Harold Meyerson says that in California, the race for governor hinges on Hispanic turnout.
On a hot Saturday morning last weekend, about 40 casually dressed Hispanics were packed into a small suite of offices in an East Los Angeles strip mall, diligently quizzing themselves — in Spanish — on California gubernatorial candidates Meg Whitman and Jerry Brown in hopes of becoming more effective precinct walkers on Brown’s behalf. When I entered, they were looking for the most telling contrasts between the two candidates. “She flies around the state on her private jet,” one woman said. “He takes Southwest.”
