Richard Riordan Endorses Loretta Sanchez

I've always considered Loretta Sanchez to be a closet Republican, and in this campaign she's coming more and more out of that closet:

Democrat Loretta Sanchez’s gambit to attract dissident Republicans to her U.S. Senate campaign received a shot of encouragement Wednesday with the endorsement of former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan.

Riordan, a retired Republican businessman who led the city though the tumultuous 1990s, described Sanchez, who is competing against Democratic Attorney General Kamala Harris, as tough and unafraid to take a stand on important issues, touting her as an “independent thinker and a proven leader.”

“Loretta knows how to work with Democrats, Republicans, and Independents,” Riordan said in a statement.