By Free Republic | Created at 2024-12-10 04:17:30 | Updated at 2024-12-25 13:06:06
2 weeks ago
'MAGA-nificent 7': Republicans fill every seat on California city council
San Francisco Chronicle / SFGate.com ^ | Dec 9, 2024 | By Alec Regimbal, Politics Reporter
Posted on 12/09/2024 7:46:46 PM PST by thecodont
Four years after Huntington Beach came to symbolize resistance to California’s pandemic-era mandates, “Surf City USA’s” shift toward staunch conservatism became complete last week, after three new members of the city council were sworn in on Tuesday.
Now, every seat on the seven-person council is filled by a Republican, and the members celebrated the milestone on Tuesday by donning red caps that said “Make Huntington Beach Great Again,” an homage to the famous “Make America Great Again” hats popularized by President-elect Donald Trump. The numbers “7-0” were emblazoned on the caps’ right side.
It’s a supermajority that Councilmember Tony Strickland has dubbed the “MAGA-nificent 7.” When asked if he considers it uncouth for a local body to identify so strongly with a national politician, Strickland told SFGATE he believes a double standard exists between the two parties.
“People certainly don’t have a problem when San Francisco identifies with Gavin Newsom or Barack Obama,” he said. “I think that’s a double standard if anybody has that kind of criticism.”
The dramatic shift in the board’s ideology is an example of a political strategy known as a “slate,” which occurs when multiple candidates run for multiple seats on a common platform.
In 2022, Strickland, Mayor Pat Burns, Mayor Pro Tem Casey McKeon and Councilmember Gracey Van Der Mark ran together for four open seats on a slate that became known as “the Fab Four.” They attended more than 100 campaign events together and sent out joint mailers, McKeon and Strickland told SFGATE.
After their victories, their four-person conservative majority cemented how Huntington Beach is seen today. Over the past two years, the council has found itself at odds with Gov. Gavin Newsom, state Attorney General Rob Bonta and Democratic legislators in Sacramento ...
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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: huntingtonbeachca; maga
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1 posted on 12/09/2024 7:46:46 PM PST by thecodont
To: thecodont
whoever he is, he didn’t save the last THREE seats being stolen by Ds four weeks after the election.
Rs pat themselves on the back FAR TOO EARLY way too often.
2 posted on 12/09/2024 7:49:06 PM PST by dp0622 (Tried a coup, a fake tax story, tramp slander, Russia nonsense, impeachment and a virus. They lost.)
To: thecodont
Very cool... thanks for posting.
3 posted on 12/09/2024 7:52:41 PM PST by GOPJ (Will Lara Trump become the first woman President of the United States? She'd be great....)
To: thecodont
4 posted on 12/09/2024 8:06:04 PM PST by Fiji Hill
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