When was the last time a Democratic candidate was supported by Republicans? With the state GOP in California searching for a path back from decades of decline, some political analysts say it’s only the beginning of a long battle for the soul of the California Democrat Party. ” Tony Thurmond is a real Democrat while charter schools ally Marshal Tuck, supported by Republicans & conservative billionaires is running as a FAKE Democrat that was booed at the California State Democratic Convention.“The state superintendent race has attracted the most outside spending of any statewide contest. The state superintendent race has attracted the most outside spending of any statewide contest, EdVoice — whose campaign war-chest is stocked by a small cast of individuals-- Bill Bloomfield, Arthur Rock, Eli Broad, Richard Riordan and Jim Walton — have poured it on for Tuck.