RAZOR THIN IN THE GOLDEN STATE – AT 9:42 A.M. ET:  According to the latest poll taken, Carly Fiorina has pulled to within one point of the terminally obnoxious Barbara Boxer for the California Senate seat that Boxer now holds.

The Reuters/Ipsos poll pegs Boxer at 46%, Fiorina at 45%.

I have to believe that the Republican enthusiasm machine can overcome that small lead. 

I heard Victor Davis Hanson speak yesterday, and he pointed out that one reason it is so hard for a Republican to now be elected statewide in California is the fact that hundreds of thousands of Californians are dependent on the state for their jobs.  It's a built-in support system for liberal incumbents.  One of the dreams of the left is to have the citizenry dependent on the government for basic needs.  Then they can be counted on to vote for the government.

Most polls, by the way, have former Governor Jerry Brown – he's so old he actually ran against Reagan for governor – about four to six points ahead of Republican Meg Whitman.   Again, the enthusiasm factor may narrow that number.

I'd fight hard in both those races.  Not lost by a long shot.

October 16, 2010