Steve Young Post-Mortem

Two days ago Steve Young lost the race for a Congressional seat in California's very Republican 48th District. Young and anti-immigrant candidate Jim Gilchrist both outpolled the winner, John Campbell, on election day; Campbell's entire margin of victory came from absentee ballots. And Young beat Gilchrist, 28% to 25%, despite every major article being about Gilchrist, with Young reduced to just a footnote.

So there are no moral victories. But making a GOP candidate spend money in such a solid GOP district is a tangible victory, and the fact that he only polled 44% a good portent of things to come. I imagine all three of these guys will be back on the ballot next year, so stay tuned.