Congressman Dave Min is hedging his bets and has also endorsed Melinda Liu for re-election to the Irvine City Council. Min had endorsed formerr mayor and council member Sukhee Kang earlier this week.
I’m never a fan of dual endorsements but after I posted Min’s endorsement of Kang, I started to get lots of calls that reflect a certain bigotry. Not racism, but ageism. I’ve been in Irvibe for nearly 30 years and remember when Jeffrey Road and San Canyon with two lane roads with ditches. For the voters in your 20s, 30s and 40s, the Irvine you see today is largely a reflection of the work done by current Mayor Larry Agran, former Mayor Beth Krom and Kang. If it wasn’t for the work of this Democratic council majority, you’d be enjoying air traffic coming into El Toro International Airport.
So congatulatons to Kang and Liu for their shared endorsement by Congressman Min.
More proof that DUI Dave is a yellow-bellied douchebag. That clown is a spineless jellyfish. If he thinks Liu is worthy of reelection, he is only proving how truly disconnected he is to Irvine and the region. Her whole schtick is identity politics – I.e. we need a Chinese candidate on council. Michelle Johnson was far more qualified than her to lead district 1 but she was not the right ethnicity and no amount of raised funds would have helped her win. As I’ve said before the city is being drawn down ethnic lines – Chinese v. Koreans and all others.
I don’t think Liu, Mai, Treseder, Franco or Go are the most qualified to run for local office in their respective districts. Shuckster, shams and sophmores. And, if they are the most qualified, just evidence that the city has suffered from a brain drain.
I was confused at first, but then took a look at the dates. It appears Liu was endorsed by Min (or at least posted it) in late January, while Kang announced his candidacy first in late February. The Congressman had endorsed Liu prior to probably knowing about Kang running, but nonetheless chose to endorse him when he did learn. Regardless, it will be an interesting race for its voters!