My apologies as I was unfamiliar with the man.
We have plenty of liberal politicians down here.
When I was writing post 15 I was accidently using the name of one of his competitors in that primary, a real lefty, Tom Campbell, now THAT would sure have fit what you were naturally thinking.
DeVore wrote this in March of 2012. http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/293412/texas-vs-california-chuck-devore