Poizner is a pro-business moderate in a highly liberal state. Even McClintock would agree that leadership requires a spectrum of leaders who can appeal to the complex political make up of California. Note that he is not going to be working on solar panels, but on insurance.
He is also the only one who will advance work-comp reform and move to modernize the DOI. A Dem in that spot could easily destroy this state by unraveling work-comp reform, or pushing for single payor health.
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