Pooch is from the Central Valley the area with the greatest growth in voters over the past decade.Your opinion about the AG race seems to be shared by others, like THIS guy, from www.calraces.comChuck is well-liked by Reps and Dems alike. They won't be able to demonize him. He's just too nice of a guy, people feel it when they see him or meet him.
Ambassador Prosper for US Senate
Posted by Matt Rexroad - Monday, January 23, 2006Here are some assumptions I have made --
- Senator Poochigian has the resources, support, and background to be a great Attorney General
- PIerre Richard Prosper is a bright articulate political new-comer to California
- Prosper will lose the June primary for Attorney General to Poochigian
- With all due respect to Senator Mountjoy, Republicans need a focused articulate nominee for US Senate
- Prosper knows he is going to get beaten by Poochigian but is trying to create future options
- The Governor needs a good team player for US Senate on the ticket with him
- The President doesn't want a Republican US Senate nominee that will be shooting at him
- Poochigian needs all the money he can get to take on Oakland Mayor Jerry Brown
If Poochgian has to spend a sizable chunk of his campaign treasury to beat Prosper in the primary but then comes up just short in November, Prosper will be partially blamed for the loss.
It seems pretty simple to me that a guy coming out of the federal system, that is seeking to build his political resume', and would like to be involved in California poltiics would be a better fit to run for the US Senate than he would be by upsetting the party structure challenging Poochigian.
I'm not sure why this isn't a slam dunk. The Prosper for US Senate campaign would be good for Prosper, the President, the Governor, Poochigian, and the entire Republican Party. It just needs to happen. If Prosper doesn't see this then he doesn't have the political vision necessary to be a leader in the Republican party.