Gubernatorial candidates: Jerry Brown and Meg Whitman |
According to the Los Angeles Times, the gubernatorial candidates find themselves spending their last weeks before election day, putting out "brushfires they had themselves ignited…" instead of addressing key campaign issues, like the budget.
The New York Times reported that a considerable number of governor seats may shift to the Republican side in the upcoming elections. The elected governor will have “...considerable influence over the shape of the political map for the next decade” as they will have the job of presiding over the redrawing of Congressional and legislative districts, reported the New York Times.
The Mercury News reported on the complexity of evaluating the performance of a U.S. Senator. Claiming Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer’s performance can be assessed by her character as a “tough at times antagonistic politician who rarely bucks her liberal supporters and seems to relish taking on adversaries…”
Ruth Chagollan
Ruth Chagollan