DeSaulnier Won't Announce...Yet

I was unable to attend, but @craigcheslog was nice enough to live tweet last night's Democratic Party of Contra Costa County Central Committee meeting in Martinez.

# Democratic Party of Contra Costa County endorses Measure D parcel tax and makes donation to campaign effort.about 6 hours ago from TwitterBerry

# Rebecca Barrett making presentation about need to support Mt. Diablo Unified School District parcel tax Measure D.about 6 hours ago from TwitterBerry

# And Tauscher's rep makes clear that she is still working on legislation and district prioritiesabout 6 hours ago from TwitterBerry

# Also explains if Rep. Tauscher does get confirmed&leaves ofc, the office will remain open to help constituents under sup of Clerk of Houseabout 6 hours ago from TwitterBerry

# Ellen Tauscher's alternate is reporting on her appointment&what the timeline might look like.about 6 hours ago from TwitterBerry

# Sen. DeSaulnier says he is interested, but says he is not the only one.about 6 hours ago from TwitterBerry

# Sen. DeSaulnier mentions CD-10 & @tomtorlakson announcement briefly, but notes he has not officially announced.about 6 hours ago from TwitterBerry

# Sen. DeSaulnier talks about his Select Committee on Constitutional Reform.about 6 hours ago from TwitterBerry

# Sen. DeSaulnier echoing comments by Asm. Buchanan on budget and 2/3 vote. Also discussion of tax cuts and VLF getting us in situationabout 6 hours ago from TwitterBerry

# Asm. Buchanan provides excellent presentation on state budget process and probs created by two-thirds vote.about 6 hours ago from TwitterBerry

While DeSaulnier has made it clear that he hasn't yet announced, he did have this to say to the press

DeSaulnier said Thursday he feels "really good" about this endorsement from "a dear friend," and has discussed his possible candidacy with Tauscher.

"When she's ready for me to say I'm going in, I'll make that announcement," he said, adding that in the meantime he's starting to gather support, funding and a campaign team.

That could be some time though.

Maybe eight weeks before a open seat is even announced, and then 120 or so days after that will be the special election. Unless a candidate gets over 50 percent in the primary, which would be 8 weeks prior to the special election, once called....

Can anyone say election fatigue?