doris matsui takes CA05 OPEN SEAT!

doris matsui overwhlemingly won the race for ca05 OPEN SEAT to succeed her husband, the late bob matsui -- with 72% of the vote in a very crowded field. congresswoman matsui took a familiar path for women to congress, but the impressive piece was the support she received from the dem power-brokers. while some may be critical of the inside track thing, let's hope that the newly-minted but very well-qualified in her own right congresswoman has the skill to keep the clout close to elect more women. the depressing part was how emily's list rushed in to latch on and take credit. they sure know how to pick winners -- and they sure needed matsui much more than matsui needed them...

(courtesy of withoutboundaries.com)