November 4, 2008 - 19:57

Voters not going party-line in AD 15, Wilson campaign says

Campaign workers for Abram Wilson's 15th Assembly District push are encouraged by voters who don't seem predisposed to a strict party line vote, said Wilson campaign manager Matthew Del Carlo Tuesday.

Though there are a number of issues driving voters of all kinds to the polls, he said, some Democratic voters have nonetheless told phone bank operators that they'll cross party lines to vote for Republican Wilson, Del Carlo said.

"I think that's a testament to who Abram Wilson is and how he's worked across the aisle," he said.

Del Carlo added, though, that he believes the race is hard to gauge. Democratic registration is higher in the district, though it has elected Republicans in recent elections.

The district saw a recent spike in registration numbers, he said, though it's not clear whether those newly registered voters will also show up to polls today.

He added that turnout seems to be particularly strong in San Ramon, where Wilson is mayor.

Some of that can also be attributed to a spirited GOTV effort over the weekend, with hundreds of volunteers trudging through the rain for Wilson's campaign, Del Carlo said.

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Ben van der Meer is a PolitickerCA.com Senior Reporter and can be reached via email at noreply@politicker.com.

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