Could Democrats actually be at risk of losing control of the governor’s office in California? The liberal media outlet ‘Politico’ seems to think so, and if they are saying this, everyone should be paying attention.
Politico may be biased, but it is a publication that people in Washington, DC read religiously, especially Democrats. They have been around for years and have eyes and ears everywhere in the world of American politics.
Is it possible that the people of California are finally ready for a real change? Let’s hope so.
This is what Politico is reporting:
Democrats risk a historic upset in California
California Democrats say they’ll clean up this mess. But in a governor’s race that has all the makings of a debacle, they’re digging themselves deeper.
With a sprawling field threatening to split the vote and hand the governorship to a Republican, a late-hour effort failed to persuade longshot contenders to drop out. A preeminent labor group split its coveted endorsement four ways, elevating no one. And in the most recent upheaval, a televised debate was hastily canceled after an uproar from within the party that leaving out low-polling candidates of color would produce an all-white stage.
Democratic political professionals here largely insist the field will consolidate once campaigns start running more ads and voters tune in, averting a scenario where Democrats are locked out of the general election. But a dearth of star candidates and the vagaries of California’s top-two election system have pushed California Democrats into precarious new terrain.
“We know there’s this risk ahead — a 15 percent chance of calamity. It’s not a 15 percent chance of stubbing your toe, it’s a 15 percent chance of losing the governorship, losing the down-ballot races,” said Paul Mitchell, a leading Democratic data strategist in the state.
Losing the governorship would rank among the biggest upsets in modern political history.
For Democrats, who have held a monopoly on statewide office for a generation and outnumber Republicans two to one, it wouldn’t just mean ceding California’s role as a national leader in progressive policymaking. The lack of a top-of-the-ticket standard bearer could also suppress turnout and cost the party House seats, squandering Democrats’ victory last year in a hard-fought gerrymandering campaign.
What Politico fails to mention here is that Democrats deserve to lose this race.
California is losing population for the first time in history. The handling of the rebuild from the wildfires over a year ago has been non-existent. The state has the highest taxes in the country. It’s time for the people of California to try something different.
Mike LaChance has been covering higher education and politics for Legal Insurrection since 2012. Since 2008 he has contributed work to the Gateway Pundit, Daily Caller, Breitbart, the Center for Security Policy, the Washington Free Beacon, and Ricochet. He has also written for American Lookout, Townhall, and Twitchy.
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