The Demos’ demos
(Oct. 30, 2008) Editor:
You write this week that it would be unpalatable to tie Humboldt to Redding and our red environs (“Town Dandy,” Oct. 23). Au contraire, mon frere!
Facing the same problem of political passivity from the opposite side (although Jeff Morris is making a brave attempt against Rep. Wally Herger this year), I’ve dreamed of bringing in Humboldt and Mendo counties (dumping, I dunno, Glenn, Colusa and Yolo — not sure how the numbers would work) to balance the district and create some honest competition.
And the barbarian hordes of Republicans wouldn’t necessarily swamp you lefties on the coast. Heck, back in 1990 Mike Thompson won a state Senate race in a district that (thanks to the vagaries of gerrymandering) included Tehama and Shasta counties. (Oddly, he beat Jim Nielsen, who’s certain to win an Assembly seat in 12 days but might not manage it without racking up a felony conviction.)
I say we unite the 299 corridor and make Weaverville the center of gravity it hasn’t been since the Gold Rush. It’ll be a hoot.
— Bruce Ross, Editorial Page Editor, Record Searchlight (Redding)
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