A while back I wrote about the state senate win in California's 16th District by Republican cherry farmer Andy Vidak. The GOP establishment and others made big news hailing the victory as evidence that Republicans could win in a majority Hispanic district. I then wrote a short piece questioning this, pointing out that Vidak's district had been redistricted and was no longer majority Hispanic. Unfortunately, I was in error -- the new district lines don't take effect until 2014. Andy Vidak wrote me himself to complain about my piece, and I do apologize to him for my mistake. I probably regret the error as much as anyone, as I'm not the mainstream media and don't like peddling misinformation. There was, however, more to my commentary than just the redistricting claim, and for the rest of it I not only won't apologize -- I'll double-down. But more on that in a moment. First, Vidak's win was still not some great victory proving that GOP traditionalism plays well among Hispanics....(Read Full Post)