A watershed moment --Californians vote to raise their own taxes

[CreekDog]

Last edited Wed Nov 7, 2012, 08:42 AM - Edit history (1)

Proposition 30 is passing.

by a 7 percent margin statewide (with just 20% of the vote outstanding).

perhaps the madness of cutting our taxes by stealing from our children's education is finally nearing an end.

http://vote.sos.ca.gov/returns/maps/ballot-measures/prop/30/

(edited: now leading by 8 percent with almost all the vote in --winning counties on most of the coast but also a good chunk of the Central Valley and even Imperial Valley)

AN IMPRESSIVE, BROAD WIN!

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. So we hope

[CreekDog]

2. yes, but finally there is a reason to hope

[nadinbrzezinski]

3. Trust me, my eyes bleed

But Filner took a lead over DeMaio, the race that truly worried me...presidential, not really.

The tone from the Rs was not concession but this is not good. We will need to wait. I hope we don't have a fight, razor thin race...so is bilbray peters race, this close b

[NBachers]

4. Jerry McNerney won; Mary Bono Mack is losing and her husband Connie lost, and Dan Lungren lost, too

We lost on some of the ballot measures, but all in all, California had a good night.

[nadinbrzezinski]

5. Wait...for Bilbray

I fear to call it...that close.

But I forgot, forgive me long night, that Bilbray is not going back.

It is what he said tonight.

[Raine]

7. I HATE Lungren, years ago was my rep. I want him to lose so bad. nt

[joshcryer]

6. Wow.

Californians have stereotypically been a group that refused to raise their own taxes. This is a breath of fresh air.

[CreekDog]

8. they also passed proposition 39, which was another, smaller tax measure

but a tax measure nontheless.

it is a breath of fresh air.

also, our State Assembly will have a 69% Democratic majority, crossing a big hurdle (the 2/3rds) where the Republicans could completely stymie budget related matters.

[joshcryer]

9. Excellent news!

[CreekDog]

11. now the tax increase has passed by 8 percent

my state is coming around!

these used to always get voted down, again and again.

[Starry Messenger]

10. k&r

I feel like I aged a year this election. Thank you CA.

[CreekDog]

12. yeah, i've been on pins and needles on all these races top to bottom

so many, many must-wins.

thanks for helping it pass!