Maxine Waters for Governor? (Los Angeles: credit, attorney, to live in)

[californio sur]

Waters is well-liked in Los Angeles and will get re-elected as long as she wants to run. However, there are ethic charges that she and her husband benefited from some bank deal and that has not been cleared up. But Waters is pretty old and her days in political office are probably coming to an end within the next few years in my opinion. Waters is a reliable liberal and very progressive. Her district votes almost totally Democratic and any other liberal would do well so whoever follows Waters will likely vote exactly as she has all these years.

[EscapeCalifornia]

She's the biggest fruitcake in Congress. Sounds like a good fit. I'd love to watch from a safe distance.

[The Ancient]

Originally Posted by Mike121

One of the tough problems for Ms Waters as a candidate is the nature of her coalition. For a long time in California she's worked hard to build a strong coalition of African-American elected officials. This has been a crucial job: because blacks have been under-represented in government, and she's help bring up some good people. If it weren't for people like here, there might not be any blacks in local politics at all.

But the old black powerbase is fading away: African Americans (like whites) have been fleeing both the city of LA and the state of California.

She hasn't done enough to promote herself outside her base, and she isn't seen as one who pays attention to people outside her base.

You beat me to it. This is absolutely true.

[californio sur]

Originally Posted by Mike121

One of the tough problems for Ms Waters as a candidate is the nature of her coalition. For a long time in California she's worked hard to build a strong coalition of African-American elected officials. This has been a crucial job: because blacks have been under-represented in government, and she's help bring up some good people. If it weren't for people like here, there might not be any blacks in local politics at all.

But the old black powerbase is fading away: African Americans (like whites) have been fleeing both the city of LA and the state of California.

She hasn't done enough to promote herself outside her base, and she isn't seen as one who pays attention to people outside her base.

Waters district is more Latino than Afro-American.

[Jay100]

Originally Posted by bluenoter

Maxine Waters, if she were governor, would put California back where it belongs. She seems has a plan to get the economy moving, helping consumers, and ending global warming.

Negative. CA needs somebody like Reagan, minus his amnesty programs, or Bill Clinton, minus NAFTA. Bill, if you're reading this, come to California and be our Governor!

[californio sur]

Originally Posted by Jay100

Negative. CA needs somebody like Reagan, minus his amnesty programs, or Bill Clinton, minus NAFTA.

Today's Republican party would never vote for someone like Ronald Reagan; he would be considered too liberal for them. That's how far the GOP has moved toward the loony right-wing Tea baggers!

Today's GOP could snub even Reagan - Los Angeles Times

[Jay100]

Originally Posted by californio sur

Today's Republican party would never vote for someone like Ronald Reagan; he would be considered too liberal for them. That's how far the GOP has moved toward the loony right-wing Tea baggers!

Today's GOP could snub even Reagan - Los Angeles Times

Both extremes are basically looney. I just like the fact that the USA was strong under Reagan. Oh well it's not going to happen anyway.

[Visit a Library]

Originally Posted by bluenoter

Maxine Waters, if she were governor, would put California back where it belongs. She seems has a plan to get the economy moving, helping consumers, and ending global warming.

Yes, I'm sure she does. However, what we need are plans that are actually effective. And, given Waters cannot seem to manage much of anything correctly as she has a remarkably poor acumen for understanding the causes of problems, it's unlikely any plan of hers would be good for much, other than encouraging people of color to hate White people.

[SandyCo]

I'm also liberal, and I'd move out of California if Ms. Waters became governor!

She was on the wrong side of the debate about King Drew Medical Center, for one thing. Does anyone else remember that series of harrowing articles in the L.A. Times about that hospital, and how poorly run it was? How could she want to keep it open after that?

Let's hope the OP's post was tongue in cheek.

[Mike121]

Originally Posted by californio sur

Waters district is more Latino than Afro-American.

True, but, how many of those Latinos actually vote when compared to the African American population.