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> The sad part is that CA remains a one party state and this will just get swept under the rug. The power is too unchecked. And I'm guessing the reason for tha
by ardy42 6y ago
> The sad part is that CA remains a one party state and this will just get swept under the rug. The power is too unchecked.
And I'm guessing the reason for that is that politics has gotten too nationalized, and the state-level opposition is too unwilling to distance itself from its national party to make itself competitive.
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- minot 6y agoCorruption isn’t a partisan issue. California Republicans are just as if not more corrupt than California Democrats. https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/09/23/editorial-santa-clara-county-sheriff-laurie-smith-should-resign/ https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/09/23/editorial-santa-clara... Previously on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25190668 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25190668
- ncmncm 6y agoOne party pretends not to be corrupt; the other seeks to legalize corruption. Which is worse?
- dgoldstein0 6y agoFrom what I've seen in California elections, as a California voter for the last 7 years: - Republicans running for Congress (Senate and House of Reps) tend to be aligned with the national party platform, and therefore sound super out of touch to me. For this reason, I doubt we'll see a Republican Senator from California anytime soon. - Republicans running for state positions tend to be more moderate, and sound a lot more palatable as a result. Doubly so for the less political positions like state auditor and treasurer, which are not about making policy as much as just making sure we use the state's resources appropriately. At least, for the candidates I see on my ballot in San Francisco.