Gov. Jerry Brown announces reelection bid

[alp227]

Source: LA Times

SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Jerry Brown finally made it official Thursday -- he’s running for reelection.

Brown filed paperwork in Alameda County to seek an unprecedented fourth and final term as governor. He had been widely expected to make the move, but had remained coy about his official plans as recently as Wednesday.

But with the June primary less than 10 weeks away, and with Brown scheduled to make a speech to the state Democratic Party convention in Los Angeles next weekend, the 75-year-old governor pulled the trigger on Thursday.

Brown sent out a letter to supporters announcing his run. “There is nothing I would rather do," he wrote. "So today, I have taken out the papers to run for re-election."


Read more: http://www.latimes.com/local/political/la-me-pc-jerry-brown-reelection-20140227,0,5561489.story

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http://www.jerrybrown.org/announcement

[olddad56]

1. best governor the state has ever had in my 65 years of living here.

[sdfernando]

3. I totally agree with you!

Been a lot less time for me. Brown was Governor when I moved here in the 70s. I think he did a great job cleaning up after that other guy. Seems Brown is the one we need to clean up the messes the republicans make.

[ReRe]

2. Go Governor Moonbeam! n/t

[olddad56]

4. that nickname wasn't even funny when he was governor the first time.

He was given that nickname by people who too set in their ways to see all of the good he was trying to do.

[ReRe]

6. I know. But it sure is sweet to recall it now, isn't it? ;-) n/t

[CreekDog]

19. Mike Royko tagged him with that name and in 1992, apologized for it

he had come to admire Jerry Brown.

i find him totally refreshing. considering he's from a political family, he's one of the most grounded people i've seen in public life.

[libdem4life]

5. Anybody miss Linda Rondstat? Jerry Brown rocks!!!

[silvershadow]

7. Good on him! Good for California. Good for this country. nt

[Bill76]

8. His father was a good governor.

[SpankMe]

9. He'll have my vote and my $$. n/t

[cosmicone]

10. He will win by a landslide.

The repuke bench is thin and the heavyweights won't go on a suicidal mission of running against Jerry. I suspect they will have a poor unsuspecting sacrificial lamb running against JB.

I'd love to see Darrell Issa run against him and get thoroughly humiliated with all his dirt becoming front page news day-in day-out but he won't run.

[JDPriestly]

11. Great! I'll vote for him. That's for sure.

[DCBob]

12. Great news! This guys just keeps going and going and going!

Of course many on this board think he's not liberal or progressive enough... and they would be wrong. He's just right for what California needs right now.

[JimDandy]

16. He is not progressive enough, but he is what CA needs all right.

He's been doing a great job and is a shoe-in to win.

[frylock]

13. he has my vote

[Mr.Bill]

14. A moment of silence, please

for whatever right wing loon they pick to run against him.

[alp227]

17. Tim Donnelly is his name

besides the typical Republican "pro business" agenda (of course including the typical "Jerry Brown will tax your business out of the state" and lies about the state economy) he'll present this Assemblyman from San Bernardino is gonna get the fundie vote based on his opposition to the transgender students' rights bill signed by Brown. Oh yeah...GUNZ.

[Mr.Bill]

18. He'll lose by 20-25 points.

His only shot (that he's probably praying for) is for Brown to develop health problems close to the election.

[SoapBox]

15. He has my vote!

GOTV 2014, 2015, 2016 and forever.