TIM CAVANAUGH: Post-3962 Town Hall Tour: Becerra Bombs In L.A., Sherman Kills In Van Nuys. I’m not surprised that Brad Sherman held up well on technical questions. I interviewed him several years ago on nanotechnology for TCS Daily and he was a very smart guy. Still, Cavanaugh’s conclusion is striking: “Sherman and Becerra both made statements about how getting scorched by town hall opponents is part of what makes American democracy the first or second best democracy in the NAFTA region, and it was pleasing to see such engaged citizens getting their two cents in. But if this is the best victory lap the Democrats can muster, after a late-Saturday-night vote and with a generally compliant media, it makes you wonder what a loss would have looked like.”