California: John Mccain

I love hearing conservatives whine about the Obama administration and its admittedly absurd spending policies. But their alternative, John McCain, is now complaining that the Obama administration doesn’t want to spend enough money to militarize the border. McCain, ever the big-government war-monger, wants lots of federal agents near Mexico. The head of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano is [...]

Last week, OC Progressive (which has really attracted a good group of writers and provided a vital progressive voice in Orange County) revealed that Beth Krom, an Irvine City Councilwoman, is considering a run against Rep. John Campbell.  In a subsequent post, Joe Shaw explained why Krom would make a worthy challenger.
She can win elections.
Beth Krom has won five campaigns, In 2006, she garnered 60% of the vote in her re-election as Mayor and in 2008, won her current City Council seat with 8000 votes more than the next candidate.

She gets things done.
We need elected officials who have experience getting things done for their constituents.

Former eBay chief executive Meg Whitman officially submitted her bid to explore a run for governor on Monday.

The move by the billionaire businesswoman sets up what's expected to be an expensive, 17-month auction between herself and Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner in the 2010 Republican primary.

"California faces challenges unlike any other time in its history -- a weak and faltering economy, massive job losses, and an exploding state budget deficit. California is better than this, and I refuse to stand by and watch it fail," Whitman said in a prepared statement, announcing her exploration of a run for governor. "Now is the time for people across the state to join in a cause for change, excellence and a new California.

The California political landscape is no longer defined so much by a north-south divide between Democrats and Republicans, but rather an east-west split between coastal regions and the inland counties, according to some professors and political observers.

Thad Kousser, professor of political science at University of California, San Diego, cited voter registration figures and recent election results as evidence of the California Republican Party's declining strength in the state's heavily populated coastal regions.