Comments on: Jane Harman may be out, but who’ll be in?

By: John W

John W — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 22:02:37 +0000

Harman picked a good time for her new gig. Sounds a lot more interesting than being a Dem in the GOP-ruled House.

By: Elwood

Elwood — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 21:40:09 +0000

“Winograd teaches US history at Palisades Charter High School”

Pity the poor students!

By: DanvilleDemocrat

DanvilleDemocrat — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 20:13:04 +0000

Janice Hahn is no progressive … pretty sure her trouncing by Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom both in the primary and among delegates at last year’s state Democratic Party convention in L.A. confirmed that. (Also, there’s no love for Hahn’s key political consultant, Garry South.)

Progressives will line up behind Secretary of State Debra Bowen, even if Antonio Villaraigosa remains determined to throw his ever dwindling weight behind a Hahn bid.

By: yettedem

yettedem — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 14:49:43 +0000

I see so many similarities between this race and the CA10 special election in 2009. In both cases a Blue Dog Democrat Representative who has steadily seen her district become more and more progressive takes a new job. In both cases major candidates emerge who share progressive principles. In both cases one is a state wide elected who had their eye on bigger things but things didn’t turn out the way they hoped and the other is a local government star with what may be their one chance to successfully hit the big stage. It’s really something nice about California that we can get these better of two greats races instead of lesser of two evils.

By: John W

John W — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 04:53:54 +0000

Much depends on how independent redistricting and open primaries affect things, but Debra Bowen seems like a good fit: is actually from the district, has great name recognition, comes across more centrist than other names mentioned. Most important of all, she’s a Michigan State Spartan!

Steve Weir for Secretary of State. I concur.

By: ralph hoffmann

ralph hoffmann — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 03:47:05 +0000

Steve Weir for CA Secretary of State!

By: DanvilleDemocrat

DanvilleDemocrat — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 03:19:50 +0000

Seems like Debra Bowen has to do this, since she’s termed out in 2014 and has no obvious analog to switch with for a statewide race (e.g., rumor around campfire is that John Chiang and Bill Lockyer will merely swap positions in 2014).

Makes the opening on the California Supreme Court AND a possible appointee for Secretary of State VERY INTERESTING for Jerry Brown. Martha Escutia and Alberto Torrico likely would make both lists.

By: Josh Richman

Josh Richman — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 23:13:56 +0000

You’re certainly welcome to your opinion, RR, but 40.9 percent of voters in last year’s CA-36 Democratic primary apparently disagree; of course, that was a Harman-Winograd matchup in a regular election, and a Hahn-Bowen-Winograd special election might be a different story.

By: RR, Uninvited Columnist

RR, Uninvited Columnist — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 23:08:47 +0000

On behalf of Marcy Winograd, thank you for boosting her deluded ego. The PDA are jive-talking Leftists who make Debra Bowen seem like a model of restraint.