The Stop 1D campaign takes their “this will hurt children – literally” argument to video, claiming that if Prop 1D passes child abuse preventing programs funded through First Five Prop 10 money will be cut. It’s a devastatingly effective ad:
I always though Props 1D and 1E were the most likely to go down of the bunch, and if these ads get much viewership around the state, then 1D in particular is likely to get crushed. Which is as it should be.
of the props. The props take the surplus these funds have now but promise to pay when there is deficit. In practice that may not happen, but at least according to my Assembly person that was the intention and I don’t doubt him. If C, D and E all fail, then that’s that, $6 or 8 billion out of the current budget they balanced it on so they go back to do what? The 5th grade teacher I was hoping my son would get this fall will be gone, I know that much.
BRUTAL. If they have enough cash to make a decent ad buy then it will put the measure in even more trouble.
That’s the basic problem with a bunch of initiatives that have no native advocates beyond just the legislators. A little bit of opposition is all that is needed to push Californians towards voting No, which is their standard response to initiatives.