Fudge and McGuire

Deb Fudge, often the mayor of Windsor, was endorsed yesterday by Congressman Jared Huffman. Fudge is running for county supervisor, and if she is elected, the rare progressive majority among supervisors will survive. That matters a great deal if you work for a living or care about environmental issues. 

Fudge has endorsed Mike McGuire for the state senate. McGuire, the progressive supervisor that Fudge will replace, saw his last Democratic rival, Novato Mayor Eric Lucan, drop out of the race for state senate.  Lucan endorsed McGuire. At this point McGuire must have a big lead against his Republican opponent in the open primary, but recent history tells us that McGuire will run hard until the polls close, and then he may campaign for three more days just to cool down. What is remarkable about all this is the way that local progressive Democrats have been helping one another. We need a linked effort.