Lots of cool events all over the state today. Check them out in [today's event page http://www.calitics.com/eventDay.do?eventDayId=02072007]. So far we have a SF 4 Democracy meeting in SF. DFA meetings in SD and OC, a Chicano Dem Club meeting in National City, and a Clean Energy meeting in Novato.
So, in the roundup today, we have primary thoughts, health care, attorneys, and a whole lot more.
KQED's Forum, in an ongoing series on primary coverage, is focusing on the non-major Democrats today. In its first hour, Susan Rasky will be discussing the Democratic primary for governor. In the second hour, the program will focus on the CA-06 primary. Joe Nation and Lynn Woolsey are duking it out in a race I covered yesterday.
UPDATE: Nathaniel (who did predictions for Constitutional Offices, the Assembly, and the Senate on Calitics) predicted a bunch of other races on dKos today. In response to his prediction that Woolsey would trounce Nation, I did a little thinking. In my comment, I said this:
It's really too bad b/c I think Nation kicked her ass in the debate (it's streamed online. You can get more info on the race at Calitics. He just seems a lot smarter than her. Her basic argument is that I'm liberal as him, why lose the seniority? Well, I think sometimes liberals should consider who will be most effective in addition to liberal values. Look, Lynn Woolsey has been a good representative, but what are her big efforts that she's given us? Yes, I understand that she's in the minority. But at some point you need to look to build bridges to get things done. I just think Joe Nation would be better at the job than she is.
And you said his career is over. Really? I think he's a great legislator. I hope he can make a comeback from this race. It was definitely bold (some would say presumptious) to try to run against Woolsey, but I don't think it should kill his career.
So, I guess I support Nation, for similar reasons as the SF Chronicle. See the flip for more...
