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[California] Liberals worry about Brown's move to 'center'
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| Contributor | Patrick |
| Last Edited | Patrick Nov 19, 2009 12:18am |
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| News Date | Wednesday, November 18, 2009 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | SACRAMENTO -- Jerry Brown was sounding downright conservative when he told a group of corporate attorneys last week that the state's businesses are burdened with too many regulations. And, previously, he insisted state government needed more downsizing, dismissing higher taxes as an antidote to California's growing economic problems.
His comments were likely intended to stamp an early image of reason, a reach-out to moderate and independent voters, who will be crucial to winning the governorship in 2010, even as he remains, officially, a noncandidate.
But he angered some on the left, worried that Brown's potential cruise through a primary without an opponent will mean he won't have to offer even a nod toward the liberal wing of the party.
More important, some liberal critics are saying, the policies he's espousing -- fewer regulations, more dramatic budget cuts and an aversion to taxes -- could deflate activists who might see him as no different from what Republicans might offer. |
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