Jeff Rosen edges out Dolores Carr in DA race Elections, posted by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online, on Jun 9, 2010 at 2:58 pm
Challenger Jeff Rosen narrowly defeated Santa Clara County incumbent District Attorney Dolores Carr Tuesday in an election night marked by excruciatingly slow election results. The final tally wasn't announced until just past 2 a.m., giving Rosen a 2,217-vote edge.
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Posted by Frank, a resident of the Sylvan Park neighborhood, on Jun 9, 2010 at 2:58 pm
"Glacially slow"? "excruciatingly slow"? It's too bad that it took a whole 6 hours to get results. The press demands results instantly to meet some deadline. What is more important, accuracy or speed?
If readers didn't know who won the DA race for a week I think our lives could go on. Heck, the nation didn't even come to a standstill with Bush v. Gore where we didn't know for several weeks in what is probably the most important election in the country.