Free Republic

The 2006 political season may be creating some California history: a governor and lieutenant governor candidate running for election as a team. Not just a team in name — the Republican ticket — but in actual operation: coordinated messages, ads and schedules, including joint campaigning in conservative areas. The governor and lieutenant governor are elected separately in California. And although gubernatorial candidates often give lip service to cooperation, they have always ditched the "running mate" and sprinted off by themselves with their big bucks and own game plan. But Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and state Sen. Tom McClintock already have been...