Jon Fleischman had a great commentary on Assemblyman-in-Waiting Nathan Fletcher at yesterday's FlashReport...

If a textbook on winning campaigns is ever written, exhibit A should be the State Assembly Campaign of Nathan Fletcher. He cleared the Republican field in the open seat of one of the prize Assembly seats in California --beautiful, prosperous, coastal-- yet Republican. The seat is about 80% city of San Diego, with Poway, some county land, and part of Escondido rounding it out.

Historically, this seat has been a vicious primary-- lot of candidates, lot of money and the winner emerging in a tight and hotly contested race. The 2008 contest for the open seat of termed out Assemblyman George Plescia looked early to be no break from the past.

Surprisingly, when Republican voters go the polls next Tuesday they will see only one choice: Nathan Fletcher. What Nathan Fletcher did is remarkable. How did a first time candidate, without personal money to scare people away, manage to clear the field in one of the best Assembly districts in California?

Read it all here.