Kristi Thibaut is a repeat candidate from 2006, taking another shot in HD133 against now-first term incumbent Jim Murphy. Thibaut's race got a little lost in 2006, as much of the local action was focused on CD22 post-Tom DeLay and HD134, where now-Rep. Ellen Cohen was knocking off then-Rep. Martha Wong. She garnered a little more than 41% of the vote, which sounds unimpressive until you realize how different turnout was in HD133 from the Presidential year of 2004 to 2006. Taking the 2004 turnout levels, and applying the same vote proportion to the precincts of HD133 changes the result to 53.7-46.3 in favor of Murphy. Now consider the likelihood of better Democratic turnout in this election, plus the general erosion of the Republican vote in that part of town, and it's easy to see why this race is very competitive for Thibaut, who has stayed close to Murphy in the fundraising department. My interview with Kristi Thibaut is here, as always in MP3 format. Let me know what you think.

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