I think Whitman is a Democrat who is running on an open Republican ticket (because Brown has the Democrat spot locked up). I think Whitman is like Bloomberg in New York who ran as a Repubblican for expediency.
Poizner, on the other hand, ran for the California Assembly in 2004 as a liberal Republican. He's the only state candidate that I recall Schwarzenegger actually endorsing and stumping for. Schwarzeneegger didn't even endorse McClintock, who was running for Lt. Governor.
Poizner is now running to the right, as a conservative. I don't know if this is a true change of heart or also political expediency.
-PJ
” I think Whitman is like Bloomberg in New York who ran as a Repubblican for expediency.”
Well said.