Yeah I realized it this election. The primaries was actually very interesting in choices and candidates.
The actual midterm ballot was milquetoast in choices and recommendations. The props were way more interesting than seeing yet another “do I choose moderate democrat who will change npthojg or MAGA republican?”. The last 3 pages was just judges, and not even a choice: just " do you think this judge should retain their position? ".
It’s crazy more people don’t take primaries seriously
With the judges though I think it was just coincidence as there are still elections that all is to decide. These were because those judges term was going up and we were asked if the judge should be continue to hold the office for another term.
I personally think that the governor should appoint judges, the Senate should confirm them and we should be able to vote them out (majority vote) in case they abuse their position.
I think that voting out could be good for federal judges and SCOTUS as well.
Indeed. I don’t know if that’s unique to CA, but it’s an odd phenomenon.
I think your system does work better. As long as judges aren’t going full Clarence Thomas, I generally shouldn’t know the day to day news of a judicial representative. The whole point is to take a non-partisan stance, after all.
To the right wing, EVERY strategy is on the table.
For at least the last several decades, that has included running right-wing candidates pretending to be left who then win and never do anything left-leaning.
The Democratic Party should change its name to the Greenhouse Party, because it’s full of plants.
And the Republican Party should change its name to the Outhouse Party, because it’s full of shit.
Blue no matter who*
*Terms and conditions apply.
Blue no matter who, but also vote in primaries, where you can change the “who”.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gPBdBrqVCbtuy7f1bjOdCDUzEv5RqbbU1yYAr3KoHYE/edit?pli=1&gid=583502795#gid=583502795
Check donors, check caucuses they are in. For example Blue Dogs caucus that’s essentially Republicans who don’t like trump.
Yeah I realized it this election. The primaries was actually very interesting in choices and candidates.
The actual midterm ballot was milquetoast in choices and recommendations. The props were way more interesting than seeing yet another “do I choose moderate democrat who will change npthojg or MAGA republican?”. The last 3 pages was just judges, and not even a choice: just " do you think this judge should retain their position? ".
It’s crazy more people don’t take primaries seriously
California? Because the ballot sounds familiar.
With the judges though I think it was just coincidence as there are still elections that all is to decide. These were because those judges term was going up and we were asked if the judge should be continue to hold the office for another term.
I personally think that the governor should appoint judges, the Senate should confirm them and we should be able to vote them out (majority vote) in case they abuse their position.
I think that voting out could be good for federal judges and SCOTUS as well.
Indeed. I don’t know if that’s unique to CA, but it’s an odd phenomenon.
I think your system does work better. As long as judges aren’t going full Clarence Thomas, I generally shouldn’t know the day to day news of a judicial representative. The whole point is to take a non-partisan stance, after all.
To the right wing, EVERY strategy is on the table.
For at least the last several decades, that has included running right-wing candidates pretending to be left who then win and never do anything left-leaning.
The Democratic Party should change its name to the Greenhouse Party, because it’s full of plants.
And the Republican Party should change its name to the Outhouse Party, because it’s full of shit.