Propositions Defeated

Arnold's pet measures crashed in flames! Even the least-badly defeated measure (parental notification for abortions) lost decisively. The great pendulum of American politics is swinging left again, and not a moment too soon!

I voted for Proposition 79, because the Democratic Party seemed to view it as a measure of party strength. I also voted for suburban-grassroots, Republican-backed Proposition 77, because, although its effect on Democratic dominance in California would likely be minimal, we still need to do something about high-tech gerrymandering, and the way it leads to an unresponsive legislature.

I can't say I'm disappointed about the election results in general, though. Bodes well for 2006! Hooray for democracy!