Tony Villar, AKA Antonio Villaraigosa, four time bar exam flunker and former Mechista, found GUILTY!

[bigdumbgod]

Originally Posted by majoun

Because mayors of L.A. get elected to the governorship so often

No, actors do.

[majoun]

Originally Posted by bigdumbgod

No, actors do.

Methinks if Reagan or Arnold had been L.A. mayors before they were governor, they would never have been elected governor.

Northern Californians will not vote for L.A. mayors for statewide office.

[Visit a Library]

Originally Posted by ladoll

Mr. Rogers never rolled up his sleeves, does that mean he's a bad person who has something to hide, too?

Not even when the little train in puppet land ran over his arm?

[BlackShoe]

Originally Posted by majoun

Northern Californians will not vote for L.A. mayors for statewide office.

Tony V. may not be that much of a reach. He has very broad based name recognition. While not all Latino voters care for him, he would pretty much have the Hispanic vote in his pocket. This far away hard to predict what will happen. Jerry Brown turned 73 last week, will he retire at the end of his term? Then there is Gavin Newsom. Remember him? He is just as ambitious as Tony V. Now waiting patiently in the LG post, a run for governor would seem likely. We might turn this around and ask, would Southern Californians vote for a SF mayor for a statewide office?

[majoun]

Originally Posted by BlackShoe

Tony V. may not be that much of a reach. He has very broad based name recognition. While not all Latino voters care for him, he would pretty much have the Hispanic vote in his pocket. This far away hard to predict what will happen. Jerry Brown turned 73 last week, will he retire at the end of his term? Then there is Gavin Newsom. Remember him? He is just as ambitious as Tony V.

Gavin and Tony are birds of a feather.

Now waiting patiently in the LG post, a run for governor would seem likely. We might turn this around and ask, would Southern Californians vote for a SF mayor for a statewide office?

Yes, they have done so repeatedly. Southern Californians will accept SF mayors more than Northern Californians will accept LA mayors. Being mayor of San Diego, as Pete Wilson was, doesn't seem to anger Northern Californians as much as being mayor of LA. Mainly because hatred of LA unifies the Bay Area and SD.

[CamaroGuy]

Originally Posted by BlackShoe

The bad part is that he may then run for governor if Brown chooses to serve only one term. Even worse, he could get elected. Tony V is a very ambitious man, with a large ego. Many have said that he has always wanted to be an actor rather than a politician. For the sake of the citizens of California, let us hope that he pursues this line of work after his mayoral days are over.

Heaven forbid that nut being governor of CA!:-(