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OCTOBER 1, 2009: Governor Moonbeam Makes It Official
Posted by: | CommentsWell…it’s official. After many months of speculation California Attorney General and former Governor Jerry Brown has thrown his hat into the 2010 gubernatorial race. This week Brown crossed the t’s and dotted the i’s by filling his exploratory committee with California Secretary of State Debra Bowen. ”Brown for Governor 2010 exploratory committee” is now all set to collect donations for the race.
Brown, affectionately called “Governor Moonbeam” served as California’s Governor from 1975-1983 and is eligible to serve again on a technicality, the two term limit only applies to Governor’s after November 1990.
Timing of Brown’s filing is no mere coincidence. This week a Rassmussen poll has Brown easily beating all three Republican hopefuls.
Brown has national name recognition, his primary opponent San Fransisco Mayor Gavin Newsom has little outside of San Fransisco. In the cash race, Brown has a leg up over Newsom. Things get interesting if…say…another notable Democrat enters the race. Hmmm….I wonder what the polls would look like if that notable was Senator Dianne Feinstein?