re: What the CA election shows us about Democrats

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George W. gave us No Child Left Behind with a corresponding incredible increase in Federal education funding

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This was at a time where there were terrible things happening in local schools... and the idea was that federal government could fix what state/local government could not.

That was wrong. I was against it then. I'm all for better standards but throwing more money at this problem does not fix this problem.

But let's be honest... how many small government, fiscal conservatives do you see running for office these days? Hell, even when small government, fiscal conservatives ideas are tossed around on this board... they are attacked by others on the right.

The hell with getting them elected... we can't even get them to run...

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OMLandshark

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That sums up the California recall results perfectly.

Many of these California Democrats hate what the democrat party stands for, but they have been brainwashed to believe that voting for a Republican is a thousand times worse.

I have a lot of family in the Northeast in states like Connecticut, New York and Massachusetts. I was visiting them last year before the election. It's crazy how my family up there hated the lockdowns, hated masks, hate high taxes, hate high cost of living, hate illegal immigration. Listening them talk about politics you'd think they were daily Rush Limbaugh listeners.

But they vote democrat every election. Because they believe Republicans are all uneducated redneck racist trailer trash.

They may hate many of the things democrats stand for, but they view the alternative as much worse so they go back and vote democrat by default. For them, voting democrat is a cultural and geographical thing. "I live in the Northeast, so it is my duty to vote democrat because I am not a southern redneck"

Evidence is that Newsome even won Arizona this time.

~ Walton and Johnson

In other words, Democrats have no pricipals?

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If it's a Democrat stronghold... there is no need to cheat.

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Because the entire state isn't. So, like in the 2020 election, you had some democratic counties that had more people show up to vote, then there were registered voters. High vote counts in those "strongholds", help overcome and offset votes in other areas.

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I think some Republicans (not saying you are one of them) have decided that it's easier to blame "cheating" than it is to admit that staying home is hurting the GOP, and not having enough strong electable conservative candidates, is the real problem

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I totally agree the GOP does a horrible job of nominating good candidates and voters compound the problem by staying home. While I would not be shocked to find out there were voting irregularities in Orleans Parish, the only election I am reasonably certain was stolen was the 2020 presidential election. No fricking way Joe Biden got 81 M legitimate votes.