[rjsimmon]

Her name has been appearing on the ballots in the past. Voters have a habit of voting for her. Name recognition helps.

That must be how Californians continue to elect buffoons: election by pity.

[forgotten man]

Yep. In my area they go from leftist community activist, to city council, to state assembly, to state board of equalization, school district, state senate, and on and on. That is how we got Jerry Brown.