SEIU has just made what they are calling a major shift in their political strategy. They are launfhing the “Golden California PAC” which will work to elect moderate Republicans in the legislature.
This could end up being a very risky proposition, but from their perspective, this has to be the time for the risk, right? We know that the districts under the new maps might make the addition of some moderates to the legislature somewhat more possible. And with the addition of the top two primary, maybe the extremism of the Republican candidate that reaches the general election. Maybe more Democrats and DTS voters will support the so-called moderate Republicans.
More thoughts on this story to come…
‘Moderate Republicans’ ?
Isn’t THAT a contradiction in terms ??
Presumably, ‘Moderate’ Republicans only want to beat up illegal aliens, but let them stay in California
Maybe they only want oil companies to pollute Santa Barbar beaches a ‘little’ bit
They probably only want to invade Canada and annex Poland
‘Moderate’ Republicans ?
Are those the guys supporting Nude Gingrich ??
Yep, I remember when “Moderate Republican” Tom Harmon was elected to the State Senate. His Republican opponent was Diane Harkey, who was considered to be much more conservative.
Harmon is/was probably moderate at heart than Harkey, but once elected the conservative Republicans “got him” and he votes consistently with them.
So the idea of courting so-called moderate Reeps strikes me as a fool’s errand.
but par for the course for SEIU.
Its popular to think that lobbying money goes one way – buying votes. But once a special interest group plays both sides it often finds itself building alliances and cutting deals it normally wouldnt to keep its ‘investment”