Why were the Cali Dem bigwigs so fixated with saving Jane Harman?

[Ken Burch]

Really, what made her any more special than anybody else?

[bemildred]

1. Who are we talking about?

Which bigwigs?

Harman is part of the party hackocracy, the beltway insiders, like snarlin' Arlen or Lieberman, and the party hackocracy hates the very idea of the people throwing them out of office, that's why.

[Ken Burch]

2. Well, you've given me a good answer.

Waxman and Woolsey(I expected better from Lynn Woolsey) were two of the bigwigs in question. The guy that was chairing the California Democratic Convention(one of the Bay Area Burtons, from what I could tell)was another.

[bemildred]

3. I understand your disappointment. nt

[Cleita]

4. The DLCers don't want to lose any of their guys to progressive

Democrats.