A lot of California seats were won by the Democrats because Jerry Brown was on the top of the ticket. He is still massively popular, especially in his home state. If I am not mistaken, he has only lost two elections in his entire life and those were presidential primaries. In each case, he lost to the eventual winner. Each time, he made it interesting and made the pundits wonder aloud as to whether or not he could have won had he run a more conventional campaign. Brown is a political phenom.
Now the question arises, can JB rescue California from financial ruin? The odds are certainly against him. But it might take a governor with a solid relationship with public unions to rein in the unions. There are rumblings that the Dems will find someone to run against Obama in 2012. I cannot see JB running in 2012 because he has a full plate in the Golden State. And he will be 78 in 2016. But he can be a force for the Dems nonetheless. Oh yes.
Bill Clinton made a point to mend their fences recently. There is a purpose behind every Clinton move. Keep an eye on California.
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