Voting “NO” in California; Defying the Powers That Be
While the Governor whom I once so enthusiastically supported, having given generously to his reelection campaign in 2006 hobnobs in Washingon, D.C. with the president, I did a very un-LA thing and walked, yes, walked the three blocks to my polling place to vote against the ballot measures he strongly supports.
I saw that walk as representative of this day of electoral defiance. I defied the powers that be in our state capital by voting, “No,” on measures 1A-E and defied LA custom by walking a distance greater than two blocks. Some Angelenos even drive to their next door neighbor’s.
At about 2:40 this afternoon (5:40 GayPatriot blog time), I was the 85th voter in my precinct, indeed, I was the only voter at my polling place during the time I was there. Low turnout in my precinct is a good sign, given how far left my neighbors lean. Let’s just hope it’s a little higher in the “redder” regions of the state.
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While the Governor whom I once so enthusiastically supported, having given generously to his reelection campaign in 2006
I know how you feel. I worked to get Arnold elected. Heck, I door-knocked on the day of the recall to get Davis thrown out of office after he covered up the budget problems in order to get re-elected. Maybe our state really is ungovernable. Half-kidding, half-not. :/
Comment by torrentprime — May 19, 2009 @ 6:17 pm - May 19, 2009
interesting how history repeats itself. Arnold was elected to replace a guy who kowtowed to the public employee unions and so busted the budget and now all but imitates Davis when it comes to budgeting.
Comment by GayPatriotWest — May 19, 2009 @ 6:38 pm - May 19, 2009
I think this time many serious voters simply mailed it in. We knew weeks ago how we were going to vote.
Hey, you don’t need a protest to walk in LA, you should do it more often, we have great weather and you see a lot more interesting things while walking.
Comment by Leah — May 19, 2009 @ 6:40 pm - May 19, 2009
Voted just after 7 this AM in Carlsbad and had several people come in behind me. Hopefully they also said ‘no’.
Comment by SoCalRobert — May 19, 2009 @ 8:28 pm - May 19, 2009
Mailed my ballot in weeks ago, actually can’t remember the last time I didn’t vote absentee. There was no doubt in my mind how I was going to vote. Like torrentprime, I also walked the street and rang doorbells for Arnold. What a disappointment he turned out to be; never thought anyone could be worse than Davis, how wrong I was.
Comment by John in Dublin, CA — May 19, 2009 @ 9:04 pm - May 19, 2009
I too supported Arnold. I really thought that, as a Republican and as an actor, he would be able to tame spending by using his acting skills to convince the Assembly to restrain its spending habits. He´has caved in more to them and the union, then they to him.
Comment by Roberto — May 20, 2009 @ 1:15 pm - May 20, 2009