CA GOV 2021 - 2022 megathread

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Newsom is more likely to face a credible challenger to his left than a credible Republican, but they would fail too. He isn't going anywhere, and it would be a waste of time to even try (although I welcome it).

Lara and Becerra are better targets for anyone remotely progressive (they don't even have to run as leftwing, just "not corrupt" and "not 100% in hock to police unions" respectively).

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Some ballot initiative polling from the Public Policy Institute of California:

September 4-13
1168 likely voters
MoE: 4.3%
Changes with April 1-9 poll

Prop. 15: “Increases Funding for Public Schools, Community Colleges, and Local Government Services by Changing Tax Assessment of Commercial and Industrial Property."

Yes 51% (-2)
No 40% (-7)
Don't know 9% (+8)

Prop. 16.: "“Allows Diversity as a Factor in Public Employment, Education, and Contracting Decisions. Legislative Constitutional Amendment."

Yes 31%
No 47%
Don't know 22%

N.B. they try to summarise the amendments when asking these questions, which could bias responses.

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Let’s wait for all the votes to be in, but it looks like the polls were off again. They seem to have overestimated Recall (538 average: 57 No-42 Yes), which is a break from their pro-Democratic bias.

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WOW! Gavin celebrating his victory in the recall by signing a bill that will effectively abolish single-family zoning in California. Thank you SIR!

https://twitter.com/hknightsf/status/1438638420889276422

BIG MANDATE ENERGY!

Next stop soviet apartment blocks!

This is deregulation, so no.