From An Angry Reader:
Dear Dr. Hanson,
I am an angry reader.
I am angry because my two candidates for Senator from the state of California are both evil and/or just plain stupid.
Who should I vote for? Or should I sit that choice out? I’m leaning to the latter.
Yours,
Dave Payton
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Dear Angry Reader Dave Payton,
You refer to the choice between our 85-year old, multibillionaire, 26-years in the Senate, Diane Feinstein, a progressive social justice warrior, and current resident of a $20 million Pacific Heights mansion.
She has a bad habit of delayed revelations, such as informing the public only now that 5 years ago she was apprised by the FBI that for the prior 20 years her chauffeur and go-fer was a Chinese spy (and who was allowed to be exempt from espionage charges), at a time when she was often voting to liberalize Chinese-American relations (“I sometimes say that in my last life maybe I was Chinese”), and when her husband was conducting quite large business deals with the Chinese. Sen. Feinstein most recently kept from the Senate Judiciary Committee for 6 weeks a letter from an alleged victim of sexual assault. Then in extremis, Feinstein released the accuser’s name leading to the present second chapter of the melodrama. She is on record that she does not know whether the accusations and character assassination that she leaked at the 11th hour are even true.
VS.
Kevin Alexander Leon, now known as Kevin de León—a sometimes, and sometimes not, champion of sexual harassment whistleblower legislation, and former roommate of expelled State Senator Tony Mendoza, the alleged serial sexual harasser.
I leave that choice to you, whether to send a message to Sen. Feinstein that she should not have run for reelection given her quite shameful conduct in attempting to delude members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, or whether to send a message to Kevin Leon that his past antics and identity politics cynicism are exactly what California no longer needs.
Yours,
Victor Davis Hanson
Discussion (16)
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I have to agree with Mr. Payton, I'm angry with our choices for Senator here in California. That's why I'm seriously thinking of voting for Brett Kavanuagh as a write in..
More and more, libertarians look promising. Unfortunately, in California, the ballots are pre-filled out - to save the voters the bother of researching the candidates.
Dear Dave, As the Aussies say, "Good on ya." I used to live there and Orange County was one of the last Conservative bastions. Maintain a good base of friends and say your prayers...
Vote Republican.
Your best solution to this problem may be to move from the state of California. It appears to have been traveling a downward slope for many years now, and is gaining speed. Mexico seems to be making progress in its attempted “Reconquista” of the Mexico of yore.
I was born in San Fran and raised, in the Bay area, and have a ton of friends in the Fresno area. Left there for good in the 80's. It just sickens me to see what has happened to a once wonderful state. Blessings to you Mr. Hanson for your clarity, intellect and integrity in letting as many who will listen know what has happened that state.
You need to vote with your feet and leave California. I know.... family home, jobs, weather (well, usually). These things make it hard to leave. But the politics are bad for your mental health, and, interestingly, family is likely to follow. I now watch from afar and pray for you all, but my family's future is much better in Alabama and I have some pretty decent voting options.
Is it possible for conservatives to organize a write-in campaign?
Don't know about Kevin de León, but we ALL know (unless we've been sleeping) that Die Fie wants your guns. All of them, Turn them in. No compensation. She wants mine, too, And his. And everyone else's as well, except, of course, those carried by her personal security detail. Oh, almost forgot.. her own will also be exempted. Since she has one of the minuscule quantity of Mother May I Cards issued by San Francisco, she NEED to keep hers.... just in case, you know. But everyone else's? Not so much. A pox on her wretched self.
Dear VDH- you forgot to mention Kevin Leon's passion for imaginary firearms ("ghost guns") and $100-billion boondoggle scams (the CA mid-speed-rail project).
Third option: Write in Candidate? Say, Carly Fiorina?
VDH you are the anchor of the conservative cause. Stay healthy!!
Its clear to all but the moonbats in CA, that the politicans should move in mass to a socialist country as they clearly are not Americans.
Dear Dr, Hanson. First I want to acknowledge your work and efforts to bring forth sanity based on past history. I first lived in California at South Mission Beach as a bachelor, and intermittently in other areas for a total of about 12 years, IMHO, now Mexifornia. I can't tell you how much I appreciate your candid commentaries of our times. Your 'voice' is an anchor of sanity in these tumultuous times. Disclaimer: I served for 2 months short of 21 years as an officer in the Navy. I am upset about the Democrat movement toward socialism. FYI, there are many like minded cohorts that agree with me. I appreciate your expertise from ancient history. As an aside I was raised Catholic: "Omnia gallae es divisae in tres partes . . ." Wishing you fair winds, good health and appreciation for your thoughts, Tom
I've handled my California voting problem in, as I believe, the only reasonable way possible: I gave up voting. I'm in Berkeley; nothing and no one local, county wide or state wide that I would vote for as any chance so why bother? If I lived in San Diego or similar area local issues would be worth the effort but still state wide issues or candidates with any right of center views don't have a chance.
I am livid with Diane Feinstein. In my previous life (as a Berkeley leftie) I voted for her as a voice of reason. I have notified her that I will be voting for De Leon - holding my nose, absolutely. De Leon will be a Freshman in the Senate, without one vote that will change anything. DiFi will continue to wreak havoc in the Senate and she will have committee memberships and leadership positions. Over my dead body will I allow her that, after her shameful performance this past week. French Revolution, will you have it? Let them eat their own.