JVL (Jonathan V. Last)
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Like, again, what I'm saying is if you look at the environment, it is possible that these things are dynamic and that in one environment, you need one kind of candidate to increase your chances of success.
And in another kind of environment, you need a different kind.
So I think it's very bad.
And look, I am not a California expert.
We could talk to our friends, the Pod Save guys.
I'm sure maybe they could explain to me that there's a rational reason why California uniquely takes it.
I mean, I suppose I like ballot access.
You have to have rules.
The problem is that in a post-liberal age where one of the two major political parties is attempting to destroy the legitimacy of elections and move to a post-liberal democratic order,
Having a major vote center not be able to deliver votes in a timely way helps the other side destroy public legitimacy in elections.
California should be balancing voter access for California citizens and sort of what the marginal change of policy does to how many marginal extra votes it's able to bring into the process versus the harm it is causing to the citizens of California.
By giving ammunition to the post-liberal factions elsewhere in America.
Man, love if Gavin Newsom could do something on this before he gets out of there.
I suppose that's probably not possible.
We're not going to.
I don't know.
Am I wrong about this?
Do more like back up the early voting.
Give five more days of early voting.
Right.