[claudeganon]

I don’t think Republican opposition is the answer, as they’re demonstrably just as corrupt and self-serving. But California could certainly benefit from some primary challenges from the left. LA is seeing this happen with the election of Nithya Raman and George Gascón (who were vehemently opposed by mainstream Democrats). Interested to see how they might shift the terrain.

[twblalock]

Democrats getting defeated in primaries from the left only results in Democrats being replaced by other Democrats. We would still have one party in charge of the state, with a veto-proof majority in the legislature.

[amanaplanacanal]

True, but that’s only a bad thing if you like the other party better. Which it appears the majority of voters in that state do not.

[refurb]

From the left? It doesn’t get more left than SF and the corruption is rampant here.

I’m not sure why you equate corruption with where you sit in the political spectrum.