The 2006 California Scorecard (candidates for state-wide offices)

Political Vanguard ^

[CounterCounterCulture]

See http://politicalvanguard.com/index.php?id=scorecard for full report. I'll post the hot story of the week and a summary here...

Hot stories of the Week: After Sen. Abel Maldanado (sic) opened his Controller's Monday, stories started circulating that Republican Assemblyman Keith Richman would move from the Treaturer's race where his trails Simon by 40+ points to the Controller's race. Tony Strickland would benefit from that move because that would mean two moderates - Richman (voted against Arnold's budget because it did not include tax increases) and Maldonado would be fighting it out against a lone conservative.

Republican candidates (or potential candidates) for Senate

• Bill Mundell
• Darell Issa

Republican candidates (or potential candidates) for Governor

• Arnold Schwarzenegger (inc.)

Republican candidates (or potential candidates) for Lt. Governor

• Tom McClintock

Republican candidates (or potential candidates) for Attorney General

• Chuck Poochigian

Republican candidates (or potential candidates) for Treasurer

• Bill Simon
• Keith Richman
• Claude Parrish

Republican candidates (or potential candidates) for State Insurance Commissioner

• Dr. Phil Kurzner
• Gary Mendoza
• Steve Poizner

Republican candidates (or potential candidates) for Controller

• Tony Strickland
• Abel Maldonado

again, see link for full details as well as Democrat candidates

[CounterCounterCulture]

http://www.aroundthecapitol.com/elections

For secretary of state, we have the following potential Republican candidates...

• Richard Ackerman
• David W. Evans
• Robert Tim Leslie

[Carry_Okie]

The RINOs are really pushing Maldonado.
He must be a particularly malleable "honest politician."

[CounterCounterCulture]

I saw Maldonado in a debate with Peg "Banjo Pickin'" Penard in his race for state senate. She absolutely ate him up in that debate. But he's a pretty boy with the right surname and a squishy voting record, so that's apparently what the doctor ordered. ;-)

[Carry_Okie]

She absolutely ate him up in that debate.

I don't doubt that for a minute.

Maldonado is archetypical of one of the "unintended" consequences of term limits: the type of politician I call "a put-up doll," nameless politcians that get stood up for a stint in the legislature to deliver the goods and disappear. Pull the string and the talking points come pouring out. The only thing wrong with Abel is that he's just a little short of RAM.