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Current Events => General Discussion => Topic started by: Ptarmigan on September 12, 2024, 08:41:24 PM
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LA Times Columnist Blames Republicans for Democrat-Dominated California’s Failures
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/09/la-times-columnist-blames-republicans-for-democrat-dominated-californias-failures/
There are signs that November is turning into a blow-out election for the Republicans and a blow-up election for the Democrats.
One sign is a hot take by Steve Lopez, a columnist for The Los Angeles Times. He had the audacity to blame the Republican Party for the state’s issues with drug abuse, crime, homelessness, poverty, and other issues.
While Lopez did note his state is run almost entirely by Democrats, he reasoned that the milquetoast Republicans in this state were too far right to get elected. Ergo, the epic failures are entirely the fault of the GOP.
So maybe you’re reading this and saying, “OK, but Reagan and Nixon and economic shifts are old stories. California’s Dems have been in the driver’s seat for years, and they’re soft on crime and the border, full of empty promises and way too woke.”
Fine, but if that’s your perspective, whose fault is it that in California, Democrats are in charge?
I have the answer for you.
It’s Republicans.
In a state that proudly celebrates inclusion and leads the resistance to the politics of race-based scapegoating, climate change denial and the stripping of women’s reproductive rights, the out-of-touch GOP has been hell-bent on shrinking its tent. Reagan, who signed an abortion rights bill as governor and an immigrant amnesty bill as president, would be booted out of today’s GOP.
….Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, a moderate Republican, left Sacramento in 2011 and no GOP candidate has won statewide office since then. None of them has offered winning solutions to deep-seated problems, and it might be too late for a party resurgence because as the electorate has grown more diverse, GOP voter registration has dwindled to roughly 25%.
You can’t blame Democrats for that.
Uh, California is run by Democrats. Try again!
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The Dems have had a filibuster-proof majority in the legislature and Dem goobernors for nearly 15 years.
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