[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

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[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

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[farmfriend]

"The populist elements of California politics derive from 90 years ago, when there was a sense that you needed to do something to contain the effects of special interests, whether it was railroads or whatever," said Mark Baldassare, research director for the nonpartisan Public Policy Institute of California, "You needed an additional check and balance."

Sorry, the Grange was started in 1873 here in California. That is more than 90 years. I haven't done enough research to know if the Grange was truely populist back then. I've had several Texans say they were. We were the ones who had success regulating the railroads. Like it or not it is a fact.

[farmfriend]

Oh, yeah. Welcome to FR.

[snopercod]

Good article. Thanks for posting it.

[SierraWasp]

I like your style in posting this article, you know!!!

I personally do not like the "one candidate" scenario being promoted by the CA Republican "leaders," as it gives Davis the opportunity to smear that one and slither past the challenge. I do NOT like the Repellican "King Makers" strategy and personally hope for the most chaotic list of challengers imaginable, you know.

I want Graywater to have to use a "street sweeper" mechanised shotgun, rather than a rifle. The people will like it better and Davis will go down with a pack of dogs tearing at every part of his anatomy, you know!!!

The candidate with the plurality will be one the people have chosen and NOT one chosen for them by the Repellicans! If the stupid Demonicrats sit it out... too bad, you know.

Knowing the people have chosen will put the fear of God into the Demonicrat dominated legislature and will give the new Governor the necessary "Manure Scoop Loader" to clean out the Crapitol and there won't be much the creeple people can do about it, you know!!!

What do you think about that scenario? How 'bout the rest of you CA FReepers? The Dems have long abused the initiative process since Prop 13 and love the "Direct Democrazy" of the initiative, referendum and RECALL, you know. I just think it's hilarious that it's coming back to bite them in the butt, BIGTIME, you know!