Thu Apr 16, 2009 at 18:17:00 PM PDT
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Capitol Weekly reported this morning that it looks like Lt. Gov. John Garamendi will enter the race to replace Ellen Tauscher in CA-10.
We hear that John Garamendi is getting ready to jump into the Congressional race against Mark DeSaulnier for Ellen Tauscher's vacant, East Bay Congressional seat. Garamendi has name ID in a race that will likely feature low turn-out, and has to be seen as a front-runner (this from a column that has not seen a lick of polling in the race). So, let's go to the dominos, shall we? Of course, it's bad news for DeSaulnier and Joan Buchanan, who both wanted to run for the seat. Of course, everyone's got a free run at it, so there's nothing to stop DeSaulnier or Buchanan from plunging into the race. DeSaulnier already has some top endorsements, and is unlikely to back down now.
Apparently, they're hearing the same kinds of reports that I'm hearing. Last night at the Oakland Meetup, Shara Perkins, the campaign manager for Mark DeSaulnier, showed up to make phone calls to CDP delegates on behalf of Hilary Crosby, who is running for Controller of the CDP and has been endorsed by DeSaulnier. DeSaulnier was unable to attend the Meetup himself because he was at the endorsement meeting of the Contra Costa Central Labor Council (he got their endorsement by a unanimous vote).
Speaking at the Meetup, Perkins indicated that the DeSaulnier campaign had been hearing all day that Garamendi is definitely jumping into the CA-10 race.
More on the flip... |
| babaloo :: John Garamendi Entering CA-10 Race |
| People at the meeting wondered out loud why Garamendi would enter a race in a district where he has practically no roots (other than the fact that he currently lives on the rural outskirts of the suburban district in Sacramento County, which boasts a mere 1,633 of the district's 367,306 voters.) They noted that they are desperately seeking a candidate of Garimendi's stature to take on Dan Lungren in CA-03. Garimendi hails from CA-03, his family ranch is in the district, and he would be uniquely well-positioned to run a strong campaign there in 2010.
Garamendi is scheduled to appear tonight, along with DeSaulnier and Joan Buchanan, at the Contra Costa Democratic Central Committee meeting. It'll be interesting to see what happens, but I suspect that his reception may be a little chilly. |
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