Goodness, that’s an easily checkable fact. In fact a political writer in the state oughta damn well know it off the top of his head.
It that was my paper (well I wouldn’t have printed this finger wagging tripe in the first place but say I did) I’d have to fire everyone associated with the article.
BTW the 30’s wasn’t the last time before 2003, The rats did not hold every office in the 30’s.
Frank C. Jordan (R) was Sec of State from 1911-1940! Died in office, replaced by a rat who was replaced at the next election by Frank M. Jordan son of the former who served from 43-70! Interesting.
Anyway there also was not a rat Treasurer or Controller elected during the 30’s. The first in the 20th century for each office was elected in 1958.
That took a couple minutes to learn. But it was easier for the lazy and ignorant writer to just put “at least since the 30’s”.
Yeah, the advantage of having the Dems sweep everything is that they’ll have to own all their f’ups. The state had about 9 or so months of that the last time in 2003 before they went running for the first available Republican (alas, a Socialist even more fiscally irresposible than the Dem incumbent). If I were the CA GOP, I’d be warming up somebody viable in the meantime if we move on recalling Jerry before long (although loathe to say it, perhaps Steve Poizner could do it, despite my favoring McClintock. Whitman simply is not viable). Kamala Harris should be 2nd in line to be recalled, she is repugnant to anyone with even the slightest respect for the rule of law and victims rights.
The article didn't say that Democrats held every office in the 1930s; they said "one party controls both houses of the Legislature and every one of the state's constitutional offices." In the case of California, I think the Republicans held all those offices in the 1930s (although I didn't check each and every one).