Democrats have billed themselves as the supposed defenders of Democracy. It’s in their name, after all, and they act as if they’re the last line between us and abject tyranny.
But I implore you, on the eve of Virginia Democrats’ massive attempt to disenfranchise half of the state’s voters, to look at what the Democrats say and do when they’re not paying lip service to their beloved democracy.
Because Democrats don’t want democracy. They don’t even want a free and fair vote. They want to win, an cement themselves into power permanently. And everything they do is geared towards that ultimate goal.
In 2010, California went to a "jungle primary," adopted through Proposition 14. It was first used in the 2012 elections and applies to the U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and state legislative offices. Including the governor.
Under that system, all candidates, Democrat and Republican, run on the same ballot and the top two vote getters advance to the general election.
This year, the top two leaders right now are Steve hilton and Chad Bianco.
2026 California Governor jungle primary
— OSZ (@OpenSourceZone) April 16, 2026
🔴 Steve Hilton 16.6%
🔴 Chad Bianco 14.4%
🔵 Tom Steyer 14.1%
🔵 Xavier Becerra 10.4%
🔵 Katie Porter 10.3%
🔵 Matt Mahan 5.4%
🔵 Antonio Villaraigosa 2.5%
🔵 Betty Yee 1.4%
(Top 2 Advance to the general election)
Emerson | 4/14-4/15 pic.twitter.com/K3kdpNcBBo
That's why some are proposing California do away with the "jungle primary" in 2028.
In 2028, Californians should get rid of the jungle primary. It has not worked out as intended, and it’s time to get back to real primaries.
— Robert Garcia (@RobertGarcia) April 17, 2026
Garcia is a Congressman and former Mayor of Long Beach, who describes himself as a "progressive."
See what the game is here?
The "jungle primary" served Democrats well for almost a decade and a half. They have a supermajority chokehold on the state of California, and the second Republicans make any electoral gains, they want to rewrite the rules so that doesn't happen ever again.
It's not enough to make sure Democrats have a stranglehold on California, of course. Nationally, Democratic advisor James Carville is pushing Democrats to cement their power at the federal level, too. Carville wants Democrats to make D.C. and Puerto Rico states and expand and pack the Supreme Court with Leftists who will rule over us permanently.
In calling for new blue states and the packing of the Court, James Carville advised Democratic candidates: “Don’t run on it. Don’t talk about it. Just do it.” Call it the Nike School of Constitutional Law. It is the rage among academics and pundits alike.https://t.co/LA7lKwbGOQ
— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) April 17, 2026
This will disenfranchise millions of Americans, wipe out the red states' ability to have representative government, and give Democrats power in perpetuity.
It is the diseased mindset of a vengeful party that ran candidates so bad they lost to Donald Trump twice. That does not mean we shouldn't take them seriously, of course.
They mean it, and they'll not only expand the court, abolish the filibuster, and add two more blue states to the nation, they'll use their power to weaponize the government against conservatives again, as the Biden administration did when it collaborated with abortion groups to use the FACE Act to persecute Christians and pro-life Americans.
That brings us back to Virginia, where Democrats are couching their very un-democratic power grab behind a thin veneer of "fairness" and "resisting Trump."
Obama made a last-minute sales pitch about disenfranchising the state's Republicans last week, saying, "By voting yes, you can push back against the Republicans trying to give themselves an unfair advantage in the midterms. By voting yes, you can take a temporary step to level the playing field."
This is what their idea of "leveling the playing field" looks like in a state where more than 40 percent vote for Republicans, by the way:
Would you please spend some time today going through your phone
— ThePersistence (@ScottPresler) April 15, 2026
& send a personal text message to any voters you know in Virginia
to encourage them to vote 👉NO👈 to the gerrymandering referendum by April 21st?
Include this photo:
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We are, of course, a republic. But in states like California and Virginia, the popular vote still matters, and democratic elections still take place. Democrats don't like that; it means they might lose elections.
Instead, what they want is an illiberal democracy, or perhaps even an oligarchy, where their hand-picked candidates rule over the rest of us. And they achieve this by playing Calvinball — changing the rules whenever, wherever, and however it best suits them and their political agenda.
I'm not one to believe that any given election is the last one of our lives, but if Democrats get their way, the outcome of future elections will be determined for generations to come. On Tuesday, voters in Virginia can reject this, and in November, voters across the country can beat back the Democrats' tyrannical power grabs.
