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Words and politics - how can you discern?
Brian takes a deep dive into the actual principles at stake in the coming election by examining how they are always at stake in ALL elections. If you understand that you are better prepared to think this election and all elections through.
California geography makes California of great importance. Since at least the 1950’s, the California Governorship has impacted the whole country. Governor Earl Warren went on to Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. But even if they don't go on to President, as Ronald Reagan did, the Governor of this state plays a huge part of influencing the nation.
So geography matters. If you move to Minnesota in the summer, don't complain about the harsh storms of the winter, if you don't understand your surroundings, your geography.
California is subject to harsh political storms because of its huge importance. Prepare to face the political storms and understand them. Don't just curse the 'weather you don't understand.' Rise above it. Prepare for it. Politics is the battle of ideas.
John Cox is a millionaire outsider who wants to change the culture of California politics and can't be bought (which is the normal way people succeed in politics... they are bought).
In the California primary if the Republican vote is split and the leading Republican is not in the top two, there will be NO Republican on the fall ballot.
Travis Allen is a termed-out Assemblyman (Assembly district is 1/80th of the state). He bought the Tea Party list but is now lying to them to keep them on board his campaign. He found out the hard way that Tea Party folk are very prolife, not just into taxes like him.
He is always asked by them if he is prolife, so Travis proclaims that he is, and that he has always been. But - he had the highest 'avoidance record' of any Republican in the state. He made a point of abstaining on the issue whenever it came to his desk. It was only when he knew he had to change in his last session that he gave a few votes, but not many.
He refuses still to sign the prolife pledge signed by Cox and Trump. He is backed by financial backers that 'buy his support from other groups. California Prolife does not sell its support.
Some swamp powers want to split the vote so there is NO Republican on the fall ballot, or if there is a Republican, they want one that can be bought. It's how that swamp works.
John Cox, like Donald Trump, is a millionaire pro-lifer who wants to change things and can't be bought. Travis Allen uses words to seduce voters but won't make the very specific commitments that some view as controversial - being truly prolife.
Even worse, he is actually draining votes from the lead Republican and may actually keep Republicans off the fall governor ballot.
Once you dig down on the facts - and through the blizzard - the facts speak. And the facts are on the side of life.