For we political cynics that just love to see blood flowing in the streets, the finals for State Senate District 34 promise to be a barn burner. Clichéd analogies aside, this race IS pretty much about control of the State Senate — except that the status of THREE Democrat Senators who’ve been suspended and/or resigned and/or indicted and/or convicted makes voting in the upper house problematic for now. Once Democrat Superstars Leland Yee, Ron Calderon and Rod Wright are replaced (and perhaps by then finally OFF the state payroll), SD34 might just be the the tipping point that determines if the liberals maintain the 2/3rds majority that causes one-party rule in California. Continue reading
