McPherson rallies supporters from both sides...

McPherson rallies supporters from both sides in bid for statewide office

By GENEVIEVE BOOKWALTER
SENTINEL STAFF WRITER

Santa Cruz Republican Bruce McPherson, who represented the fertile Democratic turf of his hometown for 11 years, is proving that he can attract not only local Democrats, but Democrats from across the state as he bids to keep his seat as secretary of state.

The California Teachers Association, a group known for endorsing Democrats, voted earlier this month to support McPherson as he runs to keep the position Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed him to in March 2005. McPherson is also backed by the California Farm Bureau and California State Firefighters Association, among other groups that attract Democrats.

"It's a positive reflection on Bruce McPherson," said Allan Hoffenblum, publisher of the California Target Book, a nonpartisan publication that analyzes and handicaps partisan races in California.

Whether McPherson will have enough Democratic support to win the statewide vote will be seen come November.

http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/archive/2006/April/20/...

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DUers! This is an IMPORTANT race. We need to get the word out.

Peace.
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Those are Organizations which relied on Dem support to fight the Rethug initiatives in the special election
We have contacted the Firefighters and CTA to support our anti E-voting activities and I was told directly by the head of the CTA
that they didn't have time and it wasn't in their interest to get involved.
This represents the problem with California Democrats
The leadership doesn't support Election integrity and they permitted this to happen.
The Democrat Party leadership needs to be replaced and be hold answerable to Grassroots Progressives
who do all the work and get shit on.
CTA and the Firefighters better be told in no uncertain terms about Quid pro Quo.
This is fucking intolerable.

N/T

Peace.