Gubernator 2: Election Day

The worst-kept secret in California is now official: the Gubernator has told a town hall meeting in San Diego that he's going for another four years. The theme is follow-through.

His popularity is only at 36%, but now that his re-election campaign is official, he might be able to pick up support, not only for his own re-election next year but also for the three initiatives he's pushing in the November 8 special election (my absentee ballot is on the way!).

I'm probably going to vote for all three of the initiatives, but I'm not 100% decided. They are: extending teachers' probationary period to five years from two, imposing a state spending cap, and giving judges, rather than lawmakers, the power to draw their political boundaries. The last one is necessary to make congressional and assembly districts competitive to finally break the gridlock in Sacramento.