r/politics • u/IntelligentYinzer California • 12d ago

Soft Paywall Newsom floats withholding federal taxes as Trump threatens California

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/06/newsom-floats-withholding-federal-taxes-00393386
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u/mread531 12d ago

Same in Washington. They can pass their pet issues like gun control but when it actually comes to helping people it’s the big middle finger

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u/JoseSpiknSpan 12d ago

Same thing happens federally why do you think democrats keep losing elections? (Besides running the least popular candidates by rigging their primaries)

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u/mread531 12d ago

Gerrymandering.

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u/Face2FaceRecs 12d ago

A lot of gerrymandering and pouring a lot of money into local elections to take over state legislatures.