Barack Obama is on the ballot in California—but there’s a twist

Is California ready for Governor Barack Obama? Probably not, as polls suggest he’s a long shot, but Barack D. Obama Shaw is among the dozens of candidates running in California’s gubernatorial primary that concludes Tuesday. While the Democratic candidate has gotten a bit of press for his famous moniker, Obama Shaw didn’t make the cut of the top seven candidates in a poll released Monday that was conducted by California State University, Long Beach Center for Urban Politics and Policy. ...