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# Voters win some, they lose some
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/voters-win-some-they-lose-some-editor/
- Published: 2006-11-10T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T22:04:46.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By Mike Kirwan Venice*

The election is over, so we won’t have to hear any more ads. Of course, we still get to hear all the talk of what the results mean, on and on.

But the best thing about the election is most of the candidates lost. The worst thing is some won.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on November 10, 2006.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/111006.pdf?ref=smdp.com)