Talk:Tom Campbell (California politician)

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I don't think it's accurate to refer to Tom Campbell as a politician, at least not in the present tense. Although he previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives and in California's legislature, and ran for the U.S. Senate in 2000, he left government service shortly after the 2000 election and has not sought elected office since. - Walkiped 19:12, 21 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Effective Dec 1 he will be the Director of the California Dept of Finance. Not holding government office does not prevent him from being a politican. --Jiang 19:23, 21 Nov 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Characterization problems

"However, the Democrats in the 15th are not as liberal as their Bay Area cousins, and were thus receptive to electing a moderate Republican." This is the second time I've seen an attempted dissociation with any politician who is not liberal and the Bay Area. Logic: Since they are not liberal, they must be not be from the Bay Area. This is oversimplified and disregards that fact that not only people affect politics in a district, but political parties do too. BRivera