It’s worth remembering that voter apathy is part of the process. The status quo is built on the idea that people don’t change, but people change every day. If Democrats started showing up in Idaho, the way Republicans do in California, they’d get a lot more attention. The GOP spends a lot of time and effort buttering bread in Orange County, because even though they can’t win a statewide election, they will provide constant pressure on the state and federal government (not to mention all the money).
It’s worth remembering that voter apathy is part of the process. The status quo is built on the idea that people don’t change, but people change every day. If Democrats started showing up in Idaho, the way Republicans do in California, they’d get a lot more attention. The GOP spends a lot of time and effort buttering bread in Orange County, because even though they can’t win a statewide election, they will provide constant pressure on the state and federal government (not to mention all the money).
Pressure on the state to do what exactly?
Maintain the status quo.
https://calmatters.org/politics/2024/10/californa-veto-overrides/