discussion What is going on in California?

[Letters From Adi]

How is this state turning redder each election cycle?
2016: 31.62%
2020: 34.32%
2024: 40.1% (60% in, so this should lower a bit but still...)


 

Spoiler

Also, not the OP being a native American Trumpster 

Why have so many minorities suddenly shifted to Trump enmasse? 

 

[Virgos Groove]

I thought this was gonna be about the "abolish slavery" referendum which was rejected despite not having an actual opposition movement. California is truly the Switzerland of America (derogatory).

 

Edited November 8 by Virgos Groove

[Armani?]

She lost the popular vote, that's why

[Orsay]

1 minute ago, Virgos Groove said:

I thought this was gonna be about the "abolish slavery" referendum which was rejected despite not having an actual opposition movement. California is truly the Switzerland of America (derogatory).

 

This was the CRAZIEST thing. Like how tf?  I'm ashamed and don't get it

[Timber]

It's barely 58% done.

Edited November 8 by Timber

[kimberly]

Californians are disenfranchised by the Electoral College and feel like their votes don't matter in the Presidential election (which is true).

[jdanton2]

before Clinton the Republicans tended to win California .

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_elections_in_California

[family.guy123]

It's a worldwide thing. Look it up. People are sick of it. 

[harwee]

This is the sister thread of this:

 

[45seconds]

1 hour ago, kimberly said:

Californians are disenfranchised by the Electoral College and feel like their votes don't matter in the Presidential election (which is true).

If you're a Republican. 

[kimberly]

1 minute ago, 45seconds said:

If you're a Republican. 

If you're a Democrat as well.

 

California is one of the safest BLUE states. Even if you go vote for the Democratic candidate, even if that candidate overwhelmingly wins the popular vote, it all depends on the Electoral College results. So many people have a "why bother" attitude because of that, especially this year when Dems have been openly genocidal.

[l3disko]

I always imagined California as a place where people are desperate for change and things getting worse - increase of crime, homelessness, massive rent increases, etc,etc.

 

You always hear about people moving out.

[MP3]

They see what's going on in the major cities and they want changes that's all

[kimberly]

18 minutes ago, l3disko said:

I always imagined California as a place where people are desperate for change and things getting worse - increase of crime, homelessness, massive rent increases, etc,etc.

 

You always hear about people moving out.

this is just a whole lot of fear mongering and media narratives. everyone who travels from elsewhere to visit me falls in love and says "I thought it was going to be terrible out here, but it's actually great."

 

California ranks very high among states where people born in it actually remain there:

 

 

 

It's true that migration has been in the negative, but it's mostly due to COVID-19 and a lot of expats moving back with the advent of remote work (and those workplaces not requiring people to relocate to CA when they're hired, like they used to).

 

 

[MusicLoverDude]

A lot of people complain about gas and grocery prices here, just like everywhere else. 

 

I come from an LA suburb as well, which was very purple. A lot of Dems but also a lot of Republicans. 

[Cyanide]

People are voting based off of issues in the cities like homelessness, crime, cost of living, etc. and not identity politics

[Ger]

14 hours ago, kimberly said:

this is just a whole lot of fear mongering and media narratives. everyone who travels from elsewhere to visit me falls in love and says "I thought it was going to be terrible out here, but it's actually great."

 

California ranks very high among states where people born in it actually remain there:

 

 

 

It's true that migration has been in the negative, but it's mostly due to COVID-19 and a lot of expats moving back with the advent of remote work (and those workplaces not requiring people to relocate to CA when they're hired, like they used to).

 

 

Isn't California the state every american dream to live in?

[rivers]

People are tired of the status quo. Democrats need to provide an alternative option or else they are toast. 

[VOSS]

They haven't built enough housing. That's literally it. California is one of the most expensive and difficult places to build anything.

[Raver]

Newsom's impacT

& some of you want him to run for president