cannot say this enough:

[blogdiva@mastodon.social]

@jrconlin @haineux OMG i forgot about that.

[benroyce@mastodon.social]

@blogdiva

people:

#VOTE IN THE #PRIMARIES

"these #democrat #candidates in the general #election fucking suck"

yes, yes...

DID YOU VOTE IN THE FUCKING PRIMARIES?!?!?!

remember the lesson of #mamdani:

the establishment was against him

and how did we react?

did we moan and whine and not vote?

no

we showed up and we fucking voted

and what happened

mamdani won

learn. this. lesson.

VOTE

[blogdiva@mastodon.social]

@benroyce yup

your auntifa liza 🇵🇷 🦛 🦦 (@blogdiva@mastodon.social)

today's #AltTxt #AltText #yaddayadda isn’t about California but it is totally about the race for the job of #California governor. ❝ IMAGINE HAVING ENOUGH MONEY TO END WORLD HUNGER BUT INSTEAD YOU FOCUS ON ENDING DEMOCRACY SO YOUR TAXES WON'T GO UP. BILLIONAIRES ARE AN ABOMINATION ❞ so, remember, don't let the fascist-lite democrats throw the elections to the billionaires: 🗣 VOTE IN THE PRIMARIES don't let Steyer, Ellison, Bezos, Musk take control of California.

Mastodon (mastodon.social)

[drangnon@hachyderm.io]

@haineux you might also get good info from calmatters.org but I'm not sure about that for the gubernatorial race. I have in the past found their assessments really valuable for the legislative races @blogdiva @jrconlin

[blogdiva@mastodon.social]

calmatters should be their first stop. it’s an excellent resource.

@draNgNon @haineux @jrconlin

[kevinashworth@mastodon.social]

@blogdiva His ads immediately let me know he’s trouble. Arrogant and egotistical. He will promote some stuff that I support, sure, but I will not support him. He strides noisily to the front of the room and demands attention, but the smart people, we see Steyer is just another power-hungry psychopath.

[lor@goingdark.social]

@blogdiva

steyer should take his money and buy media to protect it from the right wingers… but no… he does this shit.

[dingodog19@sfba.social]

@benroyce @blogdiva the other lesson was JUST GIVE US ALL RANKED CHOICE VOTING ALREADY

[benroyce@mastodon.social]

@dingodog19 @blogdiva

caveat:

you have to show up and vote in those candidates that will give you that

[laukidh@infosec.exchange]

@jrconlin @haineux @blogdiva Porter got sunk by staff abuse allegations last year. https://www.newsweek.com/katie-porter-abuse-allegations-resurface-after-interview-outburst-10850086

[snow@teardrop.net]

@blogdiva
> she would veto this legislation.
I want to believe. Tell me more?

[decapitae@mastodon.social]

@blogdiva Do your homework - the fascists change costumes frequently

[haineux@mastodon.social]

@Laukidh @jrconlin @blogdiva She seems to be the most liberal in her positions, so I was for her, but the ship seems to be sunk. Alas.

[kathmandu@stranger.social]

@haineux @blogdiva @jrconlin

Ballotpedia can be a good place to start.

(ballotpedia.org)

[laukidh@infosec.exchange]

@haineux @blogdiva Same. I really liked her and she was my likely pick.

[liferstate@mas.to]

@benroyce @blogdiva My congressional district has been solidly Dem probably since FDR, which means the most significant contest is the Dem primary. If you don't tune in til a few weeks before the general election, you've missed the whole deal. In other districts, the GOP primary is the whole game. The *most* important thing, though, is that "the Democrats" doesn't exist. There are 50 state Democratic Parties, plus territories, plus Dems Abroad. The Democratic Party is what you make it.

[sempre_piano@mastodon.social]

@blogdiva What information shows that Katie Porter would veto this?

[crcollins@writing.exchange]

@blogdiva

As a Californian, I am beating my head against the wall right now. We seem completely screwed. Who thought one big primary for both parties sounded like a good idea???