Lucas O’Connor
@loc.bsky.social
Unionist. Avid Indoorsman. Terror since the public school era. San Diego. ED of Progressive Labor Alliance. It is our duty to win.
Same thing yesterday - the winnowing isn't a natural phenomenon where people can just put their feet up and wait. bsky.app/profile/loc....
Consolidation isn't a natural phenomenon, it's forced. And the more wide the field, the tougher it becomes to convince people that they aren't just one break from moving up. It's far from an emergency at this point, but we also still have more new candidates to come. Drumbeat has to start sometime.
November 21, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Same thing yesterday - the winnowing isn't a natural phenomenon where people can just put their feet up and wait. bsky.app/profile/loc....
Yep. It seems like a pretty significant and revealing thing that a dozen of the most nominally prominent/qualified Dems in California have tried for this and nobody seems very interested in any of them so far. Obviously voters will eventually dial in but to have no energy for anyone is... something.
November 21, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Yep. It seems like a pretty significant and revealing thing that a dozen of the most nominally prominent/qualified Dems in California have tried for this and nobody seems very interested in any of them so far. Obviously voters will eventually dial in but to have no energy for anyone is... something.
They could definitely do it even better www.kqed.org/news/1206500...
California AG Rob Bonta Won’t Rule Out a Run for Governor Amid Campaign Fund Questions | KQED
Bonta told KQED he paid lawyers nearly $500,000 to gather information related to the federal investigation that ensnared former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao.
www.kqed.org
November 21, 2025 at 5:22 AM
They could definitely do it even better www.kqed.org/news/1206500...
They’re all gonna turn on each other once the one unifying principle is gone. Total chaos.
November 19, 2025 at 5:49 PM
They’re all gonna turn on each other once the one unifying principle is gone. Total chaos.
Swalwell starts in a higher tier and largely with his own lane. If AV gets real money from the Trades, that possibly changes things. If Caruso takes the plunge (probably not) that's another one. Lots of ifs mean a long way to go before assuming this just works itself out naturally.
November 19, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Swalwell starts in a higher tier and largely with his own lane. If AV gets real money from the Trades, that possibly changes things. If Caruso takes the plunge (probably not) that's another one. Lots of ifs mean a long way to go before assuming this just works itself out naturally.
Consolidation isn't a natural phenomenon, it's forced. And the more wide the field, the tougher it becomes to convince people that they aren't just one break from moving up. It's far from an emergency at this point, but we also still have more new candidates to come. Drumbeat has to start sometime.
November 19, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Consolidation isn't a natural phenomenon, it's forced. And the more wide the field, the tougher it becomes to convince people that they aren't just one break from moving up. It's far from an emergency at this point, but we also still have more new candidates to come. Drumbeat has to start sometime.
Basically all polling puts CA near an all GOP runoff as it stands, with the leading Dem falling back. It’s true there are lots of undecided Dems left to sort, but the busier the clown car the dicier it gets
November 19, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Basically all polling puts CA near an all GOP runoff as it stands, with the leading Dem falling back. It’s true there are lots of undecided Dems left to sort, but the busier the clown car the dicier it gets