Chamath Palihapitiya
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So they're going to gather the signatures.
The SEIU has the money.
The only way that it wouldn't therefore make the ballot is if Gavin Newsom and the political machine bribe the SEIU with enough political benefits that they'll withdraw it.
But what the SEIU is asking for is whatever it is, the $30 billion.
And I don't know if Gavin Newsom has that much money laying around somewhere that he can just give them.
Furthermore...
If you're the guy running the SEIU, I understand his name is Dave Regan.
Regan.
Dave Regan.
You got to be looking at what's happening on X right now, and you got to be gleeful.
All these billionaires are panic tweeting all day long.
It's not all day long.
I tweet in the morning from the bathroom.
Well, we're all doing it.
Morning constitutional.
I went on a base tweeting spree this morning.
So if you're this guy, Reagan, you're like, oh my God, look how much leverage I've got.
You know, twist a pig's ear, watch him squeal.
He's twisted these billionaires ears and they're all squealing.
So why wouldn't you increase your leverage by spending the $8 million, put it on the ballot and then negotiate with him?