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Tom Campbell would be a pretty tough race for Barbara Boxer. I think the betting line would still lean Boxer, but he's a more polished candidate than either Fiorina or DeVore. And he has the whole, not crazy thing going for him over DeVore. The trouble for Campbell is the same in the Senate race as it was in the Governor's race, except with a lot less money sloshing around. Basically, he's trying to run a campaign for the general electorate of the state in a primary. And given that the only people really excited to come out and vote in the GOP primary will be the right-wingers, the primary will be really, really tough for Campbell. I suppose on the bright side for him, he won't be fighting Whitman's crazy dollars in this race. But the real winner here has to be Chuck DeVore. The "I can play sane on TV" vote just got split between Fiorina and Campbell. DeVore just might be able to somehow grab this nomination.
