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freshwest

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29. 'ultra-low turnout elections on issues where campaign spending is at parity'
Sat Oct 26, 2013, 12:43 PM
Oct 2013

That's why every vote matters! And every election matters!

Because the Idiocracy was voted in at the school board level, not at the federal level. Because numbers do matter in terms of representation in state and federal leges.

We need to GOTV and not listen to those who try to make us ashamed of the Democratic Party by denigrating it and never offering solutions, other than criticism, or saying to stand aside and not vote, which leaves the government of all of us in the hands of the Tea Party.

California innovated its districting by using a computer model rather a political one by the party in power. This is just for all viewpoints, and should be adopted by other states. CA is leading the way on many things:



Bill Maher New Rules - California is leading by example

"The Republican label is anathema" johnnyreb Oct 2013 #1
Make that picture even grimmer---sign up those disenfranchised as Dems nt MaeScott Oct 2013 #2
As California goes... Bearheim Oct 2013 #3
Welcome to DU, Bearheim! calimary Oct 2013 #16
Speaking Of Good Times For California, Remember Arnie And His Big Schwartz? left on green only Oct 2013 #72
Well he sure won't carry California! calimary Oct 2013 #76
This was the first thing that came into my head and the second was... emsimon33 Oct 2013 #49
Likewise Aldo Leopold Oct 2013 #55
Grim only if you are a Republican. tanyev Oct 2013 #4
I found it hilarious. Ikonoklast Oct 2013 #17
"Working Class"...Fuck You. Bonhomme Richard Oct 2013 #5
Yeah, well said, or... JimboBillyBubbaBob Oct 2013 #8
"Working Class" definition per the Republican Party. Ikonoklast Oct 2013 #20
Thats just the tip of the iceberg, It is not just California. Thucydides Oct 2013 #6
++ it's you folks who have to carry the day Voice for Peace Oct 2013 #9
All oldtimers here are still young! A vid for all of you...... Thucydides Oct 2013 #34
it's just that you'll be around much longer, most likely Voice for Peace Oct 2013 #38
You can take that to the bank VP. Thucydides Oct 2013 #39
ouch Voice for Peace Oct 2013 #53
The young have always been the best revolutionaries. IrishAyes Oct 2013 #11
Very wise words, thank you. Thucydides Oct 2013 #33
Welcome to DU, Thucydides! calimary Oct 2013 #18
"don't worry Mom, we've got this" She right! Thucydides Oct 2013 #30
That's good! Turbineguy Oct 2013 #75
K&R. Very glad to hear that. Overseas Oct 2013 #7
It's not just demographic change, or poor messaging from the Republicans. Bette Noir Oct 2013 #10
I used to want Jerry Brown for president. IrishAyes Oct 2013 #12
I grew up in California. My parents were moderate Republicans. Arugula Latte Oct 2013 #13
Oh God, james watt. The bane of my existence, too! calimary Oct 2013 #19
And ketchup was a vegetable. A tad off topic, but... libdem4life Oct 2013 #22
And that caught Del Monte off guard Brother Buzz Oct 2013 #25
Did not know that and often wondered. Catsup does sound old-fashioned now. Both sound undescriptive libdem4life Oct 2013 #28
Nope. Not at all. That was just more of the freakin' world-class BULLSHIT they force-fed calimary Oct 2013 #65
Reagan came into office talking about welfare queens driving around Harlem in Cadillacs and...... LongTomH Oct 2013 #26
same with me and my family, only difference was my whole family was turned off by Raygun. After Raine Oct 2013 #71
K&R! sheshe2 Oct 2013 #14
If California stays blue, and if Texas goes blue... Lobo27 Oct 2013 #15
Believe me…California will stay BLUE…. Tikki Oct 2013 #27
We WILL go blue. Rozlee Oct 2013 #35
I would like to hope so. Sincerely. NT DissidentVoice Oct 2013 #42
A question about the attitudes you describe. Jim Lane Oct 2013 #48
I meant that they've fallen away from the dogma of the previous generations. Rozlee Oct 2013 #54
"One man's grim is another man's pleasure" corkhead Oct 2013 #21
HUGE K & R !!! WillyT Oct 2013 #23
K&R for a thread DU should be about... BluegrassStateBlues Oct 2013 #24
'ultra-low turnout elections on issues where campaign spending is at parity' freshwest Oct 2013 #29
Normal people don't vote Republican (NT) The Wizard Oct 2013 #31
My kind of news! Makes me happy that I ended up out here. OnionPatch Oct 2013 #32
But I thought the LA Times was not a good source nadinbrzezinski Oct 2013 #36
LOL LOL LOL Z_California Oct 2013 #37
GOTV! TeamPooka Oct 2013 #40
It's not as if the republicon brand has any valid IDEAS and/or Policies! Cha Oct 2013 #41
Yeah, baby libodem Oct 2013 #43
BEAR FLAG REPUBLIC, man. Proud of my state. byronius Oct 2013 #44
Grim for them = joyous for me. Dry up and blow away, you evil fucked-up pieces of shit. NBachers Oct 2013 #45
Our Republicans are more like old-style liberal Republicans melody Oct 2013 #46
And then there is Issa! emsimon33 Oct 2013 #50
Issa is taking himself down -- we won't have to do anything n/t melody Oct 2013 #58
I hope so, but his district has been pretty conservative emsimon33 Oct 2013 #77
His district will just have to learn to deal. They can always move to Alabama n/t melody Oct 2013 #78
no, California republicans are very much TEa Party types which is why the party is dead in the state JI7 Oct 2013 #56
I mean the rank-and-file melody Oct 2013 #57
Correct. There are no Eisenhower Republicans left, even in CA. nt SunSeeker Oct 2013 #59
Republican party..old white deadmen walking workinclasszero Oct 2013 #47
Thanks Obama! Politicalboi Oct 2013 #51
This is your future, Texas! cui bono Oct 2013 #52
No truer words have been spoken. roamer65 Oct 2013 #63
Translation: "In addition to Latinos, can we please start deporting women and young people?" struggle4progress Oct 2013 #60
California's working class has slowly migrated out of the state ZX86 Oct 2013 #61
Thank you! I was about to comment on that as well Oilwellian Oct 2013 #64
that summarizes it pretty well. BlancheSplanchnik Oct 2013 #67
KnR from this Californian for Sheer Awesomeness Hekate Oct 2013 #62
Is it still true . . . OldRedneck Oct 2013 #66
yes, CA latinos and asians are voting dem like African americans Liberal_in_LA Oct 2013 #68
Hope it gets worse for them gopiscrap Oct 2013 #69
…and I'll bet dollars to donuts... elzenmahn Oct 2013 #70
Been talking about splitting the state in half for decades 2banon Oct 2013 #73
No doubt, time to double down Turbineguy Oct 2013 #74
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