• gdog05@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Gavin Newsom has the bully pulpit right now. Even Trump is glued to Newsom’s posts, speeches and interviews. There are a lot fewer uneducated people about this topic than usual because of that. And the protests have shown that people are willing to engage. So that gives a good deal of hope.

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      3 days ago

      I’d also argue that the bully pulpit doesn’t mean much in this case. Legislators often vote against maps when it doesn’t favor them, and most of the democratic incumbents will be fine after this.

      Also, the legislature doesn’t need to take a stand, the can simply say “I wanted to let the people decide.”

      It’s a super safe vote for the CA legislators. They have little to lose.