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We are one of the last states that can still do ballot initiatives. That's how weed happened anyway.
It's a bit silly sometimes though, the citizens put initiatives on the ballot that Rs hate and then vote in all the Rs expecting them to implement the stuff in good faith.
If you consider the bigger picture it's not silly at all.
Democrats spent four years, two of them with the same amount of power that Donald Trump has, letting people get significantly poorer and aiding a genocide. Then, they fronted an openly demented candidate who had a meltdown on national TV. Then, they let the brain-dead candidate crown a candidate who couldn't even beat Tulsi Gabbard in a primary. After that, they spent three months of campaign time offering no policy changes, but just telling people to 'be joyful'. Then, after that, Harris publicly affirmed she wouldn't do anything differently than Biden had.
TLDR: Democrats made voters hate them just that much. You can't tell tens of millions of people working 100 hours a week at three jobs just to afford a roach-infested studio that you're not going to make their lives better. Sure, Dems say they support better things, but no one believes them anymore.
Yeah, people decided to try something else or more of the same as people do. That intersection was new republicans shouting they could strong arm the world a better place but kissed that it was a better place only for the wealthy.
People need change when the world is changing but their social contracts all stayed the same.
I really don't get how people don't see all this as signs that the average American is drowning and desperately need compassion instead of apathy.
I guess that's what I find confusing. Thanks!