yeah OK

Or is that off-limits? Only Californians can opine on California elections?

I mean, you surely are not concerned that a swath of D.C. or N.Y. or the internet people are going to try to vote in CA, are you?

So just what point are you making here?

without being, you know, obvious

And those who aim high and self-delete.

Can we donate to candidates in California if we don't live there, or is that forbidden too?

With that I see a lot of posts here and to be fair, in liberal CA forms on Nextdoor, where people have been overly worried about the Governor race.

I would be shocked if two Repukes make it through.

With the latest events it is likely that Steyer gets one spot. Now we need to get one more Dem through.

Because there is no way in hell a Repub is winning CA this year sans MASSIVE fraud.

They shall not be selecting Swalwell.

And from what I have read I believe the women. There is a little over a month left so maybe something will come out to change my mind.
Yes the timing sucks but if you have ever been or had a loved one who was a victim of SA you recognize certain patterns of grooming. Unfortunately I saw those patterns in the women's statements.
I was a supporter and was voting for Salwell. This has left heartbroken.

I think this sounds like some swift boat stuff. I read the CNN article and I could and would not vote for him after this.
I think the allegations are true. I also think it's another dem that is behind it.

Not sure about the timing. Maybe it is due to them finding out that they had similar experiences just recently.
We have four voters in my household, I'm the only female. We were all voting for him.
I'm not at home right now cause I'm caring for my son who is hospice in Reno area.
It will be an interesting conversation when I return home.

His staff has quit and all his big name endorsers have withdrawn their support.

We now have to get behind whomever is polling on top.
Even tho he is not my first pick it looks like Tom.

His political career is likely over. If he did do it I'm profoundly disappointed in him and hope his victims get justice.

We are grateful that gamma knife radiation gave us three years. His cancer is slow growing so if luck holds out we might get another year.

The Repubs would have been better letting is wait until August or September.

Steyer has the money, Porter being in the House should have some insight.

I was soft on both of them prior to these events. Now I am disgusted by both. Hopefully the truth will come out.

and a reminder that WE Dems hold abusers to account, we don't make them "president" or "Secretary of War"

And they don't care about boundaries and borders much. I wish I could believe it was all down to you California voters.

What their money does is form a coherent narrative. A false one, certainly, but it is consistent. We have money too, and a ton of creativity, yet our narratives are usually all over the damn place.

So please coalesce around one candidate so that we don't have 2 repugs running for governor of California in the general election. Thank you.

personally welcome input from fellow democrats. We’re all in this together.

It matters.

But you must allow for influences and outside opinions. These are not, unfortunately, limited to the voters of California.

Just like when everyone from around the country thought it was their business to tell Texas how they needed to vote in a certain recent senate race and then get really upset when that didn't go the way some thought it should.

But, again, the votes will only be cast by Californians - not anyone else.

Can you please point me to someone who is saying that the votes will be cast by anyone other than Californians?

You seem terribly concerned about this!

and yes, always sooooooo concerned

of their own, imo.

Edit: and now the “progressives” are pushing for the billionaire.

It has been over 30 years and the results are depressing.

Everyone wants to make hay, whether it's their time or not.

We don't have those for state offices in Texas.

Unfortunately I live in a red county and we fight every election only to get a republican.
Hopefully with redistricting this time will be different.

Not a Californian (often wish I was!), but been following the posts on Bluesky, and Becarra gets mentioned quite often. I don't know much about him or his candidacy, but on the surface, he seems quite great. Do you have an opinion about him, PeaceWave?

As for his credentials, yes, they're top notch. He'll receive strong consideration from multiple members of my family, both in Northern and Southern California. The fact that he could become the first California Governor of Latin American descent in 150 years would obviously be special, not just for my family but for so many across the state - particularly given what the current President is attempting to do to Latin Americans in this country.

mochiron.

and I had a lot to say about Governor's running in other states. For example, Mamdani, Shapiro, Cooper....
It may be our governor, but it doesn't hurt to hear input from citizens of other states because ultimately, we have the final say. I welcome as much information as possible and it's up to us to decide what to believe and what to utilize in our decision making.

Kind of like a contestant on the "Price is Right" game show. The audience is yelling out their opinions and through all of the pandemonium, the contestant on stage makes the final decision, right or wrong, they have to live with their decision.

Let us know if we can help

She's way smarter than me. I married up.

We have non partisan municipal races, which run the similar gamet. Although we don't have ranked choice.

Our mayoral races almost always end up in runoffs because the filing fees are only about $100.

to initiate a recall is insane.

I'm like, "No". I said, "Look what happened in Maine with ranked choice when Susan Collins should have been defeated". She still thinks it would be a great idea for Texas. She's not the brightest bulb.

You're welcome

on politics across the country on a message board immediately gave me the right to vote in each of those states I had an opinion about. So glad that’s been cleared up!

Thank you for educating us poorly informed Democrats who don't understand how and where we vote.

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