Reply #22: way to get a Republican elected

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The Republicans don't have a strong state-wide candidate - you have to be real whack job to make it through the California Republican primaries these days - and the Democrats have a chance to take back the governorship if they run a half-way decent person. The "Governor Moonbeam" nonsense aside, I'm not impressed with how Brown handled his two terms as mayor of Oakland. The city was a mess before him, it's a mess after him, and the GOP is going to use that to attack him hard. Newsom has baggage as well, but at least he can run as a new face, and can point to some actual initiatives on his part - even though his attempts to legalize Gay marriage were struck down.