I spent the day in Sacramento yesterday, partly on personal business, partly catching up with political friends.  But I must have been asked ten times why I was in Sacramento instead of greeting the Governor and Jerry Brown at the Big Bond press event they were holding in Oakland.  While Team Arnold personnel effectively got their message out via Jon and the Flashreport that this was more a Don Perata event than a Jerry Brown event, this had better be the last event that Arnold shares the stage with Jerry.  What part of "ticket" don’t they understand?  I don’t remember Governor Gray Davis doing major press events with Secretary of State Bill Jones!   

I’m beginning to think that the governor simply doesn’t believe that the GOP base matters at all.  Or he thinks we’re stupid.  I received my “Team Arnold” membership card in the mail yesterday.  The letter was, of course, a standard direct mail appeal for money while highlighting the good things the governor has done while in office.  It doesn’t mention that most of those happened in the first six months, while the rest of the time he’s been busy appointing Democrats to key policy positions and to the bench. 

This entry was posted on Tuesday, May 9th, 2006 at 12:00 am and is filed under Blog Posts.