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<br> We needed a 2/3 majority--every Democrat and 2 Republicans.<br><br> We got every Democrat except Cathleen Galgiani (Stockton), and we only got one<br>Republican, Nathan Fletcher (San Diego). <br><br> So even though we failed to win the vote, we showed that the Republican Party<br>is willing to vote down legislation that 80% of voters (and over 75% of Republicans)<br>favor. <br><br> Wait'll next year. We'll introduce it again, and this time we'll win.<br><br> I'm finding working at the CA State level very stimulating. Most people don't even<br>know who their state legislators are, and a couple of dozen calls from constituents lights <br>a fire under their assembly reps. By phonebanking, people from all over the state can <br>converge electronically to rouse the supporters in targeted assembly districts. And there<br>is a very clear difference between Republicans and Democrats at the state level.<br><br> I understand that Ms. Galgiani is termed out after this year, so her assembly seat will be <br>opening up, and she plans to run for state senate.<br><br> I will be very interested to look into who finances Ms. Galgiani, and there's an excellent<br>research resource, maplight, that has a lot of information on CA state legislators and their<br>campaign contributors.<br><br> <br> </div></body>
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