[Mr Ramsbotham]

Mr. Kotkin describes himself as an old-fashioned Truman Democrat. In fact, he voted for Mr. Brown—who previously served as governor, secretary of state and attorney general—because he believed Mr. Brown "was interesting and thought outside the box."

That's B.S. He voted for Brown because he's a dyed-in-the-wool liberal who feared that if a Republican become governor there would be one fewer abortion per year in the state.

[skeeter]

Mr. Kotkin describes himself as an old-fashioned Truman Democrat. In fact, he voted for Mr. Brown—who previously served as governor, secretary of state and attorney general—because he believed Mr. Brown "was interesting and thought outside the box."

Having moved to CA in 71 you'd think this 'professor' would've had some clue who Brown was. Everyone else who was here from 75 through 83 knew.

Its no coincidence that state was considered paradise in 71 and was well on its way to being a dump twenty years later.