Why Kos is Missing the Point on Redistricting

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Sunday October 16, 2005 · 7:22 AM PDT

2005/10/16 · 07:22

Kos was one of the last people I ever expected to take the GOP bait hook, line, and sinker, but his post last night was unbelievable. He's actually considering endorsing the GOP plan to take over redistricting in California.

Just because Arnold Schwarzenegger says something is "reform" doesn't mean you should blindly jump over the cliff and support it. His Prop 77 is nothing more than a right-wing GOP gerrymander all wrapped up in "reform" clothing. Here's how it works. (I'll post the meat and potatos of that analysis below.)

There's a reason why all the respected redistricting reform groups in California, MALDEF, the League of Women Voters, the NAACP, and APALC, are opposing Prop 77. We need reform, but Prop 77 isn't it. Read More

Why Arnold's Redistricting Plan is a Disaster for Democrats Nationwide

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Monday August 29, 2005 · 8:54 AM PDT

2005/08/29 · 08:54

Did you really think Arnold Schwarzenegger was pushing a mid-decade redistricting in California out of the goodness of his heart?

Make no mistake about it, redistricting is nothing more than a power struggle. It's about who has power, who wants power, and who is going to do whatever it takes to get power.

Arnold's redistricting plan is aimed squarely at keeping the GOP in control of Congress for decades to come.

Read the fine print.

Much has been made about the fact that Schwarzenegger's plan takes redistricting out of the hands of the State Legislature and puts it into the hands of three retired judges. But the real power in Schwarzenegger's plan is not the panel of judges; it is the fact that the judges can only draw maps after following a set of strict and powerful criteria - criteria that hurts Democrats and helps Republicans.
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Republicans Squirming in California

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Wednesday October 27, 2004 · 6:43 PM PDT

2004/10/27 · 18:43

I just had to share with the Kos community the most hilarious piece of the hate mail we've gotten this year at VERF. The irony is thick!

In response to our GOTV television spot, "The Party", we got the following eloquent letter from a Republican named Phil.

"You are nothing but morons, you probably spend your weekends watching Michael Moore movies, you dorks. It's ok though you where probably brainwash in our wonderful public school system.

Good luck, too bad your going to loose."

Sorry Phil, but when we make whacko Republicans like you this furious, that's exactly when we know we're rallying the Dem troops!

Oh, and one more thing Phil. We're not going to "loose".

California Vote Democrat TV Spot

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Wednesday October 06, 2004 · 5:16 PM PDT

2004/10/06 · 17:16

I'm a consultant working on a huge GOTV effort for Democrats in California. We've put together ,this tv spot and have been showing it all over the state. Just curious...

Do you think it's effective? Should we be trying something different? Have those of you in California seen it on TV?

Even though it's not a swing state, there's a ton of local and state races that we can make a big difference in if we just get enough people to vote.

- calpolitic

TV and Radio Ads in California

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Tuesday October 05, 2004 · 5:04 PM PDT

2004/10/05 · 17:04

People in California may have seen VERFonline.org's new get-out-the-vote TV ad, "The Party", but I'm curious to know what all Kos readers think about it.

As a consultant to one of California's newest independent political committee, the Voter Education and Registration Fund, I am given the responsibility to oversee the website VERFonline.org. As a complete believer in the power of the Internet to turn political campaigning on its head, I'm using this opportunity to try and harness the power of the Netroots by involving as many people as possible in our effort to elect progressive candidates to public office in California.

In that spirit, I'm trying something that MoveOn.org made famous, but hasn't been done here in California. It's a contest to design a radio ad to convince infrequent California progressive voters to make sure they show up at the polls this year. Do you think this will work? Please, tell me what you think.

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