(Go Charlie! – promoted by SFBrianCL)

Calitics readers have long been supporting Charlie Brown, so it is refreshing to see more and more of the inside-the-beltway types finally realize that the fourth district is in play. Congressional Quarterly gets on board:

Calif. Roundup: Brown Works His Way Into Contention in 4th District

California’s 4th District: Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Charlie Brown has faced obstacles in shedding his underdog image as he bids to unseat eight-term Republican Rep. John T. Doolittle in northeastern California’s 4th District — one of the state’s most conservative-leaning and traditionally Republican constituencies.

But Brown’s dogged effort has combined with the cloud of ethics controversy hanging over Doolittle to turn this into one of the year’s surprise hotly contested races.

This is the second time this month that CQ has updated the race. Your fifty state strategy at work.

CQ is not alone. The Rothenberg Political Report has upgraded the race to Toss-up/Tilt Republican.

Finish the Job: Get-out-the-Vote canvasses and phone banks, call 916-78-BROWN for locations.