Posted on 01/09/2009 4:05:58 PM PST by NormsRevenge
With the withdrawal of his last remaining major opponent, former Senate leader John Burton is the overwhelming favorite to become the next chairman of the California Democratic Party.
Burton, a San Francisco Democrat and long-time political fixture, entered the race late last year. His entrance has nudged out the two other main contenders, Alex Rooker, a vice-chair of the party who withdrew today, and Eric Bauman, who is the chair of the Los Angeles Democratic Party.
Rooker has opted to run for re-election as a vice-chair and Bauman is running for the second vice-chair slot.
Rooker said in an e-mail to her supporters Friday that from "watching the Burton campaign closely ... the consistency of his message and the sincerity he displays have convinced me that he has come to share our goals and understands the needs that we face as an organization."
Watching the Burton candidacy closely also means Rooker saw the former Senate president pro tem racking up endorsements from all the big Democratic interests -- SEIU, consumer attorneys, the labor federation and unions representing nurses, teachers and firefighters.
Top Democratic officials -- from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Barbara Boxer to San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and Senate leader Darrell Steinberg -- had also thrown their support Burton's way.
(Excerpt) Read more at sacbee.com ...
Rats. I was hoping for Cindy Sheehan.
Not the lying stinking POS drunk brother of the rotten to the core lying drinking stinking POS Phil Burton???
Did I tell you I don’t like the Burton Bros...
Seems like the kiss of death to me.
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