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Will he or won't he? That seems to be the question of late when it comes to Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's 2010 bid for California Governor.
In an item run this weekend in the San Francisco Chronicle, the seeds of the no-go rumor were planted, watered, and sprouted: "Our sources in L.A. say Villaraigosa has come to the conclusion that the time is just not right for him to make a state run - given that he hasn't even been sworn in yet to a second term, and that he's facing bloody political fights at home."
But the Villaraigosa camp says the "no-go" is a "no." Well, sort of. "Villaraigosa insiders said the mayor has still not made a decision," LA Now reports, adding that the Mayor, whose tenure was recently labeled a "failure," and is poised to be sworn in for his second term "has said for months that he is considering a run for governor in 2010 but has not offered any rock-solid clues about a decision."
With Villaraigosa (maybe) out of the picture, the race looks to be a battle between SF's Mayor Gavin Newsom and California Attorney General Jerry Brown, though only Newsom has officially announced his candidacy.
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Villaraigosa only getting 55% of the vote without any legit opponents is what's keeping him from running for Gov.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villaraigosa
Political experts questioned Villaraigosa's future in state and national politics after his relatively poor performance in the 2009 election. Villaraigosa received only a bare majority of the vote, despite running against a field of nine relative unknowns and spending 15 times as much money as the second place finisher.
LAMag's hit piece is meaningless in the scheme of things. What matters is, voters just pumped Mayor Attention-Deficit Villaraigosa with Ritalin at the ballot box — re-electing him reluctantly and defeating Measure B, Props 1A–1E, and his hand-picked man for City Attorney. Yeah, sure. The mayor has still not made a decision.
With all those white guys running...MAV has a hell of a shot to capture to Democratic Primary. If Garamendi stays in it will get even more interesting.
A strong labor push in the Central Valley will bring out Latinos.
March 3rd of 2009 will be far removed from June of 2010. The poll released right after March 3rd wasn't exactly showing the other guys doing any better.