Governor Edmund G. "Pat" Brown--What's My Line

[jaqqqqqqattack]

@ptvellin This happened to Warren, too, as a Republican Governor. Seems to be a trend in the state.

[RM4FS]

Goodwin Knight was the last good Governor of California

[DPEGSB]

Pat Brown was the best Governor California ever had.

[ekocentric]

@DPEGSB I noticed that you didn't mention his son....lol

[DPEGSB]

@ekocentric I know its been a while since you replied (I generally don't reply to these) but yes I didn't mention his son because only one can be best. Earl Warren was a close second if not tied, and the others are debatable.

[1borito]

So, why are blindfolds used here (for someone not yet governor), and not for the well-known governor of Illionois?

[sherrilu]

Brown was the Attorney General of California and pretty well known on the national level, especially to people in "showbiz"

[rentatrip1]

Edmund G. Pat Brown was one of the first to exploit the use of high profile TV paid Commercials in his election campaign- Thus any of the panel who had visited Hollywood would have certainly been exposed to a miriad of TV spots pushing him as the favorite candidate to vote for -

[cornermoose]

I'm a native Californian, and Gov. Brown is the first governor I can remember. I'd always wondered why they called him "Pat."

[soulierinvestments]

The 1958 election was a big success for the Democrats. The voters elected Democrat senators from all sorts of normally Republican farm states. Californians elected a Democratic governor, which had been a Republican governorship from 1900 to 1958 with the exception of maybe 3 terms.

California is a melting pot. Pat Brown was born in California, but he replaced a governor born in Provo, Utah and got replaced by another governor born in Dixon, Illinois.

[sherrilu]

Then Brown's son replaced the Governor born in Illinois. It was a Gov. Brown sandwhich

[rentatrip1]

Pat Brown's Son "Junior" did not replace a governor- Junior was legitamately elected , and was voted into office- He was the "next" governor- - You must be very opposed to typing even the name of Ronald Reagan , as that was the Illinois born person you speak of- Funny you did not say that Ronald Reagan "Replaced" Ed Pat Brown Sr. ? - The governor born in Illinois , had been a long time legal resident & citizen of California...and qualified to be a candidate for the office-