Wednesday Morning Quarterbacking

This election is soooooo over (except for Joe Dunn's Orange County state Senate seat), but the autopsies will continue Wednesday evening in L.A.

The USC Unruh Institute of Politics is hosting its own coroners' convention. Reception starts at 6:30 p.m. and talking starts at 7 p.m. at Taper Hall Auditorium, Room 101, on the USC campus. If you are an Angelides supporter, heavy drinking begins at 7:01 p.m.

Here's the list of participants on the state and national panels:

• Roger Salazar and Andrew Acosta, Democratic consultants in Sacramento



• Sherry Bebitch Jeffe of the USC School of Policy



• Steve Schmidt, Schwarzenegger's alliteratively named campaign chief



• Cathy Calfo, Angelides' alliteratively named campaign chief



• Rob Stutzman, Schwarzenegger's first communications director



• Jon Fleischman, publisher of the conservative website FlashReport



• Karen Skelton, Democratic consultant and advisor to Maria Shriver



• Mark Barabak, The Times' own political guru



• Conan Nolan, KNBC-TV Channel 4 general assignment reporter



• Joe Mathews, The Times' most hyper political reporter and author of the very-soon-to-be-best-seller, "The People's Machine: Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Rise of Blockbuster Democracy." (FYI, Joe's book is the perfect Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa gift, whether you need something for your politically inclined workmate, your precocious toddler who likes to throw heavy things, or your apartment super. It's better than cash, but just make sure you don't have any plumbing problems during 2007.)




• Republican Dan Schnur and Democrat Darry Sragow, two of the most respected members of California's consultant ranks.

—Jordan Rau