No Love For The Guv

I've already written on this, but Phil Angelides should fire his advisors. He is one of the lamest candidates I've ever seen.

Remember, California is a blue state. Also, Ahnold's rep was destroyed last year by tons of union money behind effective attack ads. It looked like we were ready for a new chief exec, and any Dem with a pulse would fit the bill.

So Angelides just had his one and only debate with Governor Schwarzenegger (here's a poorly-done piece about it in the LA Times) and all he could do, over and over, was repeat the mantra "George Bush." Angelides kept saying how Schwarzenegger supported Bush, campaigned for him, etc., etc. Hey, Phil, Bush isn't running for governor.

I don't even think this strategy would work if it were a race for senator, but Bush has nothing to do with state concerns (if anything, it's good the Guv be friendly with the Prez), and the voters know it.