I remember Bruce McPherson. He won a special election to the state Assembly in a solidly Democrat district after Sam Farr succeeded Leon Panetta in Congress. McPherson went on to get elected to the state Senate in a district that had been represented by a Decmorat for 20 years. He represented areas that normally voted for Democrats (including the ultra-leftist Santa Cruz area), so conservatives were happy to tolerate him. Now he’s yesterday’s political news and no one cares anymore.
Had McPherson won the full term for the Sec of State race in 2006, odds are that Ah-nold would’ve cleared the primary for him for Governor in 2010. Wow... just look at the RINO success in CA. Ah-nold, Maldonado, this guy... with RINOs like these, who needs Democrats ?