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[–] Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 22 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Establishment and Corruption, the two are always hand in hand

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I don't think he's particularly crooked, but he's a technocratic centrist and is definitely lapping up the corporate donations.

And if the billionaires like him, it's hard for the rest of us to trust him.

[–] Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 1 points 4 months ago

Taking corporate donations is corruption.

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago

Hogs eating up the slop.

[–] fshagan@lemmy.today 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The danger is that with only two candidates, the GOP could get the first and second highest votes on the primary, making a GOP governor a certainly (the November ballot would only have GOP candidates on it). I'm glad someone pulled ahead.

[–] return2ozma@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

California is not so progressive, unfortunately. We flip flop between Republican and Democratic governors just look at the list...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_governors_of_California

[–] lennybird@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Tangential, but I have a strong suspicion Andy Beshear is using something similar.

[–] Eat_Your_Paisley@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

IIRC the Beshear name is Kentucky royalty so why would he have to boost impressions in KY?

[–] MyOpinion@lemmy.today -5 points 4 months ago (3 children)

I voted for him because he was the least shit. I would never vote for a billionaire or a MAGAt.

[–] return2ozma@lemmy.world 24 points 4 months ago

You got duped. :(

[–] LostCarcosan@lemmy.today 13 points 4 months ago

Glad you voted for the guy being paid by PG&E. As much as I also hate billionaires, he must be way more reliable than a rich guy. Idiot

[–] AliasAKA@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

Katie Porter??