Jerry Brown has finally announced his candidacy for governor. Finally, giving solid ground to the democratic hope for the 2010 election.
His announcement was clearly a good political ploy to garner the media attention away from Meg Whitman, whose face has been taking up our television ad space for a few weeks now. No matter his master plan, Jerry Brown needs to get moving. He needs to start campaigning to show what he is running on. The people of California, for the most part, don’t even know who he is.
The video announcement is a good starting point. He set himself apart from Arnold Schwarzenegger (who is a serious source of contention amongst California citizens…or is that just me?) and, of course, Meg Whitman. Meg Whitman who was the former CEO of EBay and who has not voted in any election for the past 20 years (an upstanding citizen who obviously takes pride in civic duty).
Brown has been governor before and is currently state attorney general, so he has an experienced perspective. He has the skills necessary to serve well in the governorship. His experience is his main message. He stated that outsiders aren’t good for public office. Outsiders, like Whitman, do not come up with effective plans to bring California out of its budget crises and into a better future.
No matter the announcement, Jerry Brown needs to come up with a plan to take away the attention that Meg Whitman has been receiving. So, these are the questions I ask to you.
Do you even know who Jerry Brown is? What does he need to do to combat your exposure to Meg Whitman? Did you feel as angry as I did by those ads?
Let me know, I’m open to differing ideas.
Effective Response 
For someone who’s supposedly a serious candidate my external readings on Jerry Brown definitely make him seem like quite the oddball. I’d vote for him on policy over Whitman, but it’s hard to vote for him as a person.
I’d say the same about Meg Whitman. In a press conference a few months ago, Meg needed some serious help. Her responses to the press were abrasive and clumsy. I think both people are a little bit odd, which might be a big contrast to the famous, Arnold Schwarzenneger. However, this might be a good thing.