California Pols Love Clinton

As just the latest of high-profile California lawmakers to endorse her presidential bid, Senator Dianne Feinstein should add a bit more West Coast mojo to Hillary Clinton's already momentous campaign. The latest poll figures have her up 49% to 24% over Barack Obama in California, and she is leading the field in most other early primary states — though not in the fund-raising department, where Obama is kicking some serious tush.

Her latest California endorsement comes on top of a string of other recent highly publicized acquisitions — from the likes of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (maybe not the best one to have right now, though), California Treasurer Bill Lockyer, former Governor Gray Davis and State Senator Sheila Kuehl.

This then raises the larger question: can Hillary be stopped? Though we're still a ways away from the first primary in Iowa — leaving plenty of room for another Democratic front-runner to claim the lead or for a personal gaffe to quell some of her support — she shows no signs of slowing down and has been hitting on all cylinders as of late. Plus, with Slick Willie on her side, she shouldn't have much trouble continuing to raise more money and gathering more supporters to her cause. Only time will tell, of course.

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