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In reply to the discussion: Ex-staffer accuses Eric Swalwell of sexual assault, upending governor's race [View all]SpankMe
(3,730 posts)With Cali's ranked choice voting, where the 2 top vote-getters will be our only choices, both could end up being Republicans if the many Dems in the race split the vote.The CA Dem party had better cull the heard real quick and coalesce around two strong candidates. The remaining Dems have to bow out ASAP. I think I've read that the ballots for the primary have already been printed and it wouldn't be possible to cull the Dem heard currently vying for the job.
We could be in real trouble here if even a hint of scandal taints our frontrunner, which seems to have happened here. A GOP engineered disinformation campaign this late will sink us.
We'd better be prepared for a disinformation campaign of our own, plus some hard choices from the Cal Dems. Our actions must be pure strategy with no political deference to any candidates who feel "entitled" to run.
As a last chance, Cal Dems should be doing what Republicans did in one of the Carolinas a few years back: When a Dem won the election for gov, the Repub legislature and outgoing Repub governor passed a ton of quickie legislation that moved a lot of gubernatorial power from the governor to the legislature. We have to play hardball here. A Repub governor here in Cali - with the power that a Cal governor has - would be devstating beyond belief.