A crowd of about 200 gathered to cheer on the "crabby alternatives"
on today's ballot at an election-eve rally at a hotel near Los Angeles
International Airport last night. The rally-goers, who "booed" and
jeered "mainstream candidates" such as incumbent Mayor Antonio
Villaraigosa and City Attorney hopeful Jack Weiss, gathered to listen
to their candidates' final pitches for office.
The "Pitch Fork and Torches Tour" was hosted by KABC radio personality Doug McIntyre. McIntyre and his co-host John Phillips wore overalls and decorated the stage with pitchforks in a metaphorical display of what they called a "peasant uprising." Behind them, the original "Frankenstein" played on the screen, displaying images of angry mobs of villagers storming Frankenstein's castle with pitchforks and torches.
"This is all about the vote, vote, vote, ..." McIntyre said, inspiring a chant from the crowd.
Walter Moore, the mayoral candidate who is expected to come in second to Villaraigosa, appeared confident about today's election. He said the amount of money raised worked to his advantage as "the enemy has radar that only picks up on candidates that are covered in money." As a result, Moore said, Internet and talk radio supporters who have gone largely unnoticed could cause an upset in the polls.
"We have the cross section of a sparrow but we're gonna be a big squadron of B-2 bombers tomorrow on election day." Moore said.
Moore's tone reflected the mood of those who gathered at the event: hopeful and energetic about ousting the incumbents from office.
Moore said he expects to take 60 percent of the vote on election day.
Candidates David "Zuma Dogg" Saltsburg, David Hernandez, Craig X Rubin, Phil Jennerjahn, James Harris, Bruce Darian, Gordon Turner, Carlos Alvarez, Michael American, David Berger, Carmen Trutanich, Noel Weiss, Suzy Evans and Nick Patsaouras also appeared at the event.
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