Conservatives really don't like Abel Maldonado.  It wouldn't take any sort of political expert to see that.  But it seems now that this anger wasn't quenched when St. Abel defeated Sam Aanestad for the Lt. Guv nomination.  Nope, now that he flat out ignored the right-wing attempts to get him to file an appeal against the Prop 8 decision, they have had ENOUGH! (It seems to be a theme with these right-wingers.)  So, Karen England decided that she is going to do something about it.  She's going to run a write-in campaign for Lt. Governor:  

She wrote in a column posted last night on the conservative website Flashreport.org that she decided to jump in the race after Maldonado declined to defy Gov. Arnold Schwarzengger and appeal the recent Propostiion (sic) 8 ruling during his six-day stint as acting governor.

“To some this may seem extreme or be dismissed as a publicity stunt.  It is neither.  It is the proper response when we find the two front runners for the office of Lieutenant Governor do not share our principles, our values or our respect for the legal system,” England wrote. (Sac Bee)

Now, the question will be whether there is really enough attention to Ms. England to draw any measurable amount of votes away from St. Abel.  Either way, in the net, it is only a positive for Democratic nominee Gavin Newsom.

Incidentally, the “triple threat” that she wanted to terminate in the photo? It was a series of bills in 2006 intended to make schools safer for LGBT students.   Because, you know, it certainly is a threat to provide all students an opportunity to learn in a safe environment.