Harris has vowed to let Proposition 8 die in a federal appeals court. Cooley had said he would support California’s initiative banning same-sex marriage. Oral arguments in the case begin December 6 — the current governor and attorney general of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger and incoming governor Jerry Brown, are refusing to defend the antigay ballot initiative. It can only bolster the case of attorney Ted Olson, leading the case against Prop. 8, that the state's incoming executives also do not support the proposition.
In the days leading up to the election, a political action group cofounded by Karl Rove pumped $1.1 million into Cooley’s campaign.
Harris, if elected, would be the first female attorney general in California. A win for Harris would also mean a Democratic sweep in California, with the state electing Democrats as governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, treasurer, controller, insurance commissioner, U.S. senator, and, obviously, attorney general.
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