Posted on 08/04/2008 12:50:51 PM PDT by SmithL
The rumor mill about whether Dianne Feinstein, the popular Democratic senator, will run for governor heats up every now and again.
It began to simmer last week, after the San Francisco Chronicle's Matier and Ross published a private poll showing her beating another would-be Democratic candidate, Attorney General Jerry Brown, 50 to 24 percent.
Brown, who served two terms as governor before term limits were enacted, has been the early frontrunner among the politcal chattering class.
In fact, in that same published poll, Brown was the top choice when Feinstein wasn't included, besting San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Lt. Gov. John Garamendi and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell in a potential 2010 Democratic primary.
Back to Feinstein. State Treasurer Bill Lockyer, who is sitting on a $10 million campaign account and could himself run for governor, told Capitol Alert last week that Feinstein "beats everybody."
In his new column in the Chronicle, former S.F. Mayor and ex-Assembly Speaker Willie Brown agreed.
"If she does get in, it's over, at least on the Democratic side. Everybody, and I mean everybody, else steps out," Brown wrote on Sunday.
(Excerpt) Read more at sacbee.com ...
Oh Please.
Buh bye, Gavin. Oooo. And who would Ah-nold name to replace her?
Maria.
Surely there is some kind of anti-nepotism rule. Oh, wait, it’s California. Never mind.
For Chronicle staffers, reading it became a game of Where's Waldo, in which players sought to find the greatest number of violations of the paper's ethical code. Brown made the game easy.
In his debut column's first section, he makes an indirect case for the vice-presidential aspirations of the wife of his personal friend Bill Clinton. The second section touts the keen skills of political operative Steve Schmidt, with whom Brown does lobbying business. Next is an item declaring the end of the line for Jesse Jackson, Brown's former employer and longtime rival for the title of most important black politician in America. Brown weighs in on the supposedly excellent chances of his political progeny Gavin Newsom becoming governor, not long before jetting off to Newsom's Montana wedding....
Remember she ran for governor in 1990 against Pete Wilson. Wilson won.
Geez, Jerry Brown again? Apparently the term limits aren’t retroactive. He’s had two terms and wants to run again. How special. (sarc)
Come on, Tom McClintock, run again for Governor, if you are not running for U.S. Senate.
The best candidate for governor in CA would be Mickey Mouse. Minnie would be second best.
Hard to believe that Feinstein would pretend to be qualified in light of Mickey’s far superior qualifications.
No way. She’d turn 78 years old in her first year in office. Frank Merriam, who took the job at 69, is the current record-holder. Not a chance.
Well, at least this would be a good way to end Feinstein’s career. She can have the honor of being the second governor recalled in just 10 years.
Why would Feinstein, or anyone else, want that job?
Governor Feinstein ????
Would you like Diane for Gov ????
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Surely California voters are not stupid enough to elect another Democrat to anything including Dog Catcher.
Barbara Boxer makes her look really intelligent.
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.Yeah, I know. Barbara Boxer also makes a dung beetle look intelligent.
She would win. Period, end of discussion. She wouldn’t run unles she was assured of a win in the first place.
No way. She’d turn 78 years old
I thought CA killed their old people.
Isn’t it funny how out of one side of their collective mouths the MSM trashes McCain for looking like “an old man,” yet out of the other side they are shamelessly promoting Feinstein for governor knowing she would be 77 on election day 2010? Pitiful.
Does anyone know if California has a law that the same person can't serve as senator and governor?
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