Brown on the fence about fourth term
By Anthony York, Los Angeles Times
SACRAMENTO — He has millions of dollars in his campaign account, solid approval ratings and a small number of potential challengers who are virtually unknown, but Gov. Jerry Brown still won’t say whether he’ll run for re-election next year.
As recently as Tuesday, the governor deflected the question at a public event. “I am aware that in November of next year there will be an election,” he said, “and I will make some decisions regarding that.”
Two days later, he joined deep-pocketed Hollywood luminaries in a campaign fundraiser at the Bel-Air home of Disney studio chief Alan Horn.
Although Brown stays mostly out of the spotlight, his aggressive fundraising — and his preference for biding his time — put the safe money on a run for an unprecedented fourth term as governor, a race he would enter as a strong front-runner. And experts say that despite an already respectable war chest, it behooves him to wait.
The gov. must run, he has set a new tone for the state. He makes positive moves, shakes the existing structure and all with a confidence and a sense of humor. His term as mayor of Oakland educated him on the needs of the working community.