Re-Posted from Red County: Why Conservatives Need to Vote for Meg Whitman for Governor of California

Why Conservatives Need to Vote for Meg Whitman for Governor of California

By Jeff Mericle If a repeat of Jerry Brown as Governor isn't enough to convince you to cast your vote for Meg Whitman for Governor of California then consider this reason: Reapportionment. You might think like I did that reapportionment is now handled by an independent commission, and you are partially correct. The independent commission was formed as the result of proposition 11 in 2008 and is responsible for state Senate, Assembly and Board of Equalization districts based on the 2010 census. Did you catch the glaring omission? U.S. Congressional districts are not the responsibility of the commission, but remain the responsibility of the California State Legislature which is currently under Democratic control. You can rest assured that the Democrats will draw lines that increase the number of Democratic seats in the House of Representatives while reducing the numbers held by Republicans. Electing Meg Whitman for Governor of California will provide the only backstop to unfair reapportionment via the power of her veto pen. If you are a California conservative who is thinking about sending a message by staying home on November 2nd, you had better reconsider. Consider this scenario. Suppose that the Republicans regain the House this November, but by a slimmer margin than expected. Now suppose that Jerry Brown wins and therefore becomes a blank check by signing off on the redistricting bill that comes out of the Democratically controlled state legislature. Being that California sends a very large number of representatives to the U.S. Congress, the numbers could swing enough to tip the balance back in favor of the Democrats. This could have serious, long-lasting impact that may not be resolved easily for at least a decade, if ever. California conservatives you must think strategically here. Put aside any bitterness from the primaries and show up on November 2nd and vote for Meg Whitman for Governor. And you had better tell your independent and decline-to-state friends as well, because even if all registered Republicans showed up on November 2nd, we still do not outnumber registered Democrats in this state. Rally up the troops and get out the vote as there are very serious, long-lasting implications to this election.