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upaloopa

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13. As a straight old white guy i have always felt

Reply to KamaAina (Reply #8)

Wed Nov 5, 2014, 03:22 PM

Nov 2014

that what was good for minorities be they women, gays, African Americans, Hispanics or Asians is good for me because by osmosis what improves their lives improves mine. The more rights and freedoms other people have the more I have. An increase in a living wage lifts the floor under all wages etc.

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And In The Sanest State In The Country: Ds Sweep State Offices in California [View all] stopbush Nov 2014 OP

As did Oregon fredamae Nov 2014 #1

Yep. We Lefties of the Left Coast prevailed. Arugula Latte Nov 2014 #9

Indeed! fredamae Nov 2014 #12

This is how we roll in Ca Politicalboi Nov 2014 #2

We are losing people I think. Our population is shrinking upaloopa Nov 2014 #4

And they're being replaced by immigrants KamaAina Nov 2014 #8

As a straight old white guy i have always felt upaloopa Nov 2014 #13

Hopefully we'll lose more Politicalboi Nov 2014 #10

Oregon did all right, too gratuitous Nov 2014 #3

KGW Just Called M92 Defeated. n/t fredamae Nov 2014 #15

Same in Minnesota. All of the statewide winners were MineralMan Nov 2014 #5

Doesn't look like we'll have a supermajority in the legislature, though KamaAina Nov 2014 #6

My blue dog, barely Dem (former R) state Assemblyman was ousted by a Republican pinboy3niner Nov 2014 #7

America forgets the underrepresented West Coast Johonny Nov 2014 #11

california dems do not prostitute themselves to repubs in the name of bipartisanship nt msongs Nov 2014 #14

still waiting for the bera/ose count shanti Nov 2014 #16

Those are steamroller numbers. hifiguy Nov 2014 #17

Sanest? Puglover Nov 2014 #18

I wish I could wrap myself in my little blue California bubble... MoonchildCA Nov 2014 #19