Currently there are special elections and government estimate tags for California. It’s $282.6 million.
It will gerrymander the nation to increase democratic opportunities in the 2026 midterm elections. The intent is to partially compensate.
The measurement of the vote is already in the 2028 Presidential Contest – focusing on words early. After alienating many people in Steve Bannon’s party, Newsom quotes what has become a party that has moved the hearts and has become a part of the Democrats among those they long for “to fight Trump.” .
You can ask whether the non-significant cost of a special election is the best use of taxpayer dollars, or, as suggested in a recent Wall Street Journal opinion article, is “fireman, police officer, school teacher, road repairs.”
Newsom says it protects us in full barricade manning mode. ”
Rusty Hicks, chairman of the California Democratic Party, puts a specific price tag on the virtue of Proposition 50, suggesting that the money spent on special elections will be offset by Bay Area Newsgroups.
However, in the case of intangibles, proposition 50 has an additional cost.
Under Democrat gerrymanders, the already abundant Republican home conditions (9 members of the 52 California homes) could effectively be cut by half. From January 2027, the entire state Republican delegation was able to fit into Jeep Wagonese, with plenty of space.
This is in the state where Trump received more than 6 million votes in 2024.
From an oval office, it can be lewd for many people too. But the votes make you feel like they are irrelevant, their voices ring out and they are not betting on our political system. Because elections are inherently meaningless, at least as long as the parties win – is not a recipe for satisfying, enthusiastic citizens or healthy democracy.
We already have a CEO who has repeatedly demonstrated that he sees himself like those who explicitly support him. I’ve seen it before.
Does this solution elect a governor of Blue California? If they don’t openly stare at the millions of Republicans in the state, are they willing to render them politically helpless?
Riverside County, all seven (two major Republicans and losers) candidates in the Newsom Support Support Procosions 50. )
Your friendly columnist asked these seven Democrats questions. What do you say to Republican voters who have already been ignored and not represented politically? As governor, is there a place for them in your California vision?
Most of the time, as you can imagine, I vowed to be governor for everyone: red, blue, independence, libertarian, vegetarian.
The former lawmaker said she served as the Purple Orange County district and won support from all striped voters. In a text message, she said it would bring “the same tenacity, grit, courage” to Sacramento.
“Listen to all Californians, Democrats, Republicans and independence has become a priority,” texted former Congressional Senator Toni Atkins. Attacking Republicans in Congress, she described Proposition 50 as “how to fight back now,” and ultimately raised the boundaries of the current Congress.
the former state attorney general and A. said they will work to ensure that all Californians benefit from healthcare, housing and more affordable leadership in the state, regardless of party. Doing that means he must fight Trump and “republican extremists” in text.
the previous state controller has just finished a campaign swing in rural California. The vast reach beyond the state’s blue coastal enclaves was a hotbed of resentment towards California’s dominant democratic establishment.
Yee said she urged voters out there to “see your representative now.” The Republican-run Congress said it approved the threatened budget cuts and that it approved budget cuts that seriously require a social safety net program. “How does that represent your interest?” she asked.
the principal of the state school said it was about the same.
“One reason I support this measure is because California Republicans in Congress voted for a bill they knew,” Thurmond said. “And that’s annoying and I think this is actually a way to counter that action and make a difference in Congress.”
The former Los Angeles mayor and businessman ignored Republican sentiment and questions about Trump attacking.
Villaraigosa called Proposition 50 “a temporary … direct response to Maga’s election rigging efforts in Texas.” Cloobeck said, “This isn’t the way it is, but democracy and California are under attack. We’re not going to fight hell.”
There is a certain presumption and paternalism in the notion that California Democrats know what is best for California Republicans.
But as Thurmond put it, “They have the right to vote for it. We put it in front of our voters and give them the opportunity to democratically exercise their perspective.”
Every Californian casting the vote can decide which one is best for them.
Just as they should.
