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They managed to vote the worst way on like 80% of the ballot measures

Who the fuck opposes rent control? Who's against employee protections for Uber drivers?

Even Florida voted to raise their minimum wage.

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[โ€“] longhorn617@hexbear.net 1 points 4 years ago* (last edited 4 years ago) (1 children)

I said this elsewhere, but "minimum wage go up" is hard to spin in a dishonest way, whereas Prop 22 is written pretty confusingly, which is the point. It's not always talked about a lot, but there is usually a huge power struggle behind the scenes to have control over how a proposition is worded, and it absolutely can affect how people vote on it. It's the difference between a M4A prop that says "Vote Yes to enact Medicare for All" and "Vote Yes to let the government decide when you die by changing your health insurance." That's not even getting into the money and power being the Yes on 22 campaign.

[โ€“] Ultitaria@hexbear.net 1 points 4 years ago

Also posted elsewhere, but the Yes on 22 campaign is the highest funded prop in California history, and their marketing was very good. I got text banked in addition too a shitload of junk mail.