You see, I have a dream. The consensus is that the 2000 federal census will result in a net gain of four to six congressional seats for the state of California. This means that the Democratically controlled Legislature and the Democratic governor will be in charge of redrawing the political boundaries. Needless to say, I don't expect the Republicans to benefit at all from this process. If Palmdale and Lancaster are split off from the Santa Clarita Valley and Mission Hills, Sylmar and perhaps even San Fernando are added, we go from a Republican district to a Democratic district in one fell swoop.
Happy days are here again.
For now this is only a dream for the future, but to increase the chances of it coming to fruition, the Democrats of our valley must convince the reapportionment powers that we are deserving. To do this, we must make a good showing in November. Winning would be great, but a serious effort and a good turnout might be enough to insure having a Democratic district thrown our way. We will not be able to outspend the Republican incumbents, but Democrats can outwork them. There are several more advantages to a strong grassroots campaign.