I’m surprised you didn’t throw some Spanberger in there for good measure. Vetoing collective bargaining and class action lawsuits in Virginia is pretty anti-democratic
How is Hilton going to beat Becerra when most of Steyer's votes will go to Becerra in the GE?...I don't think you're being very reasonable with your stance here...Plus I'd say that Becerra is more likely to govern progressively than Steyers
I don’t know how you could possibly expect becerra to govern more progressively than Steyer, unless we have radically divergent understandings of the term “progressive”
As for Hilton, I hope you’re right — but I won’t be surprised if disaffected Dems stay home and a lot of independent / unaffiliated voters show up for Hilton.
Given the stakes, Democrats should prefer that there's a 100 percent chance the next governor is a Democrat. If it's Becerra vs. Hilton, the odds are still good that the Democrat wins but it's not 100 percent. As Evan said, I am surprised that any supposed "pro-democracy" Democrat would think Hilton in the general is a positive development.
It speaks to the almost "anti-democracy" position that too many Democrats take. Becerra vs Steyer would have been a debate in actual issues and the future of California. Becerra vs. Hilton effectively becomes another "existential" election where it's either the not-so-impressive Democrat or a fascism enabler. Mainstream Dems might prefer this for obvious reasons, but it's not true democracy.
Right I mean I do too, but the point I think stands regardless: this is not a risk any elected Democrat should be comfortable taking, even if it’s small—let alone boasting about.
I’m surprised you didn’t throw some Spanberger in there for good measure. Vetoing collective bargaining and class action lawsuits in Virginia is pretty anti-democratic
This is really strong writing, Evan.
Thank you!! 🙏
ZDF FT zz
How is Hilton going to beat Becerra when most of Steyer's votes will go to Becerra in the GE?...I don't think you're being very reasonable with your stance here...Plus I'd say that Becerra is more likely to govern progressively than Steyers
I don’t know how you could possibly expect becerra to govern more progressively than Steyer, unless we have radically divergent understandings of the term “progressive”
As for Hilton, I hope you’re right — but I won’t be surprised if disaffected Dems stay home and a lot of independent / unaffiliated voters show up for Hilton.
Given the stakes, Democrats should prefer that there's a 100 percent chance the next governor is a Democrat. If it's Becerra vs. Hilton, the odds are still good that the Democrat wins but it's not 100 percent. As Evan said, I am surprised that any supposed "pro-democracy" Democrat would think Hilton in the general is a positive development.
It speaks to the almost "anti-democracy" position that too many Democrats take. Becerra vs Steyer would have been a debate in actual issues and the future of California. Becerra vs. Hilton effectively becomes another "existential" election where it's either the not-so-impressive Democrat or a fascism enabler. Mainstream Dems might prefer this for obvious reasons, but it's not true democracy.
We'll see but I hope for CA's sake that Lieu is correct
Right I mean I do too, but the point I think stands regardless: this is not a risk any elected Democrat should be comfortable taking, even if it’s small—let alone boasting about.