tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691389888245283548.post2484380830066036140..comments2023-03-18T04:04:21.647-04:00Comments on Packherd Blog: The Obama Eight: CA-25Packherdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06474739800451352485noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691389888245283548.post-52393389311146326812009-06-11T21:52:19.559-04:002009-06-11T21:52:19.559-04:00That is an excellent question, Anonymous, and I wi...That is an excellent question, <a href="http://packherdblog.blogspot.com/2009/06/obama-eight-ca-25.html?showComment=1244765022004#c283893262418738495" rel="nofollow">Anonymous</a>, and I wish he would!<br /><br />Garamendi and Angelides were both recruited for CA-3. Angelides has said he's not interested. Garamendi pulled out of the race for the Dem gubernatorial nomination to run for CA-10, the seat that will be vacated by Ellen Tauscher once she's confirmed.<br /><br />Bascially, neither of them felt like taking on Dan Lungren and I doubt they'd be interested in taking on Buck McKeon either. In such a gerrymandered state, there's little incentive for big-name players to risk their reputations on tough races. <br /><br />That, I believe, was the main problem for these eight races in 2008. Establishment CA Dems won't go after establishment CA GOPers, so it's left to ambitious outsiders, like Charlie Brown.Packherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06474739800451352485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691389888245283548.post-2838932624187384952009-06-11T20:03:42.004-04:002009-06-11T20:03:42.004-04:00I posted on dailykos already, but why can't we...I posted on dailykos already, but why can't we ship someone in a la Garamendi? McClintock was from Ventura County yet is now Representative for CA-04 in Northern California. Surely there's someone out there in CA that is qualified and willing to become a United States Congressperson???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com