California Democrats, eye on election, adopt activist agenda

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California Democrats, eye on election, adopt activist agenda

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/california-democrats-eye-election-adopt-activist-agenda-020728680.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Jo426ktN_lNRb3yPSN85fg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-03-09T233056Z_2_CBREA28130400_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="California Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom speaks at the 2014 California Democrats State Convention in Los Angeles" align="left" title="California Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom speaks at the 2014 California Democrats State Convention in Los Angeles" border="0" /></a>By Sharon Bernstein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California Democrats wrapped up their annual convention on Sunday with an appeal to their progressive base even as leaders vowed to stay on a centrist path that has won wide popularity for Governor Jerry Brown and firm control over the state legislature. Facing the 2014 election season flush with a formidable political advantage in the most populous U.S. state, Democrats used the two-day gathering in Los Angeles to showcase their successes in California and to draw a contrast with partisan gridlock in Washington. They cited California's improving economy and a newly exerted fiscal discipline that has allowed Brown to pay down the state's debt as proof of Democrats' ability to govern effectively. &quot;We took a state that seemed to be a punch line for a national joke, and we made it a how-to guide for national governments,&quot; incoming state Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins told the crowd.</p><br clear="all"/>

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