The OC Left has been abuzz with excitement over Huntington Beach Mayor Debbie Cook's candidacy against 10-term GOP Congressman Dana Rohrabacher. Last week,, TheLiberalOC.com's Andrew Davey touted her completely predictable endorsement by the California League of Conservation Voters as "huge news!"

That might be huge news in a Democratic primary in the Bay Area. In a heavily-GOP district like CD46, it carries weight with voters who are already going for Cook.

Meanwhile, a friend of mine spotted Debbie walking precincts a couple of weeks ago...on Catalina Island. Around 3,700 people live on Catalina, and obviously not all of them are registered voters. Going all the way to Catalina to walk precincts doesn't strike me as an effective use of one of a campaign's most precious resources: time. Especially, when one is an underdog.