Whiskey @44: Do you have some special inside information or a gift at clairvoyance? “The net result of California’s irresponsibility is to insure Chuck Devore defeats Barbara Boxer (Fiorina will be tagged, effectively, as an Arnold RINO) and Whitman defeats Jerry Brown for Governor.”

I’ve been hoping for Boxer’s defeat for so many elections that I can’t keep up, but it never happens. And when it comes to RINO’s, do you really think Fiorina is a worse RINO than Whitman?

Rasmussen says “A new Rasmussen Reports Election 2010 survey in the state shows Boxer leading former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina 46% to 37%. Five percent (5%) like some other candidate, and 12% are not sure how they will vote.” and “Boxer leads state Assemblyman Chuck Devore 49% to 39% this month, after leading by nine in October. Five percent (5%) prefer another candidate while 13% are undecided.”

As for Governor, Jerry Brown is the smartest Democrat in the state. Even though he is tainted by his ACORN behavior he is a very clever politician. During the Proposition 13 era he pivoted in a nanosecond from opponent to supporter. Steve Poizner is more to my liking than Meg Whitman. And remember, this time Brown will be running against a (nominally) Republican administration.

But none of it will make a bit of difference as long as the Legislature is as one-sided as it is and as long as the State Worker contracts continue to strangle the state.

Besides, the voters whom you are counting on have been moving out of California and are being replaced by voters looking for State handouts.

(Sorry for all this inside baseball analysis.)