'Tis the Season of Membership Stacking for Endorsements: Stonewall Next in the Headlights

by: lindasutton

Fri Apr 25, 2008 at 00:25:36 AM PDT

Most Californians are sure that their election is over. All the media coverage is blaring babble from the most recent presidential debate in distant states as well as other inane minutia that denigrates the process.

Yet, if you look closely, really closely, you may find evidence that there is yet another election coming up here in June. Yes, June 3rd to be exact.

This season, in spite of the state being billions of dollars in debt, and the cries of horror about budget cuts, our state legislators gave us the special treat of spending double on TWO elections!!!.

And the citizens who ARE paying attention to the obscure references to the June 3rd primary are again faced with figuring out who is worth voting for, if anyone.

With little information in the mainstream media, many turn to their local Democratic Clubs and special interest groups for guidance. Or, they look to their Democratic party. This guidance most often comes in the form of the last minute slate mailers, the topic of this conversation.

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2006 California Turnout Settles at the Bottom of the Barrel

by: Lucas O'Connor

Wed Dec 20, 2006 at 10:04:03 AM PST

(One of the ways redistricting would be good for us is to increase turnout. higher turnout=more Dem victories. - promoted by SFBrianCL)

The AP reported Monday that 2006 turnout in California was the second lowest in state history, just falling short of the record low of 2002. This is especially distressing since it comes in a year that saw some states match or exceed presidential-year turnout and since 2006 should have been a year which provided California Democrats a great reason to show up- knocking off Arnold Schwarzenegger. So I have several problems with this state of affairs on the flip, and I'm sure everyone else has their favorite gripes as well.

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Taking back the CA Democratic Party

by: rbayne

Tue Dec 19, 2006 at 10:54:24 AM PST

(Arnold is a Democrat? - promoted by juls)

x-posted at California Notes

I'm not against reaching across the aisle in an effort to find common ground that benefits all Californians and makes this great state even better. I'm not against finding bipartisan solutions to the complex problems facing the state. I am against selling out.

Not to exonerate Phil Angelides for complicity in his own defeat, but the Democratic leaders, and yes, even the party itself, are not blame free. Throughout the summer months as it became clear that the gap in the poll percentages were not closing, Democrats seemed to flee the Angelides campaign and, desperate to be aligned with a winner, flocked to Arnold Schwarzenegger.

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