I’ll be taking questions tomorrow at 7AM for the Washington Post live on video. Fortunately, I’m a morning person. You can watch it here.
Well, it’s here. Today’s the day that we see if Props 16&17 were good investments for their corporate backers. We see which Republican in the Governor and Senate races will try to desperately walk back all the crazy of the last few months. Good Luck on that.
On a more personal note, you may already know that I’m working for Kamala Harris in the AG’s race. I’m pretty proud of the fact that I have been able to work exclusively for candidates and campaigns that I believe in. Candidates like Mark Leno and Lois Wolk; I’m glad to say that Kamala fits right in there. I truly believe that she is the best candidate for the job. She works incredibly hard, and will continue to do so through the general and beyond. She’s already been tested by what amounts to a Republican attack campaign with far more firepower than any of the Republican candidates will be able to muster. She handled it with grace, when I’m not sure that I would be able to do the same. While others want to stick to failed policies of yesterday, Kamala is working to create innovative initiatives that tackle the root cause of our problems in the justice system.
Continuing the personal theme, I’d like to talk about Chris Garland in the 9th AD. I’m not going to analyze this from an electoral perspective, but what I will say is what I know of Chris. I was fortunate enough to work with him in the progressive campaign against Prop 1A last spring. Chris, who worked for the California Faculty Association at the time, was critical to that campaign. He worked extremely hard to show that Californians were upset not just about the taxes, as the Jarvis-ites would have you believe, but also about the crazy spending cap. He is a progressive that will fight for progressive values. More than just being a good vote, he will be an outspoken voice for his constituents and for the California that we all believe in.
No matter who you vote for in any of the primary battles, be sure to vote. The propositions are too important to ignore. Thank you.