Why is the democratic party also in trouble? [View all]

[nadinbrzezinski]

Hmm... here is a local example we are hearing over the grapevine.

Solar, alternative energy and climate change is a large concern among voters in my town. It is not just granola munching, talking at the coffee shop over latte. These people get things done. Well, I am hearing the local party is about to give the middle finger to a group that shepherded through, among other things, a climate action plan though a city hall with a split government and the republican mayor embraced it after the interim mayor got that going.

So what in their crazy loving heads is the party going to do? Remove solar from the county party plank. Why? Money infusion from the utilities. For the record, this is the kind of ahem, take your gun, load it, aim it at your foot and shoot yourself, that has meant Republicans are essentially done in California. If the national party does indeed collapse, they are indeed done. The only thing keeping them alive is the national party.

Trust me, the local republican chairman of the party is really doing things that have alienated many republicans form the party. Some of them may vote for a democrat, Some are business types and after the dems do that they will take a second look. Well, after it percolates out and people do find out. If Kevarick, the chairman of the local R side of the house, has any brains, he will embrace the environmental plank the dems are letting go.. off. I did not say he has any ok, before you start. He is far more ideological than you would imagine. My local mayor and him are are not in talking terms for example.

But let's take this to the logical end, and trust me, the utilities want to get rid of AB 32... if they take over the state party... my mayor, who is going to run for governor,, may actually have a chance. Right now I give him like zero chance. But if the Rs decide to flop that one, assuming they can get organized. Dems are like herding cats, republicans in this state is like herding tigers... could take a lot of voters away on the environment aware voting public.

Do I think republicans will do that? Nah, they are too busy eating their own and have been there for over a decade. But if you think this will not accelerate the flight to refuse to state party (otherwise known as independents)... or perhaps the green party... there is a bridge down the bay that might be for sale...