LA Mayor Out of Governor's Race?

By Craig Cheslog on May 31, 2009 9:50 AM | No Comments

Via KQED Radio John Myers' Twitter feed, I learn that the San Francisco Chronicle's Matier and Ross report sources are telling them Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa will not run for governor in 2010. If true, that would leave Attorney General Jerry Brown and San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom as the top two candidates remaining.

Losing two major candidates in this race (as Lt. Governor John Garamendi has decided to seek the 10th Congressional District office in an expected special election) does not make things better. Given how important it is for a Democrat to win this seat in 2010, I'd rather have more top people testing each other to strengthen the eventual primary winner for what will be a tough general election fight.

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