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NobodyHere

(2,810 posts)
23. California is a solid blue state
Fri Sep 15, 2017, 12:10 PM
Sep 2017

Unless there's a chance of it flipping (which would be extremely disturbing on many levels) then it doesn't really matter if the R candidate appears on the ballot.

The bill would require all presidential candidates to release the last five years of their tax retur Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #1
Presidential Tax Transparency and Accountability Act Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #3
Off to the greatest page for thee malaise Sep 2017 #2
Also read recently that California wants to move their primaries to February/March as opposed 2d end Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #4
Yes! It is about time! I have been complaining about this for 30 years. BigmanPigman Sep 2017 #44
So have I. calimary Sep 2017 #47
K & R...Sounds good to me! Wounded Bear Sep 2017 #5
California leads. California_Republic Sep 2017 #6
Yay California! KPN Sep 2017 #7
K&R True_Blue Sep 2017 #8
Kick. dalton99a Sep 2017 #9
Kickety Kick! fleur-de-lisa Sep 2017 #10
Can't say I'm a fan NobodyHere Sep 2017 #11
I think this could work in our favor though flibbitygiblets Sep 2017 #16
I'm not so sure NobodyHere Sep 2017 #18
He got elected based on blatant lies flibbitygiblets Sep 2017 #24
Law wasn't in place and Don the Con said he would but didn't onetexan Sep 2017 #50
He got elected with "help" Daxter Sep 2017 #52
Republicans hold a primary in california also JI7 Sep 2017 #19
My thought too stopwastingmymoney Sep 2017 #45
But if the (R) candidate refuses to follow suit, Stonepounder Sep 2017 #21
California is a solid blue state NobodyHere Sep 2017 #23
Seems to me that going down that road Stonepounder Sep 2017 #29
Well there are local elections and this bill only applies to presidential candidates NobodyHere Sep 2017 #33
if there is no Republican at the top of the ticket NewJeffCT Sep 2017 #37
That doesn't mean they would want to officially treestar Sep 2017 #56
They would still have plenty of reasons Major Nikon Sep 2017 #28
There are other states who are considering this. With California's impetus, they may follow through. NBachers Sep 2017 #36
"giving the Republican candidate zero reason to follow suit" left-of-center2012 Sep 2017 #54
I like it, but it won't survive a SCOTUS review. MineralMan Sep 2017 #12
It it entirely up to the states how they allocate their electoral votes. NYC Liberal Sep 2017 #13
That's not the question, really. MineralMan Sep 2017 #14
Agreed TomSlick Sep 2017 #42
The issue isn't qualification for office. It's qualification to be on the ballot. Gore1FL Sep 2017 #48
Now can we add "IQ test" and "psychological evaluation" to that list? NotASurfer Sep 2017 #15
Down what path ? I don't see how 2 are comparable JI7 Sep 2017 #17
you just sayin what? azureblue Sep 2017 #20
Better yet, require that a candidate for President be able to pass the standard Citizenship test. Stonepounder Sep 2017 #22
I think the point was that trump is stupid and crazy flibbitygiblets Sep 2017 #26
Great News! Now add BlueIdaho Sep 2017 #25
Clinton won all the "big" blue states NewJeffCT Sep 2017 #38
I'm not so sure... better Sep 2017 #51
Yup BlueIdaho Sep 2017 #57
This will go to the SCOTUS very quickly and they will overturn it. lark Sep 2017 #27
I don't think so. State's run their own elections. That's why we have so many problems vkkv Sep 2017 #30
With this illegal SCOTUS lark Sep 2017 #32
Finally some good news. But, I'll be much happier when we (Calif.), OR and WA vkkv Sep 2017 #31
I will be moving there the day they do. lark Sep 2017 #34
Sonora is nice. The Hwy 108 corridor is very pretty all the way up to the Sonora Pass. vkkv Sep 2017 #35
My grandparents lived in Mariposa when I was growing up stopwastingmymoney Sep 2017 #46
Yes, the county fair is over Labor Day weekend.. We moved here in Nov. 2013. We've been to vkkv Sep 2017 #58
I think they were near you stopwastingmymoney Sep 2017 #60
Yah, that is close! Perhaps 1 & 1/2 mile as a crow flies. vkkv Sep 2017 #61
Does the refusal to release tax returns keep the candidate off the primary ballot? blogslut Sep 2017 #39
Am wondering about that too. Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #40
Great solution there. That and excluding them from debates if they R B Garr Sep 2017 #59
I think MineralMan (Post 12 and string) is correct. TomSlick Sep 2017 #41
I agree. The Supreme Court ruled back in the early 1990s that states could not unilaterally impose Midwestern Democrat Sep 2017 #43
Yes! If you refuse to show tax returns, then no debates. R B Garr Sep 2017 #49
There are hurdles to run for President bucolic_frolic Sep 2017 #53
Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2017 #55
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