= new reply since forum marked as read
Padilla is kind of corporate. I have read, however, that repuke Peterson is in the lead. And you know what happens in states with repuke SoS's. Got vote suppression? 
So assuming Padilla makes it to November, i intend to hold my nose and vote for him.
No massive ad campaign. Some of it could be that he's the only (declared) repuke in the race (yeah, right, Dan Schnur, you're "decline to state" 
), which could allow Padilla to prevail in the fall. And I haven't seen any polls since Leland Yee's fall from grace; I would imagine that would help Padilla make up some ground.
but that would be highly unlikely, and I don't see it happening here (even if you count Schnur as a repuke 
).
the question of my OP. I've heard and seen so little about this race that I guess I was over thinking it, applying old rules to new and vice versa. I really appreciate all your input. Thank you, again! 
I don't think there are any good choices. You can read some interesting thoughts from Brad Friedman regarding the candidates here:
http://www.bradblog.com/?p=10602
But Cressman seems the most malleable on those non-negotiables such as advocating against internet voting.
