters with a little more time on their hands or maybe people who are more familiar with someone like joe simitian, who's been in politics for a number of decades. whereas those last-minute voters might tend to be younger, maybe looking for a younger candidate like evan low, who does represent, you know, a new generation. >> reporter: no matter the end result, both low and simitian have emphasized this race is a perfect example of why voting matters so much. >> the fact that this race could come down to a relative handful of votes is a reminder that every vote counts and every vote has to be counted. >>> still ahead, when housing prices could fall after a huge settlement that could reshape th
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san jose state political science professor melinda jackson said in this election, it may not come down to dollars in a primary election. >> i think you're going to see the political experience and the name recognition playing the biggest role in the south bay. >> zach fuentes, abc seven news campaigning is reaching a fever pitch as california voters get ready to elect a new u.s. senator tomorrow. >> congressman adam schiff spent the day in the bay area. he was in downtown san jose buying lunch at a mediterranean restaurant with mayor matt mehan. earlier he visited small businesses in san francisco's union square. schiff has been the front runner in the race, but a poll last week showed him in a statistical tie with republican steve garvey, who has surged in the polls. they are followed by congresswoman women katie porter and barbara lee. >> governor newsom was in san francisco today to promote proposition one one, which he sees as a solution to homelessness and drug addiction. the $6 billion bond measure would build treatment facilities and permanent housing across the state for people
san jose state political science professor melinda jackson said in this election, it may not come down to dollars in a primary election. >> i think you're going to see the political experience and the name recognition playing the biggest role in the south bay. >> zach fuentes, abc seven news campaigning is reaching a fever pitch as california voters get ready to elect a new u.s. senator tomorrow. >> congressman adam schiff spent the day in the bay area. he was in downtown san...
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professor of political science melinda jackson, has this explanation. >> what we're seeing now is a littleit of the votes that come in later. those those last minute procrastinators who who get their ballots in, you know, at the last minute, more likely to be younger voters, less engaged voters. and that seems to be trending toward evan low, santa clara and san mateo counties must have their final tallies by april 4th. >> it's up to the candidates whether they would like to have a recount. we'll see. the only statewide measure on the ballot is also still too close to call tonight. proposition one would use billions in bonds to provide housing for the homeless and the mentally ill. currently it's 50.2% for yes, which is making slight gains tonight. the margin is now about 25,000 votes happening. >> now we are starting to see the winds pick up in parts of the bay area. this is a live look from our sutro tower camera. it's only going to get gustier up there heading into tomorrow. let's check in with abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel, who is tracking everything we need to know. sandhy
professor of political science melinda jackson, has this explanation. >> what we're seeing now is a littleit of the votes that come in later. those those last minute procrastinators who who get their ballots in, you know, at the last minute, more likely to be younger voters, less engaged voters. and that seems to be trending toward evan low, santa clara and san mateo counties must have their final tallies by april 4th. >> it's up to the candidates whether they would like to have a...
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melinda jackson, is a professor of political science at san jose state university. she says the way this race has played out, may be an indication of the type of supporters each candidate has. >> we can speculate that the people who are really on top of this and paying a lot of attention and voting early, getting the ballots in ahead of time, might be older voters, with more time on their hands or maybe people who are more familiar with someone like karmen curl -- joe simitian who has been in politics for a number of decades. whereas the last-minute voters like my tend to be younger and looking for a younger candidate like evan low who represents a new generation. >> reporter: no matter the end result, both low and joe simitian have emphasized this race is a perfect example of why voting matters so much. >> the fact that this race could come down to a relative handful of votes, is a reminder that every vote counts and every vote has to be counted. >>> coming up . for the seventh time in several years, a volcanic eruption threatens a community in iceland people have
melinda jackson, is a professor of political science at san jose state university. she says the way this race has played out, may be an indication of the type of supporters each candidate has. >> we can speculate that the people who are really on top of this and paying a lot of attention and voting early, getting the ballots in ahead of time, might be older voters, with more time on their hands or maybe people who are more familiar with someone like karmen curl -- joe simitian who has...
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melinda jackson the professor at the department of political science at san jose state. thank you for joining us. i want to start with the overall feeling of tonight, and a lot at stake for the president and not just state of the union address, but the opening salvo which is now truly the march towards the election, and especially now that we know that donald trump will be presumptive nominee for republican party. people said that they really wanted to see him come out of the box strong. did he? >> i say yes. i watched the whole speech from beginning to end. that was really the challenge tonight. there have been so many questions raised about his age. he is 81 years old. he is already the oldest president, and you know, that has really been something that voters have been raising questions about. we see it in the polls. so tonight, he really needed to meet those concerns head on to appear energetic, thinking on his feet, and i think that he did that. he definitely was, you know, forceful in the delivery, and he used the first person a lot. i will fight for you, and i wil
melinda jackson the professor at the department of political science at san jose state. thank you for joining us. i want to start with the overall feeling of tonight, and a lot at stake for the president and not just state of the union address, but the opening salvo which is now truly the march towards the election, and especially now that we know that donald trump will be presumptive nominee for republican party. people said that they really wanted to see him come out of the box strong. did...
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jackson said one of them could request a recount that they would have to pay for if it goes in their favor, then they get paid back. >> we don't have an automatic recount process in california where when it's within a certain margin, it's automatically triggered for a recount. so i think it depends how close it is at the end of the day, whether either these candidates will choose to do that. >> now remember, this congressional district spans multiple communities, different counties. and in santa clara county alone, the registrar tells me they still have 17,000 vote by mail ballots to count to process in both santa clara county and san mateo counties have until april 4th to finalize some of those official results. the california secretary of state is going to certify the election results april 12th, so a lot of things still coming in as they determine who is going to be in second place right now, live in san jose. zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> all right. they've got a ways to go then. thank you. zach. the only statewide measure on the ballot is also too close to call right now. pro
jackson said one of them could request a recount that they would have to pay for if it goes in their favor, then they get paid back. >> we don't have an automatic recount process in california where when it's within a certain margin, it's automatically triggered for a recount. so i think it depends how close it is at the end of the day, whether either these candidates will choose to do that. >> now remember, this congressional district spans multiple communities, different counties....
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got to talk with san jose state political professor melinda jackson, who gave us a rundown of three ofrmer mayor of san jose, served two terms in san jose. great name recognition in the south bay. pretty popular mayor. we have evan low, who's currently in the state assembly, was a former mayor of campbell, also, you know, good name recognition in that part of the district. and then we have joe simitian, who has also had a long political career, served at the state assembly at the county level, but his base of support is a little bit further up the peninsula. so you have kind of, you know, these three democrats sort of with their their home base in different parts of the district. >> these might be the candidates with the most name recognition in the race and have raised a lot of money. they have not raised the most money. according to opensecrets.org. and their february 14th check, its newcomer, democratic candidate peter dixon, who has raised the most with more than $2.7 million. liccardo, low and simitian followed in second, third and fourth when it comes to fundraising, so political
got to talk with san jose state political professor melinda jackson, who gave us a rundown of three ofrmer mayor of san jose, served two terms in san jose. great name recognition in the south bay. pretty popular mayor. we have evan low, who's currently in the state assembly, was a former mayor of campbell, also, you know, good name recognition in that part of the district. and then we have joe simitian, who has also had a long political career, served at the state assembly at the county level,...
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professor of political science melinda jackson, explains it. >> what we're seeing now is a little bite in later. those those last minute procrastinators who who get their ballots in, you know, at the last minute, more likely to be younger voters, less engaged voters. and that seems to be trending toward evan low. >> santa clara and san mateo counties must have their final tallies by april 4th. it's up to the candidates whether they would like to have a recount. >> the city of berkeley held a celebration for what it calls the largest urban land give back to indigenous people in state history. earlier this week, berkeley leaders approved a settlement to buy this block along university avenue to restore the sacred relationship between the ohlone people and the earth. the site is believed to be a part of the first human settlement in that area. the shell mound was a human made mound of earth and a place of sacred ceremonies. the land will be converted back to a place of gathering and ceremony. it will include an educational facility and a museum about the ohlone people. >> we want to rest
professor of political science melinda jackson, explains it. >> what we're seeing now is a little bite in later. those those last minute procrastinators who who get their ballots in, you know, at the last minute, more likely to be younger voters, less engaged voters. and that seems to be trending toward evan low. >> santa clara and san mateo counties must have their final tallies by april 4th. it's up to the candidates whether they would like to have a recount. >> the city of...
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san jose state political science professor melinda jackson said in this election, it may not come down to dollars in a primary election. >> i think you're going to see the political experience and the name recognition playing the biggest role in the south bay. >> zach fuentes, abc seven news and as we said, tomorrow is election day polling places will be open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. you can take your mail in ballot there or to a drop box or a county election office as long as it's delivered by 8 p.m. if you prefer to mail it, your ballot must be postmarked no later than tomorrow, and you can still register to vote. >> stay with abc seven news for election night tomorrow. our full team of reporters and experts are fanning out across the bay area to keep an eye on the races that matter to you as the results come in. our coverage of the california primary election starts tomorrow at 9 p.m, streaming anywhere you watch abc seven news, bay area. all right, let's move on to our storm watch coverage. >> after an epic weekend of snow in the sierra, conditions have calmed significantly. take a look at
san jose state political science professor melinda jackson said in this election, it may not come down to dollars in a primary election. >> i think you're going to see the political experience and the name recognition playing the biggest role in the south bay. >> zach fuentes, abc seven news and as we said, tomorrow is election day polling places will be open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. you can take your mail in ballot there or to a drop box or a county election office as long as it's...
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professor of political science melinda jackson said one of them could request a recount that they would have to pay for. >> if it goes in their favor, then they get paid back. we don't have an automatic recount process in california where when it's within a certain margin, it's automatically triggered for a recount. so i think it depends how close it is at the end of the day, whether either these candidates will choose to do that. >> yeah. but again, it's really close right now. both san mateo and santa clara counties have to have complete final official results by april 4th. then the secretary of state certifies the election results april 12th. so we're going to have to wait and see what happens. for now. right now, live in san jose. zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> all right, zach, thank you so much. and there's another tight race coming down to the wire. state senate district seven, which includes contra costa and parts of alameda counties. berkeley mayor jesse arreguin is the clear frontrunner. the battle for second place is where it's interesting. about 1000 votes separate. jovanka
professor of political science melinda jackson said one of them could request a recount that they would have to pay for. >> if it goes in their favor, then they get paid back. we don't have an automatic recount process in california where when it's within a certain margin, it's automatically triggered for a recount. so i think it depends how close it is at the end of the day, whether either these candidates will choose to do that. >> yeah. but again, it's really close right now....
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jackson says low turnout leads to results that don't truly represent the population, a concern of the latino coalition of silicon valley executive director gabriela chavez. >> lopez and her team worked hard to turn the turnout tides around before the election. she's disappointed to see such low numbers. it's just not a top priority for folks. >> people are trying to put food on the table. they're trying to make money in order to live here in silicon valley. so voting tends to be put on the back burner for many folks and many working families, which we understand. >> chavez lopez wants to see changes made to increase turnout, maybe eliminating the primary and moving to a ranked choice voting system where voters rank candidates by preference, streamline that process, and meeting voters where they're at is something that ranked choice voting does. >> the city of oakland has it. the city of sacramento has it. so i think, as the center of innovation, i believe that san jose could do something similar, anything to try and increase participation. >> on the heels of another low year in san jo
jackson says low turnout leads to results that don't truly represent the population, a concern of the latino coalition of silicon valley executive director gabriela chavez. >> lopez and her team worked hard to turn the turnout tides around before the election. she's disappointed to see such low numbers. it's just not a top priority for folks. >> people are trying to put food on the table. they're trying to make money in order to live here in silicon valley. so voting tends to be put...
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professor of political science melinda jackson has this explanation. >> what we're seeing now is a littlees that come in later. those those last minute procrastinators who who get their ballots in, you know, at the last minute, more likely to be younger voters, less engaged voters. and that seems to be trending toward evan low, santa clara and san mateo counties must have their final tallies by april 4th. >> it's up to the candidates whether they would like to have a recount. >> the already expensive california high speed rail is about to get a lot pricier. the rail authority says it will cost another $100 billion to complete the project. the money would fund the san francisco to los angeles line. voters approved in 2008. abc seven news reporter ryan curry is here with more on the funding hurdles this project faces. ryan. >> yeah, reggie. good morning. members from the rail authority were at the state capitol this week going over their new business plan. they told lawmakers they need plenty more money to not only complete the san francisco to los angeles line, but other parts of the proje
professor of political science melinda jackson has this explanation. >> what we're seeing now is a littlees that come in later. those those last minute procrastinators who who get their ballots in, you know, at the last minute, more likely to be younger voters, less engaged voters. and that seems to be trending toward evan low, santa clara and san mateo counties must have their final tallies by april 4th. >> it's up to the candidates whether they would like to have a recount....