EDITORIAL: Experience needed for insurance job
That's one reason we're endorsing
He talks more about things like forest fires, flooding and consumer protections. Those are the things we want an insurance commissioner to concentrate on -- not the latest Trumpian outrage.
That's not to say Trump's worst impulses can be ignored. Trump has tried his best to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, mainly because it's often known as Obamacare -- and Trump despises anything to do with his
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Providing that balance is what Poizner was known for during his first term as insurance commissioner, 2007-11. He stood up to big insurance companies that tried to gouge policyholders while making sure the industry made enough to cover claims, make a profit and remain in the market.
The top two vote-getters advance to November's ballot. Poizner is the candidate with the most well-conceived plans for dealing with shrinking insurance markets, specific consumer protections and ways to deal with the costs of disasters driven by drought, deluge, cyber breaches, wildfires, fraud and the crises provoked by Trump's continued attacks on the ACA.
If Poizner has a problem, it's that he's not a Democrat. In
That 2010 run for governor is especially problematic. Poizner tried to position himself to the right of
Now, Poizner says he regrets such statements; claiming they were the product of bad campaign advice.
"I would never, ever again be a politician with a divisive tone," he told the
For those who can't get past that history, there is
A Muslim, he cannot tolerate the immigrant bashing he hears from the party of
Poizner has proved he can be a top-notch insurance commissioner. He has a chance to prove he can be a commissioner for all Californians -- consumers, insurers, immigrants, the impoverished and the native-born.
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