I’m satisfied with the democratic process in that respect.” … I really appreciate the fact that an engineer up here in the foothills could wind up on the ballot going after an incumbent. Nichols: The write-in process allows voters to think “outside of the duopoly that dominates our political culture.Hence the uneven matchup in a conservative Assembly district encompassing the Central Valley and parts of the Sierra Nevada: Libertarian write-in candidate Thomas Edward Nichols, who received just 15 votes in the primary, will face off in November against GOP incumbent Jim Patterson, who received more than 90,000 votes. And no matter how few votes they won, as long as they finished in second place, they advanced to the November election. Indeed, state Assembly and state Senate candidates needed as few as 40 people to sign nomination papers to qualify as write-in candidates for the June 7 primary. Due in part to the structure of the Golden State’s top-two primary election system, it’s fairly easy for write-in candidates - even those with very little support - to snag the second spot on the November general election ballot in races with only one other contender, CalMatters’ Sameea Kamal reports. As Floridians face historic sea level rise and catastrophic climate change fueled hurricanes, California leads the world in combatting this existential threat to our future.”īut airing ads in Florida isn’t the only quirk of California campaigns. They are attacking Governor Newsom because no governor has done more to break American’s addiction to fossil fuel. These dirty companies are raking in massive profits while causing the deaths of countless Americans - from extreme heat, drought, fires and choked lungs. Nathan Click, a spokesperson for Newsom’s reelection campaign, told me in a statement: “Being attacked by the world’s nastiest polluters is a badge of honor for Governor Newsom.What we’d like to see him do is work harder to work with us because we’re the folks who can do hard things to help us get there.” I mean, he’s really good at demonizing us. Slagle added: “I think what we’re hoping for here is that we’ll get him focused on … trying to find some sort of partnership to move forward on climate and energy policy.… We want the governor to engage … and really focus on the cost and the impacts, and not just give lip service and political slogans.” These energy policies, these bans and mandates, the things that are being debated right now … make a real difference to Californians on a day-to-day basis. … But, here in California, there’s real critical issues. And the governor is focused in Florida and Texas and other states right now.
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