Talk:2006 California Insurance Commissioner election

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Since this was the only Republican statewide victory in the 2006 elections besides Schwarzenegger, it might be worth a sentence or two about the reasons for the outcome, if there are sources to cite on that subject. Was it something in particular about the office of Insurance Commissioner? Personal popularity of Poizner? Personal unpopularity of Bustamante? Something else? --Delirium (talk) 01:34, 28 July 2008 (UTC)

Well, I can't discern any obvious reason, though I have a few guesses. According to this article from SFGate:

https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/Insurance-firms-contribute-big-to-Bustamante-2500728.php

the fact that Bustamante was being heavily supported by the insurance industry may have rubbed people the wrong way. One other possibility would be this from the San Mateo Daily Journal:

https://www.smdailyjournal.com/news/world/poizner-bustamante-fight-for-insurance-commissioner/article_c9f6df5f-106e-5bca-9a3b-7b4a6e880621.html

Perhaps Bustamante's overemphasis on his attempts to lose weight made people think he wasn't serious enough. That being said, Poizner had no experience in the insurance industry up till then. None of these explainations is completely satisfying, though. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:6C51:797F:EAAE:415:1A4C:EAEE:1E10 (talk) 17:31, 15 March 2020 (UTC)

Also, this East Bay Times article (endorsing Poizner) accuses Bustamante of position shopping and lacking any real desire to regulate the insurance industry:

https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2006/10/02/poizner-best-pick-for-insurance-commissioner-2/

Also, I was the one who added that fact about 9 months ago. This is where I got it from:

https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php/los-angeles/15662-ex-insurance-boss-poizner-seeks-non-partisan-re-do — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:6C51:797F:EAAE:415:1A4C:EAEE:1E10 (talk) 17:38, 15 March 2020 (UTC)