Check out who’s spending money supporting Joe Nation: A group called the Civil Justice Association of California. As Calitics notes:
A group like this does not spend a quarter million on a politician without expecting something in return. What does this anti-consumer organization expect in return? You need look no further than their own description: “Industry-sponsored California group, advocating legal reforms to restrict tort recovery.”
You can find out more about this group at its website, but Calitics has it right: This is an organization that wants to protect big businesses (particularly, these days, Big Pharma) from liability suits.
In case anyone was still wondering if Joe Nation ought to be called a “progressive.”