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Governor's Race Watch: Newsom Drops Out, Brown Unopposed in Dem Primary
By Chris Emami | 10/30/09 | 06:21 PM EDT | 3 Comments
According to Capitol Weekly's report and the Sacramento Bee's Capitol Alert report, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom has dropped out of the race for Governor. This leaves Attorney General Jerry Brown unopposed for the Democratic nomination for Governor (although Brown has not technically entered the race, so officially, there are no Democratic candidates for Governor, but it's assumed Brown's entrance is a formality).
This means in 2010, Republicans will have a contested primary between multihundred-millionaire Steve Poizner and billionaire Meg Whitman (and Tom Campbell, to a lesser extent) while Brown gets to hoard money to save for the general election.
TAGS: Gov Race: Newsom OutGavin Newsom, Jerry Brown, Meg Whitman, Steve Poizner, Tom Campbell, Governor
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it looks like Brown will be pretty rich heading into that general election. One can only hope that an exciting Republican primary will help name recognition and generate some momentum for the Republican candidate.
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|Uncontested primaries are not always beneficial and straight pathways to success. Ask Dan Lungen, circa 1998.
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|Meg is claiming to be a billionaire - but Ebay's stock is worth 1/3 to 1/4 what it was before she terminated her employment there.
Just a detail - but I believe it is no accident that Meg is claiming to be a billionaire.
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