The Curious Case of Jerry Brown

Here's a weird little chart showing the number of times each of the prospective California Democratic nominees got mentioned in a blog over the last six months.

Gavin Newsom vs. Jerry Brown vs. Antonio Villaraigosa vs. Diane Feinstein

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That darker blue line hovering over everyone else's is Jerry Brown's. Except for the Newsomania of the convo, Moonbeam has consistently dominated the conversation in the blogosphere. I remain puzzled by this popularity, but I still probably wouldn't give him odds against the coming Newsomite hordes...