Give the man a Hand

Any candidate in this era with hand-painted signs shouldn't have a chance in a sophisticated area like ours, right? So how did J.W. Hand win the most votes in last night's JP 4 race? Were voters confused that he was the famed Mr. Hand from my favorite 1980s movie.

What are you, people? On dope? -- A famous Mr. Hand quote from "Fast Times at Ridgemont High".

I dunno, but you gotta Hand it to him.

Hand got 38%, Shaw got 29% -- they'll both be in the April 11 runoff. That means there's a third of the vote up for grabs.

The hand-painted signs are growing on me. Except for the ones where the hand waves. They're kinda creepy.