◼ Phil Matier: California’s Tea Party Candidate Resists GOP’s Slump - CBS San Francisco
State Assemblyman and Tea Party conservative Tim Donnelly seems to be bucking the Republican’s downward trend by leading his party in the race, though he’s not rocketing points on the charts against the incumbent candidate, Governor Jerry Brown.
“He is legitimately a quality candidate,” former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown said of Donnelly. “You may disagree with his views and the types of programs he advocates, but he is a master at talking directly to the voters.”
...Neel Kashkari, a genuine moderate Republican, is not much of a candidate, lacking rapport with the people and visibility as someone who can assume power, according to Brown.
He may have the endorsements of Condoleezza Rice and Mitt Romney, but according to Brown, that won’t matter.
◼ Listen to the Tim Donnelly, Neel Kashkari debate here.
