The most interesting moment of Monday’s labor union-sponsored interrogation of seven declared Democratic candidates for governor was their response to a question from the union representing oil refinery workers.

They were asked: “As governor, would you be pragmatic to stop targeting California’s oil and gas industry in ways that jeopardize union jobs and force us to rely on dirty or imported energy?”

The question stems the state’s intention to eliminate petroleum-based fuels over the next two decades and recent announcements that two of the state’s nine refineries will soon be closed .

Virtually every candidate signaled “yes.” Antonio Villaraigosa , the former mayor of Los Angeles, offered the most complete answer.

“We can’t continue to be a party of just people that drive a Te

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