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lol weren’t there tens of people competing against him in a recent recall election? Seems more like people are more scared of real change. Quite literally hear
by lettergram 3y ago
lol weren’t there tens of people competing against him in a recent recall election?
Seems more like people are more scared of real change. Quite literally heard friends saying they didn’t have a choice but to vote for Newsome, because Larry Elder was a white supremacist. Couldn’t believe they were saying that with a straight face during that election lol
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-08-20/recall-candidate-larry-elder-is-a-threat-to-black-californians https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-08-20/recall-c...
Ultimately, elections in California are highly managed. The media is powerful, laws favor vote harvester, which are well organized. Then you have the weird primary laws, which just exempt other parties from the general elections. You aren’t ever getting out of Newsome or the next one like him lol
- gretch 3y agoI actually spent a fair chunk of my afternoon researching the candidates during that election. I don’t think elder is a white supremacist and personally I also would consider myself “tough on crime”. But his views on the situation are also just kinda dumb (and I prefer newsom over this guy). Cops in this country, including California, are systematically fucked. Maybe a little racist, maybe a lot racist. But for example, check the recent story where the cop started shooting because he heard an acorn drop.
- lettergram 3y agoYeah I’m not saying one way or another who was better tbh. I’m just pointing out that specific case as a way the media was supporting Newsome particularly there. If every challenger is either ignored or painted in a bad light; then people won’t know of good options. Personally, not sure Newsome is better or worse; but overall California is worse than when I left in 2017.