What Happens If The Billionaire Tax Passes, But the Voter ID Initiative Fails...?
My latest column for the California Post takes a critical look some new public opinion survey data that should give conservatives a pause...
Our morning content is free for all subscribers and guests! For my paid subscribers, there is an awesome video commentary just below the paywall. Please consider an upgrade if you aren’t a paid customer. You miss out on nearly 40% of our content! It’s not very expensive, and you support my efforts!
You can also listen to this post — along with my California Our morning content is free for all subscribers and guests! You can also listen to this post — along with my California Post column — on our podcast feed, So, Does It Matter? SPOKEN. It’s available on your favorite podcasting app.
When Voters Send Conflicting Signals
I have a new column up at the California Post that highlights a scenario that should raise serious questions about where California is headed.
A new statewide survey suggests voters could be on track to approve a sweeping tax on billionaires — while at the same time rejecting a basic voter ID requirement.
On its face, that combination doesn’t add up. But when you dig into the numbers, the coalition splits, and the timing of the polling, a more complicated — and more revealing — picture emerges.
In the column, I walk through what the data actually show, why early polling on ballot measures can be misleading, and how both issues are likely to shift once real campaigns begin.
There’s also a bigger takeaway here about one-party rule in California, and what happens when the ballot box becomes the only remaining check on policy — but voters send mixed signals instead of a clear direction.
And at the end, I connect it to a separate internal Democratic survey that suggests something even more politically disruptive could be on the horizon.
You can read the full column at the California Post HERE.
Video Commentary
Below the paywall, I have a video commentary on this subject as well, which is part of the bonus content that is available to our hundreds of paid subscribers. If you support having this kind of conservative voice commenting on California politics — calling balls and strikes — please consider supporting my work, and getting more content, by getting a paid subscription today. It’s only a few dollars a month! — Jon
