Tom Campbell may be near switch to Senate run
Source: Sign-On San Diego Blog/Chris Reed
I heard from an intriguingly well-placed source that there are growing signs Tom Campbell is near a decision to quit the gov's race and instead compete with Assemblyman Chuck DeVore and former H-P exec Carly Fiorina for the Republican nomination to run against the reliably aggravating Sen. Barbara Boxer.
I heard very similar stuff last week from a well-connected journalist covering state politics.
This would appear to be bad news for Fiorina. DeVore is the conservative pin-up in the race, Fiorina the pro-business moderate with skeltons in her closet that may make rank-and-file GOPers reluctant to accept the narrative that holds she would be more electable. Campbell is very much in the latter category.
The day Campbell switches, DeVore's road to the nomination gets much easier.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/jan/05/tom-campbell-may-be-near-switch-senate-run/