Actually, no, Blanco is considered a "conservative Democrat," certainly by national standards. She comes out of the popular J. Bennett Johnston, Jr., school of LA politics.
A conservative dem?
She went on a trip this year to Cuba to kiss up to Castro.
Maybe on paper she is a conservative dem but in reality she isn't.
Old school is out. This is new school. By national AND local standards, she's incompetent and she's toast.