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One of the factors that no doubt exacerbated the helplessness Californians felt in 2016 was how tiny a role we played during the presidential election (let us never speak of it again). On the one hand, hey, this whole mess isnt really our fault. Our long national barge fire is on you, Wisconsin! On the other hand, you know, maybe we could have done some good, perhaps altered the outcome for the better. We voted in June. Way too late.
California lawmakers would like our primary votesand the issues Californians care aboutto matter more, so theyre proposing we move the states primary to Super Tuesday, which fell on March 1 in 2016. Lawmakers would like to give the governor an option to move the primary up even earlier if too many other states try to move their primaries before Californias. From the Los Angeles Times:
A state as populous and diverse as California should not be an afterthought, Secretary of State Alex Padilla said in a statement supporting Senate Bill 568.
By holding our primary earlier, we will ensure that issues important to Californians are prioritized by presidential candidates from all political parties, Padilla said.
Assuming there is an election in 2020, this would be a welcome development.
http://www.lamag.com/culturefiles/california-presidential-primary-2020/
Kilgore
(1,733 posts)Generic Brad
(14,275 posts)Putin & Co took over our government. They hold every branch of government and all levers of power. They have no intention of ever letting go.
Kilgore
(1,733 posts)We will have our answer in four years.
Bucky
(54,013 posts)You gotta have a sense of humor about this "end of democracy" thing
nocalflea
(1,387 posts)Nothing ever changes. Yadda,yadda,yadda...